Sheriff's Office - Uniform Division

Law Enforcement Center Richmond County
Sheriff's Office

Uniform Division

Uniform Division
Colonel Gary Powell

Major Richard Weaver

North Precinct
Captain Gerald Metzler

South Precinct
Captain James Griffin

The Uniform Division of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office is comprised of two precincts - the North and the South. Each of the two precincts is commanded by the precinct Captain. The precincts have four patrol shifts each, plus the various Special Operations Units housed within that precinct. The uniformed patrol shifts operate on two, 12-hour shifts. These shifts are commanded by one Lieutenant, and he/she is assisted by two Sergeants.

There are a total of 237 certified law enforcement officers working either a permanent day or night shift. Each deputy on the shift is assigned a specific beat to patrol. The beat assignments are not rotated. This allows the deputy to become familiar with his/her beat, and the people who occupy it. Using this format, we feel that we offer the best means of providing the entire county with the security and protection it deserves.

The following breakdown is of the Uniformed Patrol Division's workload/activity for 2004: 255,000 calls for service; Of the 248,000 calls for service, over 50,000 generated crime related miscellaneous reports;

Over 14,000 accidents investigated;
Over 50,000 requests for providing general services;
Over 20,000 responses to alarms - both actual and false alarms;
And the remainder were for miscellaneous services.

Information on how to report a crime.

Uniform Division Supervisors:

North Precinct
Lieutenants	Sergeants
Steve Strickland A-Shift	Darrel Wright A-Shift
	Randy Prickett A-Shift
Mark Lovering B-Shift	Bill Steptoe B-Shift
	Robert Silas B-Shift
Larry Overstreet C-Shift	Jessie Jackson C-Shift
	David Bourbo C-Shift
Jackey Klaus D-Shift	Derrick Harris D-Shift
	Darrell Grooms D-Shift

South Precinct
Lieutenants	Sergeants
James Wylds A-Shift	Lonnie Moore A-Shift
	Paul Johnson A-Shift
Dak McCall B-Shift	Glenn Sammons B-Shift
	James Compton B-Shift
Wendy Dixon C-Shift	Russ Landrum C-Shift
	Charles Mitchell C-Shift
Mike D'Amico D-Shift	Rick Shiflett D-Shift
	Tommy Usry D-Shift