The Sheriff’s Office recognizes that events within the county, around this region, state, nation and even the world can affect our community. The SHIELD initiative is another way for us to be prepared and informed. SHIELD is designed to not only increase opportunities for our community to seamlessly share potential crime or suspicious information with the Sheriff’s Office, but also increase their awareness of crime trends that cross jurisdictional boundaries and the current condition of terrorism abroad.
Due to the enormous interest by our county seniors in the Citizens Police Academy program, in 2008 the Sheriff's Office responded with the creation of a daytime academy giving our seniors the opportunity to learn more about the agency by participating in a Senior Citizens Police Academy (SCPA).