Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office
Law enforcement agency in Florida, U.S.
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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 the county. SRSO is headed by a sheriff, who serves a four-year term and is elected in a partisan primary election.[1]
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| Abbreviation | SRSO |
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| Operations jurisdiction | Santa Rosa, Florida, USA |
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| Size | 1,174 square miles (3,040 km2) |
| Population | 161,096 |
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| Headquarters | 5755 E Milton Rd, Milton, Florida 32583 |
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Offices & facilities
The main offices are in Milton. District offices are located in Navarre, Gulf Breeze, Pace, and Jay
Administration
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
Rank structure
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Sheriff | Elected official and commander of the SRCSO. |
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Chief Deputy | Second-in-command of the SRCSO and responsible for day-to-day operations. |
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Assistant Chief Deputy | Third-in-command of the SRCSO. |
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Colonel | Commander of Detentions and Operations. |
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Major | Commander of a Bureau. |
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Captain | Commander of a Division. |
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Lieutenant | Commander of a District or Unit. |
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Sergeant | Commander of a shift or Squad. |
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Services Provided for Citizens
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 Johnson 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[5]
- Annie Rachel Gordon Broxson 1959-1959[a]
- John Broxson 1959-1961[b][c]
- 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[6]
- Bob Johnson 2016–Present[7]
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).[8]
Postcard-only policy
In 2010, Sheriff Wendell Hall instituted a policy that prohibited inmates from sending mail in enclosed envelopes, with the exception of privileged and legal mail. All regular correspondence was required to be done by postcard. An inmate at the jail named Marcie Hamilton filed suit against the sheriff on behalf of the class of inmates at the jail, arguing the policy violated their rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the US Constitution. The Sheriff rescinded this policy just before the suit went to trial, and the parties settled in February 2012.[9]