The Patrol Division of the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s
Office has 82 employees, comprised of commissioned law enforcement and
clerical staff. The Patrol Division is broken into sections, comprised
of the Patrol Section, the Community Liaison Section, the Community
Policing Section and the K-9 Unit. The Patrol Division is the most
visible division of the Sheriff’s Office and in most cases, makes the
first contact with the Sedgwick County residents regarding reported
crimes, traffic concerns, and requests for assistance. The Patrol
Division has an authorized staffing of 82 people.
The Patrol Division provides many
different services to the citizens of Sedgwick County. Each section and
unit concentrates on the accomplishment of its primary mission, however,
quite frequently efforts and shared personnel combine to address
specific concerns. An example of this would be the Division’s response
to special projects, such as crime spikes in a particular area, DUI
saturations and gang activity. Depending on the project or incident,
sufficient staffing of available Patrol Division personnel are
mobilized. The Patrol Division is committed to serving all citizens of
Sedgwick County and to earning their trust and confidence.
Patrol Section
The Patrol Section consists of 56
uniformed deputies, seven sergeants and four
lieutenants that operate in marked Sheriff Patrol cars, 7 days a week,
24 hours a day. Their primary mission is to detect or prevent violations
of criminal and traffic laws, as well as providing assistance whenever
requested. Sheriff Patrol Deputies have jurisdiction throughout Sedgwick
County, however they do not assume primary responsibility for
enforcement within municipalities in Sedgwick County that have their own
law enforcement agencies.
The Patrol Section remains committed to
the community-policing concept. Patrol deputies are assigned to specific
beats with the goal of becoming familiar with the people and activities
of the area they patrol. Part of the Patrol Section includes a
Motorcycle Unit that works traffic enforcement where it is difficult to
do so with patrol vehicles. They make a proactive effort to identify and
prevent incidents rather than just reacting to them. Deputies are
sensitive to concerns of citizens and address those concerns that are
communicated or observed in an effort to improve quality of life issues.
Patrol deputies are encouraged to take innovative action by either team
or independent methods to solve problems, through working with the
citizens of Sedgwick County to insure a safe and secure community.Community Policing Section.
The Community Policing Section (CP) is
comprised of one sergeant and four deputies. The CP section specifically
addresses long-term problems and situations outside the normal scope of
law enforcement that adversely affect the quality of life of the
citizens living in the area. In addition to input from citizens, CP
deputies work with patrol deputies when situations are observed. Once a
problem or concern is identified, CP deputies work to find a long-term
resolution to the situation by eliciting the assistance of the community
and other agencies as appropriate. When a solution is worked out, it is
implemented and then monitored to insure that it effectively addresses
the problem. CP deputies are able to spend more time on a particular
situation than patrol deputies and therefore, can see the problem
through to resolution. The Community Policing Section has proven to be
very beneficial to both the patrol division and to the citizens of
Sedgwick County.
Community Liaison Section
The Community Liaison Section (CL) is
comprised of one sergeant, four deputies, and one office specialist. The
primary mission of the section is to provide educational programs for
the public as well as representing the Sheriffs Office through
participation in community functions such as parades, festivals,
neighborhood associations and other community organizations. CL deputies
also attend career fairs where they recruit qualified candidates for
employment with the Sheriffs Office. The D.A.R. E. program is probably
the most visible program presented by the CL section. This program is
given to 5th grade students of the elementary schools in our
community and focuses on the dangers involved in the use of drugs. One
deputy in the CL section is also specialist in gang activity. This
deputy concentrates on reducing gang activity and presents programs
aimed at providing timely information to the community. In addition to
this, one CL deputy is assigned full time to Andale High School as a
school resource deputy.
Canine
Unit
The Canine Unit,
operating their first full year in 2003, was designed to give the
Sheriff’s Office another tool to locate illegal drugs, find lost
persons, pursue suspects on foot, uncover evidence, search buildings and
most importantly, provide additional officer safety. The Deputies along
with their canine partners also provide assistance on a regular basis to
other state and local agencies in this region. The canine unit when not
engaged in one of these activities, are available for calls for
assistance by the citizens in Sedgwick County.
Tag Enforcement
This section
enforces compliance with Kansas motor vehicle registration laws.
This results in the recovery of tax and registration revenue for
both the state and the county that might otherwise be lost. This
unit follows up on cases where persons have written bad checks to
pay for their license and registration as well.
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