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The Finney County Sheriff's Office - Patrol Division The patrol division consists of 3 sergeants, 3 corporals and 12 deputies who are under the administration of Captain Mike Warren. Two of the deputies assigned to patrol are also assigned to the K-9 Unit. The Patrol is responsible for preventing crime and maintaining peace throughout the county. As a part of routine patrol, the deputies check suspicious incidents and persons, enforce state laws and county resolutions, make arrests, check businesses and residences for security, conduct criminal investigations, work with juveniles, investigate farm, industrial and traffic accidents, check clubs and taverns, and handle many other situations as they occur. The deputies must be knowledgeable of the citizens needs and be prepared to assist at any time. Due to the area in which we are located, deputies are extensively involved in monitoring severe weather formation and activity. Training is provided by Finney County Emergency Management and National Weather Service Office in Dodge City, KS. Being called to duty as a storm spotter is quite common during the summer months. The K-9 Unit is a specialized unit within the patrol division consisting of two officers and two specially trained German Shepards. The K-9's are used for narcotic detection, crowd control, searches for lost/missing persons, building searches for concealed persons and tracking of fleeing individuals. A handler must possess a multitude of qualifications and undergo initial as well as extensive recurrent training. The use of dogs in law enforcement is rapidly expanding and some very interesting links are provided below. The Finney County Sheriff's Posse is also attached to the Patrol Division with the patrol lieutenant serving as Liaison to the group. The Posse is made up of volunteers from the community who wish to serve their fellow citizens. These volunteers may be maintaining other full-time employment or even be retired. Posse applicants undergo a similar employment process to full-time department employees. Once accepted they must then successfully complete nearly 150 hours of classroom instruction, and 40 hours of ride along with a patrol deputy. They then undergo at least 100 additional hours of intensive ride along training before they are granted the privilege of gaining work assignments. The Posse assists the Sheriff's Office anytime and anywhere as needed. The Posse is assigned patrol duties, assists in the jail, transports prisoners, aids investigators at crime scenes and conducts a variety of security assignments. Generally the only pay a posse member receives is from prisoner transports There have been occasions when a member was paid to conduct patrol duties when the patrol division was extremely short handed. The Posse has been an invaluable asset to the Sheriff's Office since its beginning in 1972. As of September, 2002 it is comprised of a captain, lieutenant, sergeant, corporal and 17 deputies; it has a total capacity of 25 members. The captain has been with the posse since 1974 and has logged over 6,000 hours of service. An office deputy with the Sheriff's Office acts as the Posse secretary and the departments comptroller manages the finances. A Posse recruit class is normally conducted every other year, The last class completed in June, 2001. If you have an interest in this group, please contact the Sheriff's Office at 272-3700 or send email here. Weather Links K-9 Links |
