Sheriff’s Office
Department Description
The Sheriff’s Department provides the following services to the citizens of Hopkins County: crime prevention, court testimony, prisoner transport, special event support, emergency response, patrol, criminal investigations, narcotic enforcement, warrant service, bailiffs for courts, civil services and dispatching services. The Sheriff is elected to a four year term of office by the citizens of Hopkins County.
Department Objectives
Continue with our crime prevention efforts, county wide and try to reduce the inmate jail population
Department Responsibilities
Long respected as the county’s top lawman, the sheriff has a range of duties that include criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, operation of the jail and other responsibilities.
Duties of the sheriff include:
- Providing security for the operation of county and district courts;
- Enforcing traffic laws, other county ordinances and other state laws;
- Service of process;
- Acceptance bail for prisoners in his custody;
- Conducting sales of seized and unclaimed properties; and
- Taking charge of and responsibility for the county jail and prisoners.
History of the D.A.R.E. Program
In order to educate elementary school age children to the consequences of drug abuse, and ultimately stop the demand for illegal drugs, the Los Angeles Police Department (L.A.P.D.) and the Los Angeles Unified School District (L.A.U.S.D.) combined forces to develop a drug abuse prevention program.
During the development of the curriculum, numerous drug abuse education programs were examined. As a result of this study, an innovative cooperative L.A.P.D./L.A.U.S.D. drug abuse prevention program entitled “Drug Abuse Resistance Education” (D.A.R.E.) was developed.
The program equips fifth and sixth grade students with the life skills for resisting peer pressure to experiment with drugs and alcohol. The curriculum of this program focuses on techniques of peer pressure resistance, self management skills, self concept improvement and value decisions concerning respect for the law and personal safety.
Hopkins County Dispatch
We are the Emergency Communications Division for the entire County of Hopkins. We handle all 911 calls for the entire County of Hopkins. We handle all 911 calls for the county residences and dispatch all county Law Enforcement and Fire Departments. We answer and then transfer 911 medical calls to Hopkins County EMS. Our department currently utilizes Power phone dispatch system for law and fire emergencies. This is a card set that has set nature types for various emergencies which allow us to gather emergency information and prioritize calls and give complainants information on what to do to increase their safety and to help in solving the problem at hand.
Our Office dispatches for 12 Volunteer Fire Departments and 1 Paid County Fire Department and then also the County Sheriffs Office consisting of 18 Officers, 4 Criminal Investigations Officers, 1 Chief Deputy and, of course, Sheriff Butch Adams. Additionally, we dispatch for the local municipalities of Cumby and Como which have part time patrol officers.
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the Communication Division Consists of: |
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| Badge Number | Name | Description |
| 800 | Ron Lowrie | Communication Supervisor |
| 801 | Beth Robinson | Communication Specialist |
| 802 | Miranda Pinson | Communication Specialist |
| 803 | Chris Radney | Communication Specialist |
| 804 | Walt Bauer | Communication Specialist |
Our office processes all 911 calls, non-emergency calls, radio traffic, TCIC/NCIC inquiries – entries, fire department traffic, running jail and criminal case paperwork for various agencies, warrant file entries and confirmations and file maintenance on all stolen/missing entries. We run a shift of one dispatcher on 8 hour shifts 6-2, 2-10 and 10-6 seven days a week.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
To Email Butch Adams:
butch@hopkinscounty.com