Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office

Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation	SRSO
Patch of the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office
Agency overview
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	County (US) of Santa Rosa in the state of Florida, USA
Map of Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.
Size	1,174 square miles (3,040 km2)
Population	161,096
General nature	Law enforcement Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	5755 E Milton Rd, Milton, Florida 32583
Agency executives	Wendell Hall, Sheriff Bob Johnson, Chief Deputy Sheriff
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office (SRSO) is the primary law enforcement agency of Santa Rosa County, Florida the town of Gulf Breeze, Florida maintains its own police force^[1] SRSO is headed by a sheriff, who serves a four-year term and is elected in a partisan Primary election.^[2]

Offices & facilities

• Main Sheriff’s Office: 5755 E Milton Rd, Milton, Florida 32583
• Main Office Mailing Address: P.O Box 7129 Milton, Florida 32572
• District 1 Office – Gulf Breeze: 1322 College Parkway Gulf Breeze, Florida 32563, Tel:(850)981-2270 Office
• District 2 Office– Navarre: 8597 High School Blvd Navarre, Florida 32566, Tel: (850)981-2250 Office
• District 3 Office– Pace: 4775 Pace Patriot Blvd. Pace, Florida 32571, Tel:(850)981-2230 Office
• District 4 Office– Milton: 5755 East Milton Rd. Milton, Florida 32583, Tel:(850)983-1244 Office
• District 5 – Jay : 3695 Highway 4 Jay, Florida 32565, Tel:(850)675-4335

Administration

Sheriff

• Current Sheriff: Wendell Hall.

Sheriff Wendell Hall has been leading the SRSO since 2000. He holds a BSc degree in Criminal Justice from Troy State University, before elected, he worked at the Escambia County’s Sheriff’s Office. During his tenure at the Escambia Sheriff’s Office he received special recognition for “Outstanding Service to the Community”, 1984; a Meritorious Service Award. As SRSO Sheriff he received the Elk’s Lodge #2787 “Law Enforcement Officer of the Year”, in 2003-04 & 2006-07 , Florida Council on Crime & Delinquency “Law Enforcement Distinguished Service Award” in 2003 and Santa Rosa County Chamber “Man of the Year” 2010. "Panhandle Patriots- Wendell Hall" (PDF).  "Sheriff Wendell Hall". 

Chief Deputy

• Current Chief Deputy Sheriff: Bob Johnson.

He 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". 

Command Staff:

Major Jim Spencer. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Troy State University in Criminal Justice and joined the SRSO in 1986. He supervised drug investigations and in 2004 he was promoted to Captain over the Major Crimes and Narcotics Division."Command Staff". 

Major Patricia Killam She started her service in 1989.She holds an Associate in Applied Science Criminal Justice degree.Major Killam has been assigned to :Training, Classification Corporal, Transportation Supervisor, FTO, Public Relations officer for ABC Program, Facility Inspector, Internal Affairs Investigator, Civilian Employees Supervisor, Shift Sergeant, Shift Lieutenant, Transition Coordinator Supervisor, Offender Registration Supervisor, Detention Special Programs Initiative Manager and ACR Division Lieutenant."Command Staff". 

Administration Staff:

Patrol Division: Captain Chris Watson Investigative Division: Captain Joe McCurdy Professional Standards: Lieutenant Wayne Enterkin Internal Affairs: Lieutenant Shane Tucker "Administration Staff". 

District Field Offices:

District One - Gulf Breeze Area: Lt. Welch District Two - Navarre Area: Lt. Musselwhite District Three - Pace Area: Lt. Smith District Four - East Milton Area: Lt. Gunn District Five - Jay Area : Srg. Dunsford "Field Offices". 

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 : Deputy M. Holbrook – 850-983-3650 and Sgt. W. Dunsford – 850-675-4335
• Fingerprint services
• “Know The Law” booklet "Know the Law" (PDF). Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. 
• ID Theft booklet "ID Theft Info Booklet" (PDF). Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. 

"Programs". 

History

List of SRSO Sheriffs

Television

The sheriff's office has a television show, hosted by Blab TV, entitled "Ask SRSO on BLAB TV". It is broadcast on Blab TV (Cox Channel 1006).^[8]

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. "ACLU". Aclufl.org. 

Notes and references

External links

• "Official site, Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office". 
• "Florida Department of Law Enforcement Crime Statistics". 
• "Florida Sheriffs Association Honors Fallen Deputies - SRSO Broxson". 

Municipalities and communities of Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States
County seat: Milton
Cities	Gulf Breeze Milton
Town	Jay
CDPs	Allentown Avalon Bagdad Berrydale Brownsdale Chumuckla Cobbtown Dickerson City Dixonville East Milton Garcon Point Harold Holley Midway Mount Carmel Mulat Munson Navarre Navarre Beach Oriole Beach Pace Pea Ridge Point Baker Roeville Spring Hill Tiger Point Wallace Whitfield Whiting Field Woodlawn Beach
Unincorporated communities	Broxson McLellan New York