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 Milton. 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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Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office
Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office Patch
Abbreviation	SRSO
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Santa Rosa, Florida, USA
Map of Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction
Size	1,174 square miles (3,040 km2)
Population	161,096
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	5755 E Milton Rd, Milton, Florida 32583
Agency executives	Bob Johnson, Sheriff Joe McCurdy, Chief Deputy Sheriff
Website
santarosasheriff.org

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The main offices are in Milton. District offices are located in Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Pace, Milton, and Jay.

Sheriff

• Current Sheriff: Bob Johnson.

Sheriff Bob Johnson has been employed with SRSO since 1993. He was elected as Sheriff in 2016 and sworn in on January 3, 2017.^[2] He is a longstanding member of the county's SWAT Team and formerly held the post of SWAT Team Commander. During his employment with the agency Bob has been the member of the following units: Major Crimes Detective, Narcotics Supervisor, D.A.R.E School Resource Officer, Juvenile Unit Supervisor, Patrol Corporal, Patrol Sergeant, Evening Shift Watch Commander, Navarre District Commander, Internal Affairs, Administrative Captain, Criminal Investigations Division Commander, Fleet Operations and Public Information Officer.

Chief Deputy

• Current Chief Deputy Sheriff: Joe McCurdy

Joe McCurdy was appointed as Chief Deputy Sheriff on June 9, 2018.^[3]

Command Staff: Assistant Chief Shane Tucker, Colonel Randy Tifft, Major Chris Watson, Major Douglas Bringmans

Administration Staff:

Patrol Division: Captain Jason Erlemann Investigative Division: Captain Blevin Davis/Lieutenant Scott Jones Professional Standards: Captain Wayne Enterkin Administration: Captain Scott Haines Public Information Officer: Sgt. Rich Aloy ^[4]

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 :

SRSO Units (in abc order)

- Court Security - Crime Analysis - Crime Scene - Field Training - Honor Guard - K-9 Unit - Major Crimes - Marine / Dive - Media Relations - Narcotics - SWAT - Traffic

Rank structure

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Insignia	Rank Title	Information
	Sheriff	Elected official and commander of the SRCSO.
	Chief Deputy	Second-in-command of the SRCSO and responsible for day-to-day operations.
	Assistant Chief Deputy	Third-in-command of the SRCSO.
	Colonel	Commander of Detentions and Operations.
	Major	Commander of a Bureau.
	Captain	Commander of a Division.
	Lieutenant	Commander of a District or Unit.
	Sergeant	Commander of a shift or Squad.
	Deputy

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• Citizens' Law Enforcement Academy
• Volunteer Program
• Civilian Observer ( please see website for requirements )
• Citizen's Firearm Safety
• Crime prevention strategies
• Crime Stoppers
• Victim Assistance Program
• Explorer Program
• Fingerprint services
• "Know The Law" booklet ^[5]
• ID Theft booklet^[6][7]

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.^[12]