Sadly, the Sheriff Department does not represent the diversity of our community. This is a huge priority and will be addressed immediately upon my taking office.
This is my specialty. I know the impact of intelligence-based policing and I am excited to begin implementing it on a county wide basis. Highest priority will be given to the criminals who use guns to commit crimes.
Township and Village officials must be engaged by the Sheriff. This is essential to learn of community challenges and problems. There must be active dialog in order to understand how the Sheriff Department can help. Police chiefs are vital to this success, but it must reach further to the local board presidents and board members, and include attendance at local meetings to understand public concerns as well. As Sheriff, I will have an open-door policy.
The only way an administrator can effectively administrate is to know what is happening from the employee perspective. As Sheriff, I will work at least one day a month in uniform, on patrol. Not just on the day shift, but on all shifts. I believe the Sheriff needs this perspective. Besides, I love police work and I have never been one to sit on the sidelines.
We do not live in a vacuum. It is important to cultivate and maintain relationships with our law enforcement partners.
I have an excellent relationship with county Prosecutor Jerry Jarzyncka. I am confident that relationship will continue to prosper and the citizens of Jackson will see excellent results.
While a Jackson Police Officer, I was assigned to be a neighborhood officer prior to my promotion as a detective. The utilization of Community Policing was extremely important to the department’s success as well as my own.