Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office (SRSO) is the primary law enforcement agency of Santa Rosa County, Florida. Both the cities of Gulf Breeze and Milton operates their own LEOs (law enforcement organization); however, the sheriff's office operates the majority of law enforcement operations within Milton. SRSO is headed by a sheriff, who serves a four-year term and is elected in a partisan primary election.[1]

Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office
Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office Patch
AbbreviationSRSO
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSanta Rosa, Florida, USA
Map of Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.
Size1,174 square miles (3,040 km2)
Population161,096
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters5755 E Milton Rd, Milton, Florida 32583
Agency executives
  • Bob Johnson, Sheriff
  • Joe McCurdy, Chief Deputy Sheriff
Website
santarosasheriff.org

Offices & facilities

The main offices are in Milton. District offices are located in Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Pace, Milton, and Jay.

Administration

Sheriff

  • Current Sheriff: Bob Johnson.

Sheriff Bob Johnson has been employed with SRSO since 1993. Currently he is the SWAT Team Commander. During his employment with the agency Bob has been the member of the following units: Major Crimes Detective, Narcotics Supervisor, D.A.R.E School Resource Officer, Juvenile Unit Supervisor, Patrol Corporal, Patrol Sergeant, Evening Shift Watch Commander, Navarre District Commander, Internal Affairs, Administrative Captain, Criminal Investigations Division Commander, Fleet Operations and Public Information Officer.

Chief Deputy

  • Current Chief Deputy Sheriff: Joe McCurdy

Command Staff: Assistant Chief Shane Tucker, Colonel Randy Tifft, Major Chris Watson, Major Douglas Bringmans

Administration Staff:

Patrol Division: Captain Jason Erlemann Investigative Division: Captain Blevin Davis/Lieutenant Scott Jones Professional Standards: Captain Wayne Enterkin Administration: Captain Scott Haines Public Information Officer: Sgt. Rich Aloy [2]

District Field Offices:

District One - Gulf Breeze Area: District Two - Navarre Area: District Three - Pace Area: District Four - East Milton Area: District Five - Jay Area :

SRSO Units(in abc order)

- Court Security - Crime Analysis - Crime Scene - Field Training - Honor Guard - K-9 Unit - Major Crimes - Marine / Dive - Media Relations - Narcotics - SWAT - Traffic

Services Provided for Citizens
  • Citizens' Law Enforcement Academy
  • Volunteer Program
  • Civilian Observer ( please see website for requirements )
  • Citizen's Firearm Safety
  • Crime prevention strategies
  • Crime Stoppers
  • Victim Assistance Program
  • Explorer Program
  • Fingerprint services
  • "Know The Law" booklet [3]
  • ID Theft booklet[4][5]

History

List of SRSO Sheriffs
  • William Washington Harrison 1845-1849
  • James R. Mims 1849-1851
  • Isaiah Cobb, Jr. 1851-1855, 1860-1861
  • James C. McArthur 1855-1859
  • James Milton Amos 1861-1863
  • John L. McLellan 1863-1865
  • Abraham.B. Dixon 1865-1867
  • John W. Butler 1874-1878
  • Wiliam Adam C. Benbow 1878-1881
  • William Jackson 1881-1893
  • John Houston Collins 1893-1897, 1909-1913
  • David Mitchell 1897-1909
  • John H. Harvell 1913-1921
  • Henry Clay Mitchell 1921-1933
  • Joseph T. Allen Sr. 1933-1945
  • Marshall Rufus Hayes 1945-1957
  • Bart Dell Broxson 1957-1959[6]
  • Annie Rachel Gordon Broxson 1959-1959[lower-alpha 1]
  • John Ray Broxson 1959-1961[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]
  • Wade H. Cobb Sr. 1961-1968
  • Leon Hinote Jr. 1968-1972
  • Harvell Enfinger 1972-1981
  • James A. Powell Sr. 1981-1985
  • Elwyn Mauriece Coffman Jr. 1985-1992
  • James F. Coats 1992-1992
  • Jerry D. Brown 1992-2000
  • Wendell Hall 2000–2016[7]
  • Bob Johnson 2016–Present[8]

Television

The sheriff's office has a television show, hosted by Sheriff Johnson and Sgt. Rich Aloy on Blab TV, entitled "INSIDE SRSO". It is broadcast on Blab TV (Cox Channel 1006).[9]

Notable Lawsuit
  • Hamilton vs Hall - ACLU,Florida Justice Institute argue that postcard-only rule is unconstitutional. Parties Settle : The District Court approved a Settlement Agreement and Consent Decree on February 13, 2012.[10]
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References
  1. "2016/2018 Announced Local Candidates". Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections.
  2. "Administration Staff".
  3. "Know the Law" (PDF). Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office.
  4. "ID Theft Info Booklet" (PDF). Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office.
  5. "Programs".
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o83H_TiiTwI
  7. Term ends in 2016. Next election is 8 November 2016. "Scheduled elections". Santa Rosa County.
  8. "Read the biography of SRSO Past Sheriffs".
  9. "Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office Blab TV Channel". Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office.
  10. "ACLU". Aclufl.org.

Notes
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