Abbreviation SCSO | Population 86,754 | |
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Legal personality Governmental: Government agency Operations jurisdiction* County (US) of Story in the state of Iowa, USA Size 574 square miles (1,490 km) General nature Law enforcement
Local civilian police | ||
The Story County Sheriff's Office is the Sheriff's Department for Story County, Iowa. The department provides law enforcement services for the contract towns and unincorporated areas of Story County, as well as providing for courthouse security, operating the county jail, and performing civil procedures. The current Sheriff is Paul H. Fitzgerald. Story County serves an estimated population of 86,754 people. When Iowa State University is in session, the county can have another 36,000 students added to the population at any given time.
Contents
- Mission statement
- Contract Towns
- Unincorporated Communities
- Divisions
- Rank Structure
- Uniform
- Weapons
- Fallen officers
- Past Sheriffs
- Specialized TeamsPrograms
- Citizens Academy
- References
The department is located at Story County Justice Center (1315 South B Avenue) in Nevada, IA.
Mission statement
"It is the mission of the Story County Sheriff's Office is to ensure public safety through the implementation of professional and proactive law enforcement services and to build trust by maintaining the highest standards of performance, integrity, and ethics."
Contract Towns
Unincorporated Communities
Divisions
Consisting primarily of Command Staff (Sheriff, Captain, etc...)
Divided into patrol and investigations. Commanded by the Lieutenant of Field Services.
Serves the role of the civil process as well as the secretarial staff and Sheriff's Reserves. Commanded by the Lieutenant of Support Services.
Sheriff's Office Reserve Division is a volunteer based division. Reserves are civilian employees who are sworn and certified as Reserve Deputies through ILEA. They act on behalf of the Sheriff, and perform most duties expected of a full-time deputy. (Certification is through the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy). The Reserve Division is seen mostly patrolling the local Iowa State University Cyclone football games, working town celebrations, and helping out with patrol duties.
Runs the Story County Jail. A new generation 104-bed, direct-supervision jail, staffed by civilian detention officers. Commanded by the Jail Administrator.
Fully functional Public Safety Answering Point center. Has the technology to receive "Phase 1" and "Phase 2" wireless 9-1-1 calls from within the county, along with landline 9-1-1, and dispatches appropriately to police/fire/medical personal. Led by the Division Commander.
Rank Structure
The Story County Sheriff's Office rank structure is as listed:
Uniform
The Class "A" uniform of the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff consists of a tan blouse with green epaulets and patches embroidered on the shoulders, green trousers with a tan stripe, and black boots. The Stratton campaign hat that is worn by Deputies is modeled after the hats worn by Army Drill Sergeants and Marine Corps Drill Instructors, and are green/olive drab in color with a gold cord.
The Class "B" uniform consists of a tan 5.11 BDU style blouse with embroidered name/ID tag, green 5.11 Tactical cargo pants, green baseball hat or black stocking hat, and black boots. The blouse, baseball hat and stocking hat have the badge embroidered.
The coat is a 5.11 multi-layer jacket that is green in color with a fleece inner layer. The outer and inner layer both have an embroidered badge as well as the patch sewn on to both shoulders.
Deputies primarily wear the Class "B" uniform unless in court or attending a ceremony (i.e. funeral for fallen officer, promotional event, etc...)
Weapons
The primary weapon of the Story County Sheriff's Deputy is the SigSauer P229 (.40 caliber).
The shotgun carried in the car is the Remington 870 (12 gauge).
Additional weapons used are the AR-15/M4 and Ruger Mini-14.
Fallen officers
In the history of the Story County Sheriff's Office, one deputy has been killed in the line of duty. Sheriff McGriff was shot and killed as he and several deputies attempted to arrest an escaped mental patient.
Past Sheriff's
Eli Deal 4/4/1853 to 8/1/1853
John J. Zenor 8/1/1853 to 1856
George Childs 1857 to 1861
L.Q. Hoggatt 1862 to 1865
H.T. Murphy 1866 to 1869
Alt Goodin 1870 to 1871
H.F. Murphy 1872 to 1873
Charles Christian 1874 to 1875
J.F. Gillespie 1876 to 1879
A.K. Banks 1880 to 1887
C.A. Wood 1888 to 1894
A.K. Banks 1896 to 1899
W.A. Ricketts 1900 to 1907
Fred Warrick 1908 to 1913
W.A. Ricketts 1914 to 1926
R.W. Nebergall 1926 to 1930
J.R. John Hattery 1930 to 1935
Vern Lynch 1936
C.V. McGriff 1937 to 1941 (Killed in the Line of Duty)
Harry Mills 1941 to 1942
G.A. Hall 1942 to 1948
J.I. (Ivan) Shalley 1948 to 1972
John P. Stark 1973 to 1993
Paul H. Fitzgerald 1993 to Present
Specialized Teams/Programs
Citizen's Academy
Sheriff Fitzgerald's commitment to the citizens of Story County includes making the office more accessible to the public. In the Citizen's Academy, participants learn more about the department and what it takes to provide law enforcement services to the citizens of Story County. They experience every division within the office and receive hands on experience most nights. The three-hour classes are held one night a week for eleven weeks. New classes are planned for each spring and fall. There is no cost to participate.