Platte County Sheriff's Office

About Platte County Sheriff's Office

The Platte County Sheriff's Office is dedicated to the protection of the people of Platte County and the professional enforcement of local, state, and federal laws.

In accomplishing our mission the men and women of the Sheriff's Office, who are themselves members of the community, will provide prompt and efficient response to those they serve. The
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The Sheriff is the Chief Executive and Administrator of the Sheriff's Office. He oversees the Patrol Division, the Detention Division and the Communication Division. The Platte County Sheriff serves as an elected official, with a four year term.

Instead of having an undersheriff, Platte County Sheriff's Office divides that work between an Administrative Deputy who is responsible for the paperwork and a Patrol Sergeant whose duty it is to schedule his officers. The Office employs five additional Deputies, each of whom is responsible for the safety and welfare of the citizens and property in their respective jurisdiction, as well as all surrounding rural areas. Each Deputy is issued a patrol vehicle.

The Administration Section consists of three full time secretaries. The secretaries handle all correspondence, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, civil process, abandoned vehicles, compile and maintain records and files, monthly and yearly reports, personnel files, etc.

The Patrol Division consists of a Sergeant, five Deputy Sheriff's, and one School Resource Officer. A Deputy Sheriff is assigned and lives in Chugwater, Glendo, and Guernsey. Two additional Deputy Sheriffs are assigned to Wheatland. Patrol duties consist of patrolling the county, answering requests for assistance calls from the public, investigating crimes, serving civil process, enforcing state statutes, serving arrest warrants, and writing reports.

The Detention Division consists of an Administrator, an Employment Officer, two Transport Officers, and eleven Floor Deputies. Five full time Control Clerk positions are filled by civilian personnel. The kitchen is contracted out by a private company. Detention duties consist of taking care of all prisoners incarcerated, transporting prisoners, extraditions of prisoners, and providing a safe and secure detention center.

The Communication Division consists of one Supervisor (who also serves as the County Emergency Management Coordinator), and six Dispatchers. The Communication Division dispatches for all city and county law enforcement agencies, as well as all fire and ambulance services in the county. Some other duties consist of answering all 911 calls, maintaining active warrant files, answering phones, giving road reports and files, and providing registration and Driver's License information at Law Enforcement Officer's request, etc. – lessMore from ZoomInfo »

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