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Table of Contents<br />

<strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong><br />

Mission and Vision Statement........................<br />

Sheriff’s Biography..............................................<br />

Sheriff’s Message.........................................<br />

Law Enforcement................................................<br />

East and West Division..........................................<br />

PROCAP................................................................<br />

Community Partnerships.......................................<br />

Bureau of Criminal Investigations..........................<br />

Crime Rate.............................................................<br />

Bureau of Special Investigations............................<br />

Traffic Unit................................................................<br />

Canine Unit...............................................................<br />

Special Operations...................................................<br />

Emergency Communications Center.......................<br />

PCSO District <strong>Office</strong>s.........................................<br />

Detention..............................................................<br />

Department of Detention.......................................<br />

Daily Subsistence Fee............................................<br />

Inmate Work Program............................................<br />

<strong>Office</strong> of Business Affairs.............................<br />

Human Resources...................................................<br />

Education and Records Division............................<br />

Training..................................................................<br />

Information Technology and Fleet Services...........<br />

Cost Savings..........................................................<br />

Budget....................................................................<br />

<strong>Office</strong> of the Sheriff.........................................<br />

<strong>Office</strong> of Professional Compliance........................<br />

<strong>Office</strong> of Legal Affairs and<br />

Administrative Investigations.................................<br />

<strong>Office</strong> of Communications.....................................<br />

Social Media..........................................................<br />

Crime Prevention Unit............................................<br />

Volunteer Services..................................................<br />

<strong>2011</strong> PCSO Major Events..................................<br />

Military Members.................................................<br />

In Memory of Bea Reid.........................................<br />

Fallen Heroes.........................................................<br />

PCSO Motivational Poster...........................<br />

Important Numbers......................................<br />

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<strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong><br />

executive staff<br />

Steve Lester<br />

Chief of<br />

Staff<br />

Andria McDonald<br />

Executive Director of<br />

Business Affairs<br />

Grady Judd<br />

Sheriff<br />

Bryant Grant<br />

Chief of<br />

Department of<br />

Detention<br />

W.J. Martin<br />

Chief of<br />

Department of<br />

Law Enforcement<br />

Mission Statement<br />

Vision Statement<br />

Members will protect the community by pro actively preventing crime<br />

and safely detaining those arrested. Quality of life will be improved<br />

through innovation, education, teamwork, community partnerships,<br />

and exceptional customer service. We will measure, benchmark, and<br />

create models to ensure professional, efficient, quality service is<br />

provided to those we serve.<br />

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Sheriff<br />

Grady Judd<br />

Grady Judd began his career at the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />

Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> in 1972 as a dispatcher. After<br />

transferring to the Patrol Division in 1974,<br />

he quickly progressed through the ranks –<br />

holding every rank from Sergeant to Colonel.<br />

In 2004, <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> overwhelmingly elected<br />

Grady to serve as Sheriff by a 64% majority<br />

vote against two opponents. In November<br />

2008, he was re-elected, with 99% of the<br />

vote. He is now seeking re-election to his<br />

third term as Sheriff.<br />

Sheriff Judd has earned higher education<br />

degrees through the Masters level – having<br />

obtained both a Masters and Bachelor degree<br />

from Rollins College. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the Senior Management<br />

Institute for Police, the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar, and the FBI<br />

National Executive Institute. He was a recent participant of the Jewish Institute for National<br />

Security Affairs (JINSA) Law Enforcement Exchange Program (LEEP).<br />

Sheriff Judd has taught as an adjunct professor at both the University of South Florida and<br />

Florida Southern College. He is a past recipient of <strong>Polk</strong> State College’s prestigious Distinguished<br />

Alumni Award, the 2008 Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen Award, and the <strong>2011</strong><br />

Protect Our Children Junny Award. He continues to serve the community on several boards and<br />

committees, including the Volunteers in Service to the Elderly (VISTE) and <strong>Polk</strong> Vision. He is<br />

currently the Secretary of the Florida Sheriffs Association Board of Directors and the Florida<br />

Sheriffs Emergency Task Force Chairman.<br />

Grady is married to Marisa, his wife of 39 years.<br />

grandchildren.<br />

He has two grown sons and eight<br />

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Message<br />

from the<br />

Sheriff<br />

In 1861, <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> was formed with a bright and promising future ahead. The<br />

first Sheriff of <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong>, W.H. Durrance, was elected on February 13, 1861, with great<br />

opportunity and quite a weight of responsibility. Now, 150 years later, the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />

Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> is an award-winning, highly effective, comprehensive, and professional<br />

public service agency. We currently hold eight professional accreditations, in conjunction<br />

with a prestigious dual-flagship designation, held by only four law enforcement agencies in<br />

the nation (out of over 15,000).<br />

As we present the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> <strong>2011</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>, I can’t help but<br />

wonder what Sheriff Durance would think of our agency today. I believe he would be proud.<br />

The men and women of the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> are dedicated – every day – to<br />

keeping you and your family safe by providing the highest quality of law enforcement and<br />

detention services possible.<br />

For yet another year, our proactive crime-fighting efforts and community relationships<br />

have resulted in a safer community for those who live, work, and play in <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong>. The<br />

crime rate in unincorporated <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> and our contract cities is down 9.1% from 2010 to<br />

<strong>2011</strong>. Since implementing PROCAP (Proactive Community Attack on Problems) in 1997,<br />

our crime rate has decreased 59.5%! We are safer today than we have been in 40 years!<br />

Our agency suffered a tremendous loss in <strong>2011</strong> – one that hit hard and cut deep. On<br />

September 18, <strong>2011</strong>, Bea Reid, Executive Director of the <strong>Office</strong> of Business Affairs, was<br />

tragically taken from us. Bea was small in stature, but was larger than life, brave, always<br />

upbeat, always smiling – and is sorely missed. She charted new territory, paving the way<br />

for civilians to advance in our agency. As a member of our Executive Staff, Bea held the<br />

third highest position in the agency; she was also the highest ranking female and the highest<br />

ranking civilian in Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> history. We miss her every day! But, we will strive to<br />

live every day like she did – with strength, perseverance, and a bit of humor.<br />

My pledge to the citizens of <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> is to continue to provide value through<br />

reduced crime and increased quality of life. The <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> will remain on<br />

the cutting edge in pursuing innovation and maintaining our professional accreditations. In<br />

service to our community, we will ensure professional, efficient, quality service is provided<br />

to those we serve!<br />

Sheriff Grady Judd<br />

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Department of<br />

Law Enforcement<br />

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Law<br />

Enforcment<br />

Department of<br />

Law Enforcement<br />

The Department of Law Enforcement consists of over 800 men and woman who provide professional<br />

services to <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong>. The Department of Law Enforcement is organized into to four major divisions to<br />

include: West Division, East Division, Criminal Investigations Division, and Special Operations Division.<br />

<strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />

Main <strong>Office</strong><br />

Central District<br />

Northeast District<br />

Northwest District<br />

Southeast District<br />

Southwest District<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, the population of the Sheriff ’s primary<br />

service area, including all contract cities was<br />

397,925<br />

citizens<br />

East and West Division<br />

The East Division, under the leadership of Major Paul A. Baggett,<br />

consists of the Central District, the Southeast District, and the Northeast<br />

District.<br />

The East Division geographically includes the eastern portion of the<br />

county and includes components in each district to deliver services to the<br />

people of <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> residing or traveling in those areas. Each district is<br />

commanded by a Captain who reports to the Division Commander.<br />

The West Division, under the leadership of Major Larry G. Williams,<br />

Jr., consists of the Southwest District and the Northwest District.<br />

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Division Law title<br />

here Enforcement<br />

West and East Division continued<br />

The West Division geographically includes the<br />

western portion of the county.<br />

Within each district there are patrol platoons<br />

which are broken down into different units such as<br />

Community Oriented Policing (COP) Unit, Crime<br />

Suppression Unit, General Crimes Unit, Traffic Unit<br />

and Canine Unit.<br />

The Community Oriented Policing Squads<br />

(COPS) are located in each district and serve specific<br />

communities. Deputies assigned to COPS provide<br />

direct support to their communities in a variety of ways<br />

to address crime and social issues through community<br />

partnerships and different methods of service delivery.<br />

The General Crimes Unit (GCU) is located<br />

within each of the patrol districts. Detectives assigned<br />

to the GCU are responsible for conducting followup<br />

investigations on felony property crimes, and a<br />

number of felony person crimes.<br />

Community Contacts<br />

724,318<br />

Proactive Law Enforcement<br />

In 1997, the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong><br />

adopted “PROCAP”, a proactive approach to combating<br />

crime and its effects on the community. The Proactive<br />

Community Attack on Problems program uses crime<br />

analysts and mapping software to alert deputies to realtime<br />

crime trends, allowing them to immediately deploy<br />

the necessary resources to effectively fight crime. The<br />

basis of PROCAP is to prevent crime from occurring in<br />

the first place, instead of relying solely on the reactive<br />

policing method of investigating past-occurred crimes.<br />

PROCAP has been a highly successful tool in reducing<br />

the crime rate in <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> since its inception 12<br />

years ago.<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, PCSO deputies made 724,318<br />

community contacts. Almost 2,000 a day! A<br />

community contact is defined as interaction<br />

with the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> community in reference<br />

to criminal activity, prevention and deterrence<br />

of crime, quality of life issues, holiday season<br />

prevention tips for our neighborhood children,<br />

and/or just to be friendly and show that we<br />

care.<br />

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Community Partnerships<br />

The <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> is proud<br />

to provide six municipalities with top quality law<br />

enforcement services. These municipalities can take<br />

advantage of our winning formula for law enforcement<br />

as well as save time and money by eliminating the<br />

taxing administrative overhead of maintaining their<br />

own separate law enforcement agency.<br />

Each of these six municipalities are provided<br />

the same level of excellent customer service to<br />

which they are accustomed, at a cost savings to their<br />

taxpayers. <strong>Office</strong>rs who were previously employed by<br />

them, who met PCSO qualifications, are now sworn<br />

deputy sheriffs answering calls for service in their<br />

“hometown.” A sergeant is assigned to oversee each<br />

substation and the deputies who serve in the area.<br />

Thanks to joint communications and<br />

community partnerships, deputies and police officers<br />

now work together more expeditiously towards crime<br />

suppression and apprehending those who prey upon<br />

our citizens.<br />

Division Law title<br />

Here Enforcement<br />

PCSO District <strong>Office</strong>s<br />

Sheriff’s Operations Center:<br />

1891 Jim Keene Blvd., Winter Haven<br />

863.298.6200<br />

Northwest District:<br />

1045 Wedgewood Estates Blvd., Lakeland<br />

863.577.1600<br />

Northeast District:<br />

1100 Dunson Road., Davenport<br />

863.420.2564<br />

Southwest District:<br />

4120 US Hwy 98 South, Lakeland<br />

863.499.2400<br />

Southeast District:<br />

4011 Sgt. Mary Campbell Way, Lake Wales<br />

863.534.6291<br />

Central District:<br />

3635 Avenue G NW., Winter Haven<br />

863.297.1100<br />

PCSO substation<br />

contact information<br />

Eagle Lake Sheriff’s Station:<br />

75 North 7th Street, Eagle Lake<br />

863.293.5677<br />

Fort Meade Sheriff’s Station:<br />

15 Northwest 1st Street, Fort Meade<br />

863.285.1100<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

The cities of Auburndale, Lake Wales,<br />

Davenport, and Winter Haven have<br />

contracted to have their dispatch services<br />

operated through the PCSO Emergency<br />

Communications Center.<br />

Frostproof Sheriff’s Station:<br />

111 West 1st Street. Frostproof<br />

863.635.6917<br />

<strong>Polk</strong> City Sheriff’s Station:<br />

123 Broadway Blvd, <strong>Polk</strong> City<br />

863.984.9970<br />

Dundee Sheriff’s Station:<br />

204 East Main Street, Dundee<br />

863.438.9540<br />

Mulberry Sheriff’s Station:<br />

104 South Church Ave., Mulberry<br />

863.354.6545<br />

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Division Law title<br />

here Enforcement<br />

Criminal Investigations<br />

The Criminal Investigations Division consists of the Bureau of Special Investigations, which investigates<br />

crimes involving illegal narcotics, vice crimes, organized auto theft, street gangs, and computer crimes; and the<br />

Bureau of Criminal Investigations, which investigates homicides, robberies, crimes against children and the<br />

elderly, and missing persons.<br />

The Criminal Investigations Division is an integral component in solving crime.<br />

Bureau of Criminal Investigations<br />

On Tuesday, June 7, <strong>2011</strong>, just after midnight,<br />

a man positively identified as the suspect responsible<br />

for seven home invasions, an occupied burglary, and a<br />

stolen vehicle in the north Lakeland area was shot and<br />

killed by PCSO deputies after he pointed a handgun at<br />

the deputies and refused to surrender.<br />

At just after midnight that morning, PCSO<br />

deputies, who had worked around the clock during the<br />

months of May and June <strong>2011</strong> to identify the suspect<br />

or suspects responsible for a series of armed home<br />

invasions, received information that the suspect vehicle<br />

was in the area of the 3200 block of Crutchfield Road.<br />

Deputies responded to the area and located the suspect<br />

vehicle, a gold 1996 Lincoln Town Car, backed into a<br />

vacant lot. They then saw a black male suspect dressed<br />

in all dark clothing, with a black stocking cap on his<br />

head, and a camouflage bandanna around his neck,<br />

walking directly towards two PCSO deputies parked in<br />

a surveillance vehicle. The suspect walked around the<br />

PCSO unmarked vehicle and headed back west. As he<br />

did so, the deputies in the surveillance vehicle saw a<br />

black handgun in the suspect’s hand.<br />

The deputies immediately exited their vehicle,<br />

identified themselves as PCSO deputies, and demanded<br />

that the suspect drop his weapon and surrender. Instead,<br />

the suspect pointed the handgun at the deputies and<br />

ran. The deputies fired their agency-issued Glock .40<br />

caliber handguns at the suspect to eliminate the deadly<br />

threat posed by him. The suspect, positively identified<br />

as 29-year-old Eric Terrell Bradwell, was declared<br />

deceased on scene. The suspect’s handgun, a Taurus<br />

9mm confirmed stolen during the first home invasion<br />

investigated by PCSO, on May 10, <strong>2011</strong>, was located on<br />

the ground nearby.<br />

finger/palm<br />

prints filed<br />

123,995<br />

Crime Scene response<br />

calls for service<br />

4,555<br />

Crime Scene hours<br />

spent processing<br />

evidence 7,816<br />

pieces of<br />

evidence<br />

processed<br />

in ID Section<br />

1,581<br />

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did you<br />

know?<br />

Division Crime Rate title<br />

Here<br />

CRIME REDUCTION<br />

1997-<strong>2011</strong><br />

Crime Down 59.9%<br />

<strong>2011</strong> VIOLENT CRIMES<br />

Homicides 12<br />

Forced Sex Offenses 136<br />

Robberies 185<br />

Agg. Assault/Battery 955<br />

Thanks to PROCAP, COPS, and other community<br />

partnerships implemented over the past 11 years,<br />

crime decreased 59.9% comparing <strong>2011</strong> to 1997.<br />

Each year, PCSO reports to the FDLE its Uniform<br />

Crime <strong>Report</strong> (UCR) statistics, broken down<br />

between violent crimes and non-violent crimes. The<br />

total number of crimes worked by PCSO in 1997<br />

were 19,169, compared to 10,761 in <strong>2011</strong> (including<br />

contract municipalities), despite population<br />

growth and an increase in calls for service.<br />

<strong>2011</strong> NON VIOLENT CRIMES<br />

Burglaries 3,274<br />

Larcenies 5,779<br />

Motor Vehicle Thefts 420<br />

TOTAL CRIMES:<br />

10,761<br />

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Bureau of Special Investigations<br />

On March 30, <strong>2011</strong>, George “Georgie”<br />

Pizano, Jr.; Charles “Casper” Harrison; and Omero<br />

Penaloza were federally charged and sentenced to<br />

federal prison for 20 years, followed by 10 years of<br />

probation. The indictments came after an extensive<br />

investigation and the arrest of 50 suspects during<br />

“Operation Clean Sweep.”<br />

Through the diligent efforts of the PCSO<br />

undercover narcotics detectives, partnering with<br />

special agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement<br />

Administration, the U.S. Attorney’s <strong>Office</strong>, and the<br />

State Attorney’s <strong>Office</strong> of the 10th Judicial Circuit,<br />

these three suspects were indicted on Federal<br />

Methamphetamine Trafficking charges.<br />

During this investigation, detectives<br />

identified 47 additional drug traffickers operating<br />

mainly on the East side of <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong>, specifically<br />

in the areas of Dundee, Lake Hamilton, and Lake<br />

Wales. Charges on these investigations range from<br />

Trafficking to Sales charges, including the following<br />

illegal narcotics: Methamphetamine, Cocaine,<br />

MDMA (“Ecstasy”), Marijuana, Alprazolam<br />

(Xanax), Steroids, and Morphine. <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />

arrest warrants were obtained on these 47 subjects<br />

as a result of this East <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> initiative.<br />

In all, detectives and special agents made<br />

248 felony charges, 32 misdemeanor charges, and<br />

32 trafficking charges against the 50 suspects.<br />

They seized 508 grams of Marijuana, 440 grams<br />

of Meth, 132 grams of Cocaine, over 160 grams<br />

of other illegal narcotics, and over $3,000 in U.S.<br />

currency during the investigation.<br />

crime stoppers<br />

tips received:<br />

arrests made:<br />

1,998<br />

166<br />

CASH REWARDS for tips leading<br />

to arrests: $31,335<br />

HELPFUL PHONE NUMBERS<br />

Crime Stoppers<br />

1.800.226.TIPS<br />

www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com<br />

PCSO Drug Hotline<br />

863.533.3784<br />

Child Abuse Hotline<br />

1.800.96.ABUSE<br />

PCSO Graffiti<br />

Eradication Program<br />

863.297.3101<br />

iPhone and Droid users can download<br />

a free tip submit app to anonymously<br />

report crime.<br />

To install these free apps,<br />

please visit www.tipsoft.com.<br />

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Traffic Unit<br />

The traffic unit<br />

is comprised of<br />

two sergeants and<br />

twenty deputy<br />

sheriffs.<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, the<br />

Motorcycle<br />

Squad of the <strong>Polk</strong><br />

<strong>County</strong> Sheriff ’s<br />

<strong>Office</strong> Traffic Unit participated in the 5th annual<br />

Police Motorcycle Skills Championships held at Bruce<br />

Rossmeyer’s Harley-Davidson, Destination Daytona<br />

in Ormond Beach. The competition is a fast paced<br />

rolling display of motorcycle skill and safety. Seventy<br />

police and sheriff ’s motorcycle officers from 22<br />

agencies across Florida and the Southeastern United<br />

States attended the event. The motor units pushed<br />

themselves and their machines through a series of six<br />

courses laid out across the three-acre parking lot of the<br />

Daytona Harley-Davidson. The event helped the law<br />

enforcement officers sharpen their skills by simulating<br />

Division Law title<br />

Here enforcement<br />

DUI<br />

Enforcements<br />

521<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, the PCSO Traffic Homicide<br />

Unit participated in two programs<br />

sponsored by the Florida Department of<br />

Transportation.<br />

The first was the Florida Law<br />

Enforcement Challenge which tracks<br />

and analyzes agencies’ traffic safety and<br />

enforcement programs such as “Drive<br />

Sober or Get Pulled Over,” and “Click It<br />

or Ticket.” For agencies of the same size,<br />

the PCSO was awarded first place.<br />

The second was FDOT’s Florida<br />

Law Enforcement DUI Challenge, which<br />

tracks and analyzes an agency DUI<br />

Enforcement program as it pertains to<br />

traffic safety, training, and enforcement<br />

programs and compares these to the<br />

amount of crash/injury reduction in a<br />

variety of areas for a set time period.<br />

PCSO was awarded second place for an<br />

agency their size<br />

real world emergency situations a motor deputy may<br />

face. The PCSO Traffic deputies earned several awards:<br />

Deputy Nick Taylor received first place in the Class<br />

2 individual competition with Deputy Mike Walsh<br />

taking 8th, Deputy Steve Neil taking 9th, and Deputy<br />

David Ogg finishing 10th.<br />

Traffic crashes<br />

investigated<br />

620<br />

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Canine Unit<br />

The Canine Unit is comprised of a Sergeant and 22 canine teams.<br />

The deputies selected for the Canine Unit are among the most<br />

motivated and dedicated members of the agency. Each patrol<br />

canine handler must complete 400 hours (10 weeks) of tracking<br />

and detector training (narcotics or explosives) prior to graduating<br />

to another 400 hour course by the Florida Department of Law<br />

Enforcement Basic Canine Team Training. This course teaches<br />

the dog and handler all aspects of law enforcement canine<br />

including suspect apprehension, handler protection, tracking<br />

of suspects and missing persons, area searches for suspects,<br />

canine agility, and intense obedience training. The Canine Unit<br />

conducts all basic and in-service training utilizing experienced<br />

canine handlers as instructors. These instructors are certified<br />

canine trainers by the FDLE Criminal Justice Standards and<br />

Training Commission. The FDLE Basic Canine Team Training<br />

Course is sanctioned by the Kenneth C. Thompson Institute of<br />

Public Safety.<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

Seventeen of the Canine Unit’s<br />

dogs are trained in both patrol work and<br />

detection. Twelve of the canines are cross<br />

trained to detect illegal narcotics and 4<br />

of them are trained to detect explosives.<br />

The explosive detection canine teams<br />

are routinely utilized to conduct security<br />

sweeps of public buildings, respond to<br />

bomb threats, and are tasked with dignitary<br />

protection when high profile personnel<br />

visit <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong>.<br />

Scenario based training has evolved<br />

to each training day in order to present<br />

“real world” situations to canine handlers<br />

and canines so they are best prepared for<br />

incidents which may occur on the street.<br />

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Vehicles searches<br />

by PCSO canine 429<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, the PCSO<br />

Canine Unit<br />

assisted other<br />

agencies 670 times


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Special Operations<br />

The Special Operations Division supports law<br />

enforcement through the innovative use of Aviation,<br />

Environmental and Marine Unit, Agriculture, School<br />

Resource, School Crossing, Telecommunication, and<br />

Animal Control services. Special Operations also<br />

provides crisis response and control teams to include<br />

the PCSO Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team,<br />

Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT), the Mounted Search<br />

and Rescue Team (MSART), the Protective Service<br />

Team, and the Honor Guard.<br />

Environmental and Marine, Agriculture, and<br />

Aviation deputies are specially-trained to deploy a<br />

variety of specialty vehicles and equipment, including<br />

several types of watercraft, all-terrain vehicles, as well<br />

as fixed-wing and rotor aircraft. They also investigate<br />

special crimes that occur in the rural areas of the<br />

county. In <strong>2011</strong>, Environmental and Marine units<br />

had 135 felony arrests and spent approximately 6,591<br />

hours conducting investigations.<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, 600 people<br />

attended the Adoption<br />

Event at Animal Control<br />

for Miranda Trail Animals.<br />

79 animals were adopted<br />

that day.<br />

animal cruelty<br />

reports<br />

investigated<br />

1,919<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

Environmental and Marine, Aviation,<br />

and Agricultural total calls<br />

for service 4,448<br />

During <strong>2011</strong>, agricultural deputies<br />

responded to 2,681 calls for service.<br />

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Emergency<br />

Communications Center<br />

Emergency Communications Center (ECC)<br />

The ECC blends<br />

law enforcement,<br />

emergency medical, and<br />

fire communications<br />

into one state-of-theart<br />

emergency dispatch<br />

services facility. Sheriff<br />

Grady Judd was the<br />

leading proponent for<br />

blending all emergency<br />

dispatch services under<br />

one authority, centrally<br />

located, and housed<br />

together for efficiency and effective management.<br />

The planning process began after 3 major<br />

hurricanes hit <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> in 2004.<br />

In July of 2010, Florida legislation<br />

was passed that requires public safety<br />

telecommunicators become state certified by<br />

October 1, 2012. The Department of Health<br />

developed the required curriculum for the Public<br />

Safety Telecommunicators Training Course<br />

(PSTC). The training program consists of a<br />

minimum of 232 hours. In order to be certified,<br />

the telecommunicator must complete a PSTC and<br />

pass a state exam.<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

In order to be fully trained in all disciplines,<br />

the Telecommunicator is required to<br />

complete 2,036 hours of training.<br />

Position<br />

Classroom training (all telecommunicators)<br />

LE Call Taking<br />

LE Dispatch<br />

Animal Control Dispatch<br />

Fire/EMS Call Taking<br />

Fire/EMS Radio<br />

Fire/EMS Dispatch<br />

911 Call Taking<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

Hours<br />

120<br />

316<br />

600<br />

60<br />

316<br />

168<br />

336<br />

120<br />

The Emergency Communications Center<br />

is one of the first buildings in <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />

with LEED certification - the first green,<br />

environmentally friendly government<br />

building in the county.<br />

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PCSO<br />

DISTRICT OFFICE<br />

Northeast District<br />

1100 Dunson Road<br />

Davenport, FL 33896<br />

863.420.2564<br />

Northwest District<br />

1045 Wedgewood Estates Blvd.<br />

Lakeland, FL 33809<br />

863.577.1600<br />

Central District<br />

3635 Avenue G, NW<br />

Winter Haven, FL 33880<br />

863.297.1100<br />

Southwest District<br />

4120 US HWY 98, South<br />

Lakeland, FL 33801<br />

863.499.2400<br />

Sheriff’s Operations Center<br />

1891 Jim Keene Blvd.<br />

Winter Haven, Florida 33880<br />

863.298.6200<br />

Southeast District<br />

4011 Sgt. Mary Campbell Way.<br />

Lake Wales, FL 33859<br />

863.534.6291<br />

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Department of<br />

Detention


Detention<br />

Department of Detention<br />

The Department of Detention<br />

provides booking and detention services for<br />

all law enforcement agencies within <strong>Polk</strong><br />

<strong>County</strong>, and houses out-of-county and outof-state<br />

inmates awaiting transport.<br />

In addition to providing inmate<br />

processing, security, housing, food, and<br />

medical services within the two large jail<br />

facilities, the members of the Department of<br />

Detention are also responsible for courthouse<br />

security, court processing services,<br />

transportation services, and the inmate work<br />

programs.<br />

The Department of Detention is<br />

comprised of certified detention deputies,<br />

civilian support members, and sworn deputy<br />

sheriffs. It is divided into two Divisions: the<br />

Support Division and the Security Division.<br />

The Support Division encompasses<br />

Inmate Intake, Inmate Records, Inmate<br />

Programs, Court Security, Court Process, and<br />

Food Services.<br />

The Security Division encompasses<br />

the Central <strong>County</strong> Jail in Bartow and the<br />

South <strong>County</strong> Jail in Frostproof.<br />

<strong>2011</strong> Jail Population<br />

Daily Average Population: 2,109<br />

Rated Capacity: 2,576<br />

(Central <strong>County</strong> Jail and South <strong>County</strong> Jail year end <strong>2011</strong>)<br />

REHABILITATIVE<br />

PROGRAMS OFFERED at<br />

Central <strong>County</strong> Jail<br />

Four G.E.D. Courses<br />

(<br />

1 course for females<br />

3 courses for males<br />

JASA (Jail Alternatives to<br />

Substance Abuse)<br />

offered to males and females<br />

Faith-Based Dormitories<br />

dormitories in which<br />

numerous on-going programs occur<br />

Better Dads (by court order)<br />

parenting-skills classes offered to<br />

male parents<br />

Parenting by Grace<br />

(by court order)<br />

parenting-skills class offered to<br />

female parents<br />

(<br />

REHABILITATIVE<br />

PROGRAMS OFFERED at<br />

South <strong>County</strong> Jail<br />

JASA<br />

N.A. (Narcotics<br />

Anonymous)<br />

A.A. (Alcoholics<br />

Anonymous)<br />

Weekly Religious<br />

Worship<br />

G.E.D. Courses<br />

(Offered to juveniles)<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, the Court Security<br />

section of the Department of<br />

Detention completed 226,095<br />

cases and had 1,451,610<br />

courthouse visitors.<br />

Inmates Booked into PCSO jail<br />

30,341<br />

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Division title<br />

here<br />

DETENTION<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>,<br />

Central Booking<br />

collected<br />

$997,721.88<br />

27 jail tours<br />

were conducted and<br />

521 people toured our<br />

jails.<br />

<strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Jail Daily Subsistence Fee<br />

On April 15, 2009, the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />

Sheriff ’s <strong>Office</strong> started charging inmates a $2.00<br />

a day “subsistence fee.” The new fee is specifically<br />

authorized in Florida Statue 951.033. The fees are<br />

used to subsidize the cost of incarcerating inmatesincluding<br />

costs and services for items such as food,<br />

clothing, laundry, etc.<br />

The $2.00 subsistence fee is assessed daily and<br />

collected through the inmate accounting system. If<br />

an inmate has insufficient funds in his/her account<br />

to pay the fee, the fee will be charged to the account<br />

and a running balance will be maintained.<br />

No inmate is denied access to food, medical<br />

care, or hygienic products if they do not have funds<br />

in their inmate accounts or if they do not have funds<br />

available during the booking process to pay the fees.<br />

In FY 10/11, $292,051 was collected from<br />

<strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Jail inmates based on the subsistence<br />

fee.<br />

Aside from the $2.00 daily fee the following<br />

fees have already been implemented and are currently<br />

in place in order to defray the cost of booking and<br />

incarceration: for medical co-payments ($21,473<br />

collected), hygiene items ($45,663 collected), and<br />

per diem charges ($233,805 collected). These<br />

funds help to reduce the overall operating costs for<br />

jail booking, housing prisoners, as well as feeding<br />

and clothing prisoners. The average cost per day<br />

per <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Jail inmate for fiscal year <strong>2011</strong> is<br />

$59.45.<br />

$1.37<br />

total cost per meal<br />

served 3 times a day<br />

454,831<br />

miles were driven by<br />

the transportation unit<br />

1,551<br />

60,791<br />

4,977<br />

2,608,105<br />

918.81<br />

71,476<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

inmates were sent to prison<br />

inmates transported<br />

victim notifications<br />

meals served<br />

tons of laundry serviced<br />

people visited inmates<br />

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Division Detention title<br />

Here<br />

Inmate Labor<br />

Inmate labor provides valuable assistance<br />

to the Department of Detention. Inmates work<br />

in the jail kitchens, laundry room, and clean and<br />

maintain all jail areas. In <strong>2011</strong>, the free inmate labor,<br />

is conservatively valued at $4.8 MILLION<br />

INMATE WORK<br />

PROGRAM<br />

TOTAL LABOR SAVINGS<br />

$3,086,388.78<br />

PCSO Jail Inmate<br />

Work Program<br />

The <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> Inmate Work<br />

Program consists of both weekday and weekend<br />

components.<br />

The Inmate Work Program serves a three-fold<br />

purpose: it allows an individual to pay his/her debt<br />

to society, allows an individual to maintain gainful<br />

employment, and also eliminates the expense to the<br />

taxpayer to house these individuals in the detention<br />

facilities. Inmates pay a daily fee for the privilege of<br />

working in the program.<br />

Provided the person successfully completes<br />

the program, his/her sentence is served. If the Inmate<br />

Work Program inmate fails to obey the rules or fails<br />

to show up as directed, he/she will be arrested and<br />

must serve the remainder of their sentence in jail.<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

70 participants of the Faith Based<br />

Program graduated and 50 were<br />

baptized.<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, there were 442 new inmate<br />

participants.<br />

QWhat types of tasks are<br />

performed by inmates<br />

participating in the work<br />

program?<br />

inmates in the work program<br />

clean roadways, service &<br />

clean county vehicles and<br />

buildings, & maintain county<br />

and city grounds.<br />

Inmates collected 3,471<br />

tires in <strong>2011</strong><br />

Weekday Program<br />

PCSO Inmate Work<br />

Program total man hours<br />

366,552<br />

<strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> road<br />

miles cleaned 2,126<br />

Partnering with municipal and county agencies,<br />

the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> provides inmate labor<br />

to many work locations. Inmates who participate in the<br />

Weekday Program report directly to a work location.<br />

This program was created to assist the county and cities<br />

to reduce personnel costs and allows the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />

Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> an opportunity to maximize the use of<br />

inmates sentenced to this program.<br />

Weekend Program<br />

The Weekend Work Program consists of<br />

individuals who have been sentenced to spend a certain<br />

number of weekends on a work program instead of<br />

completing their sentence in jail.<br />

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here<br />

22<br />

<strong>Office</strong> of<br />

Business Affairs


<strong>Office</strong> Division of title<br />

Business Here Affairs<br />

<strong>Office</strong> of Business Affairs<br />

The <strong>Office</strong> of Business Affairs is comprised of Fiscal Services, Human Resources, Information Technology,<br />

and Business Services. Each of these four integral parts work behind the scenes in positions that allow our sworn<br />

law enforcement and certified detention members to better combat criminal activity and safely detain those<br />

incarcerated.<br />

<strong>2011</strong><br />

ALLOCATIONS<br />

1,675 Full-Time Members<br />

659 Sworn<br />

358 Detention<br />

658 Civilian<br />

72 Part-Time Members<br />

1,747 Total Members<br />

1,396<br />

4,593<br />

1,325<br />

293<br />

620<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

applications/prescreens were processed<br />

attended mandatory training courses<br />

pre-employment testings conducted<br />

employment interviews<br />

vendor background checks<br />

Human Resource Division<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, the Human Resource Division<br />

continued to promote our mission “ Pride in Service”<br />

with the underlying messages of Customer Service<br />

and Ethics.<br />

In August, the Human Resource Division<br />

held an Education Fair for agency members as well<br />

county personnel and local police departments. Sixtyseven<br />

people attended the fair with 550 Education<br />

Reimbursements.<br />

In continuing to work with the High Liability<br />

Special Project Team, a 5-Minute Safety Training<br />

topic is prepared and sent out every two weeks for<br />

supervisors to discuss with members.<br />

Members of the Benefits Unit continue to<br />

partner with the BoCC in planning the annual<br />

Health Fair, which include one day being held at the<br />

SOC for the first time since its inception. During the<br />

four days, a total of 528 blood draws were collected<br />

and more than 700 flu vaccines were administered.<br />

Our members seemed to be pleased that we were<br />

able to bring the Health Fair to the SOC. We have<br />

also implemented our new Wellness Program with<br />

Preventure and have sent our information regarding<br />

the benefits of the program to members’ homes as well<br />

as email blasts. The Wellness Committee is working<br />

with Preventure for them to assist us in selecting and<br />

training Wellness Advocates to increase the awareness<br />

of the program.<br />

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here<br />

MEMBERS HOLDING<br />

COLLEGE DEGREES<br />

667 full-time<br />

members hold college<br />

degrees.<br />

Of the 667 of degreeholding<br />

members,<br />

the breakdown of the<br />

highest level of degrees<br />

held is as follows:<br />

Doctorate<br />

Masters<br />

122<br />

Bachelors<br />

291<br />

5<br />

Associates<br />

253<br />

EDUCATION<br />

The <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff ’s <strong>Office</strong> supports<br />

members seeking higher education and professional<br />

certification. By doing so, the agency not only provides<br />

enhanced, professional services, but also more<br />

effectively manages its workload. Currently, 253 fulltime<br />

members hold Associate’s degrees, 291 full-time<br />

members hold Bachelor’s degrees, 122 members hold<br />

Master’s degrees, and 5 hold Doctorate degrees.<br />

CPM<br />

The Certified Public Manager (CPM) program<br />

is an intense, 8-level course spread over 18 months,<br />

taught by Florida State University. The curriculum is<br />

geared toward the development of highly-professional<br />

and competent managers and leaders in the public<br />

sector. The <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff ’s <strong>Office</strong> offers the<br />

CPM program to members in management positions<br />

throughout the agency in an effort to maintain the<br />

highest standard of professionalism.<br />

Records Division<br />

The Records Section is responsible for recording<br />

and storing case files. It is composed of the Offense<br />

Records Unit, Data Entry Unit, and Technical Services<br />

Unit. These three units work together to service law<br />

enforcement agencies and public demands.<br />

15,212<br />

54,605<br />

18,581<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

felony warrants were processed<br />

offense/incident reports were processed<br />

walk-up requests for assistance were served<br />

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Division title<br />

Here<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, Training staff facilitated<br />

more than 1,500 hours of classes<br />

to Federal, State, <strong>County</strong>, and<br />

Municipal agencies.<br />

Training<br />

The <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff ’s <strong>Office</strong> training function<br />

is headquartered at the Burnham-McCall Training<br />

Center located at 2201 Old Bartow-Eagle Lake Road,<br />

Bartow. The center includes administrative offices, classrooms,<br />

and training areas for the Emergency Response<br />

Team, the Canine Unit, an agility course, and ranges for<br />

various weaponry training.<br />

The training staff developed a compressive plan<br />

for future development of the Training site in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />

During this past calendar year, the staff of the Training<br />

Center has facilitated the construction of two additional<br />

ranges.<br />

At no cost to the tax payers of <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong>, a new<br />

shoot house was constructed using grant funding and<br />

inmate labor. This new facility uses modern materials<br />

that will provide even greater training opportunities.<br />

The virtual simulator has been a tool widely used<br />

by both the Department of Law Enforcement and the<br />

Department of Detention. Most notably, the use of this<br />

tool has significantly reduced the costs associated with<br />

Taser® recertifications by eliminating the need to shoot<br />

live cartridges at a cost of $15.00 per unit.<br />

While the Driving Pad project was postponed, a<br />

new bathroom facility was purchased and installed as we<br />

closed fiscal year <strong>2011</strong>.<br />

4,125<br />

hours of<br />

instruction<br />

were delivered to<br />

PCSO personnel<br />

312<br />

courses were offered<br />

throughout the <strong>2011</strong> year.<br />

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Division <strong>Office</strong> of title<br />

here Business Affairs<br />

Information Technology (IT)<br />

The PCSO Information Technologies Division<br />

manages the equipment and software utilized<br />

throughout the agency. They are responsible for the<br />

storing, protecting, processing, transmitting, and<br />

retrieving information generated by agency members.<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, the PCSO Information Technology<br />

Section implemented the false alarm reporting<br />

software, CryWolf. The CryWolf system works with<br />

the agency’s Tiburon CAD (computer automated<br />

dispatch) system and automatically pulls false alarm<br />

data and generates a report. The software records the<br />

number of false alarms at each location. Letters of<br />

notice regarding frequent abuses in the False Alarm<br />

Ordinance are then automatically generated. The<br />

process saves time and reduces the chance of error in<br />

tracking false alarms.<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, IT, in conjunction with the PCSO Identification<br />

Section, implemented a RapidID system. This system<br />

is comprised of a server as well as the RapidID devices<br />

themselves. RapidID allows a deputy on a scene to capture<br />

suspect fingerprints and run those prints against the FDLE<br />

database getting results within a few minutes. This technology<br />

is especially helpful if suspects have no ID or are supplying<br />

false information.<br />

Fleet<br />

The Fleet Services Section currently services<br />

approximately 1,400 vehicles for both mechanical<br />

and cosmetic appearances.<br />

Throughout <strong>2011</strong>, Fleet personnel performed<br />

5,000 repair orders. These repairs equaled 11,814<br />

hours in labor with a parts cost of $1,327,951. They<br />

strive to reduce the “down time” for vehicles and<br />

average 6-8 hours on each vehicle’s time in the<br />

maintenance shop.<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

over 17 million<br />

miles were logged on<br />

agency vehicles in FY 10/11<br />

◆ Combined, the Fleet staff has more than 70 years<br />

experience and is ASE certified.<br />

◆ By performing in-house regular maintenance on<br />

our vehicles, considerable amounts of money and<br />

time are saved. Routine maintenance is performed<br />

at regular intervals.<br />

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$ PCSO COST SAVINGS$<br />

FY 2010/<strong>2011</strong><br />

$233,805<br />

lock up/ housing<br />

fee per diem<br />

$21,473<br />

was collected from<br />

inmates for medical<br />

co-pays<br />

TOTAL COLLECTED<br />

$592,992<br />

$45,663<br />

hygiene kits<br />

$2 million<br />

was saved from hours<br />

donated by Reserve<br />

Deputies & civilians<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

$292,051<br />

total subsistence<br />

fee collect<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, $114,800 was collected as reward<br />

money from the Social Security Administration<br />

for identifying inmates who were receiving<br />

ineligible Social Security benefits.<br />

<strong>Office</strong> Division of title<br />

Business Here Affair<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

Sheriff Grady Judd<br />

RETURNED<br />

$6.5 million<br />

to the <strong>County</strong> Commissioners<br />

from fiscal year 10-11<br />

The <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> is<br />

recognized for its practice of optimizing the<br />

use of sworn and certified employees, deputy<br />

sheriffs, and detention deputies, to perform high<br />

risk law enforcement and detention duties. For<br />

administrative functions, the agency employs<br />

civilians in many positions that other agencies<br />

may staff with sworn and certified deputies, which<br />

has reduced our personnel and operating costs<br />

significantly.<br />

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Division title<br />

here Budget<br />

$128,489,587<br />

On July 14, <strong>2011</strong>, Sheriff Grady Judd<br />

presented the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> Fiscal Year<br />

<strong>2011</strong>-2012 proposed budget for approval by the Board of<br />

<strong>County</strong> Commissioners. The proposed budget is about<br />

$128 million, down from the $130.5 million the year<br />

before. This is the third consecutive year that Sheriff<br />

Judd has proposed a budget that is less than that of the<br />

previous year. In addition to presenting his proposed<br />

budget, Sheriff Judd told <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> commissioners<br />

he was going to cut down an additional $45,000 from his<br />

annual jail costs by not giving free underwear to male<br />

inmates when they’re booked in the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Jail.<br />

Personnel 76.5%<br />

$98,397,397<br />

Operating 22.5%<br />

$28,884,297<br />

Capital 1%<br />

$1,207,893<br />

Law Enforcement 61.4%<br />

(including Animal Control)<br />

$60,371,260<br />

Detention 33.9%<br />

$33,422,818<br />

Court Services 4.7%<br />

$4,603,319<br />

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<strong>Office</strong> of<br />

the Sheriff<br />

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Division <strong>Office</strong> oftitle<br />

here the Sheriff<br />

<strong>Office</strong> of<br />

Professional Compliance<br />

The <strong>Office</strong> of Professional Compliance<br />

strives to achieve and maintain the highest level of<br />

“organizational excellence” throughout the agency. Its<br />

three main components are the Strategic Planning Unit,<br />

Accreditation Unit, and Property and Evidence.<br />

TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS<br />

ADMINISTERED IN <strong>2011</strong><br />

$16,758,366<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

The population of the Sheriff’s primary service<br />

area, including all contract cities, was 397,925 in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />

<strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong>’s total population has increased<br />

approximately 24.98% since 2000, ranking <strong>Polk</strong> as<br />

the ninth most populated county in Florida.<br />

According to the University of Florida’s Bureau<br />

of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) <strong>2011</strong><br />

estimates, <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong>’s estimated population in<br />

2015 could range from a low of 631,000 to a high of<br />

683,900.<br />

According to BEBR, the population of <strong>Polk</strong><br />

<strong>County</strong> was estimated at 604,792 in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />

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The <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff ’s <strong>Office</strong> is a<br />

proven, professional leader in law enforcement and<br />

has maintained eight national and international<br />

accreditations.<br />

PCSO was named a Flagship Agency in 2006<br />

and 2009, and with the second designation as a<br />

Flagship Agency for Public Safety Communications in<br />

<strong>2011</strong>, the agency is one of only four law enforcement<br />

agencies in the nation with both the CALEA<br />

and PSCA Flagship designations. In order to be<br />

nominated as a Flagship Agency, a law enforcement<br />

agency must have had three on-site assessments<br />

which demonstrated that the agency is the best of the<br />

best. An on-site assessment is conducted once every<br />

three years.<br />

pieces of evidence in the custody<br />

of the Property and Evidence Unit<br />

as of December <strong>2011</strong>: 223,644


<strong>Office</strong> of Legal Affairs<br />

The <strong>Office</strong> of Legal Affairs works directly with<br />

local, state, and federal agencies, including Judges and<br />

other attorney’s offices. It also works in conjunction<br />

with the Department of Law Enforcement,<br />

Department of Detention, and <strong>Office</strong> of Business<br />

Affairs.<br />

Due to the efforts of the <strong>Office</strong> of Legal Affairs,<br />

$140,206.43 was recovered in forfeiture cases.<br />

Division <strong>Office</strong> title of<br />

Here the Sheriff<br />

804<br />

contracts were<br />

reviewed/revised/<br />

copied/modified<br />

<strong>Office</strong> of Legal Affairs...<br />

• 206 contracts created or entered into<br />

• filed 33 animal cruelty cases<br />

• closed 20 animal cruelty cases<br />

Administrative<br />

Investigations Section<br />

The Administrative Investigations Section’s<br />

primary mission is to establish and maintain the<br />

integrity of the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff ’s <strong>Office</strong> and its<br />

members, maintain the confidence of the citizens<br />

of <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong>, and to protect the public from<br />

unprofessional conduct by agency members as a part<br />

of the agency’s legal and ethical responsibility to its<br />

members and the citizens of <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong>.<br />

• collected $2,635.50 in animal<br />

cruelty cases<br />

• successfully closed 96 new PCSO<br />

forfeiture cases<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, the AI section trained<br />

for 756 hours and conducted<br />

210 interviews.<br />

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here the Sheriff<br />

<strong>Office</strong> of<br />

Communications<br />

The <strong>Office</strong> of Communications is comprised of the Public Information <strong>Office</strong>, the Crime Prevention<br />

Unit, the Volunteer Services Unit (including Citizens’ Assisted Patrol), the Volunteer Chaplain’s Program,<br />

and the Multimedia Education and Training Unit.<br />

The Public Information <strong>Office</strong> is responsible for disseminating information to the community, as well<br />

as members of the Sheriff ’s <strong>Office</strong>, through audio, visual, print, and Internet communications. The Public<br />

Information <strong>Office</strong> serves as the liaison to local and national news media (print, radio, and broadcast). The<br />

Public Information <strong>Office</strong> aids in crime prevention and community awareness by writing and distributing<br />

news releases, Crime Stoppers Bulletins, The Cyber Star monthly PCSO external e-newsletter, and The<br />

Shining Star monthly internal e-newsletter.<br />

Public Information <strong>Office</strong><br />

Multimedia Education and Training Unit<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, the Multimedia Education and<br />

Training Unit provided audio and visual assistance<br />

to the Law Enforcement Memorial dedication,<br />

Director Bea Reid’s funeral, <strong>Office</strong>r Crispin’s funeral<br />

and completed filming projects for Peace River, the<br />

American Red Cross, and Citizen’s CPR as well as<br />

many more internal projects.<br />

• 120 hours assisting other agencies<br />

• 98 external video segments<br />

• 881 internal video segments<br />

• 214<br />

• 426<br />

• 207<br />

• 28<br />

• 5,336<br />

crime stoppers releases<br />

news releases<br />

news stories<br />

coordinated<br />

news conferences<br />

coordinated<br />

contacts with the<br />

media<br />

• 87,976 newsletters<br />

distributed<br />

• 105 video production requests<br />

Citizen CPR Public Service<br />

Announcement video shoot<br />

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Here the Sheriff<br />

Social Media<br />

Social media is a phenomenon that has totally<br />

changed how we communicate with each other. Now,<br />

instead of relying on traditional methods for getting news,<br />

we go to the Internet and our social media sites. We get<br />

news faster and with less filtering or interpretation from<br />

traditional news providers. We meet new friends and<br />

business associates, and we catch up with old friends and<br />

family.<br />

By the end of <strong>2011</strong>...<br />

the PCSO facebook page had<br />

10,834 fans!<br />

the PCSO Facebook page had<br />

28,464 “likes and comments”<br />

on News Feed stories.<br />

624,933 people viewed the<br />

PCSO facebook page.<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, our PCSO Facebook page received<br />

numerous tips throughout the year from our PCSO<br />

fans to help our detectives solve crimes and capture<br />

suspects.<br />

Follow Us! Like Us! Watch Us!<br />

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<strong>Office</strong> of<br />

the Sheriff<br />

Crime Prevention Section<br />

The Crime Prevention Section offers many<br />

valuable services to the community by hosting<br />

education and awareness programs, and safety<br />

training courses for children, adults, and seniors,<br />

in order to assist and equip community members<br />

seeking to enhance the quality of life and the safety<br />

of their homes, businesses, personal property, and<br />

loved ones.<br />

The Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong>, in partnership with<br />

<strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Emergency Operations, implemented<br />

the “First Call” alert system during February <strong>2011</strong>.<br />

The First Call system, and the previously used<br />

system, allowed us to send 452 communicator<br />

messages to <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> residents, reaching<br />

260,819 citizens. In <strong>2011</strong>, the Suncoast Crime<br />

Prevention Association presented Volunteer<br />

Services Coordinator Robert Groover with the<br />

Arthur S. Walls Award for being The Outstanding<br />

Crime Prevention Practitioner in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />

did you<br />

know?<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> and<br />

the State Attorney’s <strong>Office</strong> (10th Judicial Circuit)<br />

sponsored a Drug Prevention Video/Poster Contest<br />

within <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> public, charter, and private<br />

middle/senior high schools. The video contest rules<br />

required students in the audio visual departments<br />

of the schools to create a 25 second video containing<br />

a drug prevention message, while the poster contest<br />

required students in the art departments to create<br />

either a hand drawn or digital created poster, also<br />

with a drug prevention message.<br />

• 69<br />

• 200<br />

• 14<br />

• 930<br />

• 74,209<br />

• 452<br />

Crime Prevention<br />

• 260,819<br />

car seat check<br />

appointments<br />

car seat checks<br />

conducted<br />

women’s selfdefense<br />

programs<br />

crime prevention<br />

presentations<br />

citizen contacts<br />

First Call Alert messages<br />

sent<br />

successful First Call<br />

contacts<br />

Video Winners<br />

1st place: All Saints’ Academy<br />

2nd Place: Stambaugh Middle School<br />

3rd Place: Bartow High School<br />

Poster Contest Winners:<br />

1st Place: Union Academy<br />

2nd Place: Lake Region High School<br />

3rd Place: Boone Middle School<br />

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Volunteer Services<br />

The largest component of the Volunteer Services<br />

Section is the Citizen’s Assisted Patrol program (CAP).<br />

It is organized in 53 communities and 2 trails across<br />

<strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong>. Not only are they in the unincorporated<br />

areas of the county but also in the cities of Lakeland and<br />

Haines City. This highly successful program assists the<br />

Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> in deterring crime by providing high<br />

visibility patrol and reporting suspicious activities to<br />

the Emergency Communications Center and district<br />

supervisors. Other areas where volunteers are utilized<br />

are: Animal Control, Detention, Human Resources,<br />

Records, Seniors vs Crime, and Special Operations.<br />

The PCSO CAP program received the <strong>2011</strong><br />

Public Service Award from the Quality Senior Living<br />

Awards in August 23, <strong>2011</strong>. The award was presented<br />

by the Florida Council on Aging.<br />

Volunteer Chaplaincy Program<br />

The Volunteer Chaplaincy Program consists of<br />

21 volunteer chaplains from various denominations.<br />

Their duties involve counseling with the members of<br />

the public and their families who are victims of crime<br />

and other traumatic occurrences, such as fatal crashes.<br />

They also counsel and provide support for members of<br />

the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> and their families.<br />

In <strong>2011</strong>, lead PCSO detention counselor<br />

Chaplain Daniel “Heath” Woolman, happened to<br />

drive by a crash site just after it occurred. Chaplain<br />

Woolman and his wife, along with other bystanders,<br />

stopped their cars and got out to assist, pulling nearly<br />

everyone involved from the wrecked vehicles before<br />

both vehicles were engulfed in flames.<br />

<strong>Office</strong> of<br />

the Sheriff<br />

<strong>2011</strong> Volunteer Services<br />

• 208 PCSO volunteers<br />

• 2,751 CAP Volunteers<br />

• 107,562 PCSO and CAP<br />

volunteer hours<br />

Volunteer Chaplaincy<br />

Program<br />

190 ride-alongs<br />

450 counseling sessions<br />

179 hospital & home visits<br />

50 trauma/death<br />

notifications<br />

2,112 volunteer hours<br />

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Division <strong>2011</strong> PCSO title<br />

here News Events<br />

January<br />

Sheriff Judd warns <strong>Polk</strong> store owners about illegal sale of<br />

“bath salts” containing “fake Cocaine”<br />

On January 26, <strong>2011</strong>, Secretary of State’s <strong>Office</strong>, Attorney General Pam Bondi signed a “Notice Of<br />

Emergency Rule” designating compounds commonly known as “bath salts” (MDPV and others) a<br />

controlled substance.<br />

February<br />

<strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> Detectives Arrest 17 in Prostitution<br />

Reverse<br />

In a nine-hour-investigation on Thursday, February 3, <strong>2011</strong>, targeting solicitation to<br />

commit prostitution, <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff ’s <strong>Office</strong> Vice Unit detectives arrested 17 males<br />

charging them with crimes ranging from Solicit to Commit Prostitution, to Possession of<br />

Hydrocodone. The investigation concentrated on the Wabash area of Lakeland.<br />

March<br />

Three Sent to Federal Prison from Eastside Clean Sweep Operation<br />

On March 30, <strong>2011</strong>, George “Georgie” Pizano, Jr., Charles ‘Casper’ Harrison, and Omero Penaloza<br />

have been charged and would be sentenced to 20 years of federal prison time followed by 10 years<br />

of probation.<br />

April<br />

May<br />

June<br />

<strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> Detectives Arrest 60 in Operation<br />

Targeting Online Prostitution<br />

In an undercover investigation targeting online adult ads, which began Monday, April 11, <strong>2011</strong>,<br />

and through Sunday, April 17, <strong>2011</strong>, <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff ’s <strong>Office</strong> detectives arrested 60 suspects,<br />

both male and female, and charged them with either Soliciting another for Prostitution, Deriving<br />

Proceeds from Prostitution, or Aiding and Abetting Prostitution. Additional charges included<br />

Drug Possession and Violation of Probation.<br />

<strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> Arrests Woman for Child Abuse<br />

and Child Pornography Charges<br />

45-year-old Robin Leigh Pagoria, was charged by <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> deputies with: Aggravated Child<br />

Abuse (3 counts), Production of Child Pornography (3 counts), Promotion of Child Pornography<br />

(3 counts), and Possession of Child Pornography (3 counts). She is charged with severely whipping<br />

two children she had access to, between the ages of 10 and 18. She also filmed and distributed the<br />

video of the whippings to another person. The other person lives outside the state and is currently<br />

under investigation.<br />

<strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> Dismantles Heroin Trafficking<br />

Organization<br />

A total of 33 people have been arrested after a 14-month-long investigation into one of <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong>’s<br />

largest heroin trafficking organizations in <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> history. On Tuesday, June 14, <strong>2011</strong>, <strong>Polk</strong><br />

<strong>County</strong> Sheriff ’s <strong>Office</strong> undercover narcotics detectives, in conjunction with the U.S. Immigration<br />

and Customs Enforcement, arrested five males who were part of the Lakeland based organization.<br />

Twenty-seven others were arrested and charged throughout the duration of the investigation with<br />

one suspect being sought.


July<br />

Division <strong>2011</strong> PCSO title<br />

Here News Events<br />

No more free men’s underwear at the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Jail<br />

Sheriff Grady Judd announced during a budget presentation to the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Board of <strong>County</strong><br />

Commissioners that the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Jail would no longer provide free underwear to male inmates<br />

booked into the jail. The move will save an estimated $45,000 per year in operation costs.<br />

August<br />

“Clumsy Beer Thief” Arrested In Lake Wales<br />

On Wednesday, August 24, <strong>2011</strong>, <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff ’s deputies arrested the suspect known as the<br />

“clumsy beer thief ” who tripped and fell on his saggy pants when he attempted to steal beer from<br />

a convenience store, and charged him with one count of Petit Theft. The suspect was positively<br />

identified via the suspect vehicle seen in the surveillance video from the store.<br />

September<br />

Mulberry Man Charged With Attempted Murder And Animal<br />

Cruelty After Stabbing Girlfriend, And Stabbing Dog To Death<br />

<strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff ’s deputies arrested a Mulberry man on Tuesday, September 6, <strong>2011</strong>, and<br />

charged him with 1 count Attempted Murder - Domestic Violence, 1 count Aggravated Assault<br />

of LEO, and 1 count Animal Cruelty Causing Death, after he used an 8-inch long butcher knife to<br />

stab his live-in girlfriend and his dog, severely wounding his girlfriend and killing the dog.<br />

October<br />

November<br />

December<br />

<strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Juvenile Detention Facility Safe, Secure, & Cost<br />

Effective <strong>Polk</strong> Taxpayers to save $7 million to $10 million over five<br />

years<br />

<strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff Grady Judd announced today that the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff ’s <strong>Office</strong> has<br />

successfully begun operation of the new <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Juvenile Detention Facility in East Bartow.<br />

Pre-adjudicated juveniles were moved from the State Department of Juvenile Justice’s <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />

Juvenile Detention Center on Saturday, October 1, <strong>2011</strong>. The facilities are one block from each<br />

other.<br />

Sheriff Judd to receive award this morning from Protect Our<br />

Children, Inc.<br />

The annual PROTECT OUR CHILDREN, INC. Junny Award was presented to Sheriff Grady<br />

Judd at the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff ’s <strong>Office</strong> located at 1891 Jim Keene Blvd., Winter Haven, Tuesday,<br />

November 15, <strong>2011</strong>, at 10:30 AM. The Board of Directors of P.O.C. selected Sheriff Judd in<br />

recognition of the outstanding work done by the P.C.S.O. Cyber Crimes Unit during 2010. Using<br />

a variety of innovative Internet-based investigative techniques, <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff ’s <strong>Office</strong><br />

investigators apprehended 109 suspected sex predators during the year.<br />

PCSO K-9 Team and Deputies Assigned to U.S. Marshals Florida<br />

Regional Fugitive Task Force Apprehend Three Escaped Prisoners<br />

From Arkansas<br />

On Wednesday, November 30, <strong>2011</strong>, PCSO deputies, including a K-9 team, along with detectives<br />

and agents assigned to the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force (FRFTF)<br />

apprehended three men wanted for escaping the Craighead <strong>County</strong> Jail in Jonesboro, Arkansas<br />

last week (November 23rd).


Kenneth Lee<br />

Conrad Case<br />

Brian Hanger<br />

Craig Powers<br />

Mark Pothier<br />

Keith Cloninger<br />

Daniel Munzner<br />

Sonja Smith<br />

George Fahlgren<br />

Terrance Jones<br />

Eric Sowell<br />

Kenneth Von Leue<br />

Trevor Atkinson<br />

Joseph Jenson, Jr<br />

Jennifer Harris


August 21, 1967 - September 18, <strong>2011</strong><br />

Those of us who were blessed enough to work with Bea Reid knew<br />

her value and her strength. She was much like the bee as described<br />

in a nursery rhyme from the 16th century :<br />

Little bird of Paradise,<br />

She works her work both neat and nice;<br />

She pleases God, she pleases man,<br />

She does the work that no man can.<br />

Her friends and her coworkers were graced with her beautiful<br />

presence every day, as she flew from person to person, spreading<br />

joy like a bee spreads pollen, and doing the work that ‘no man<br />

could.’ She will always be missed, and will never be replaced.


In Memory of our<br />

Fallen Heroes<br />

Oliver Thomas Smith<br />

J. Edward Harrelson<br />

Leon A. Bernard<br />

Paul A. Powell<br />

Sollie Waller rabun, Jr.<br />

T.A. Burnham<br />

Waymon D. Allen<br />

David Michael Goddard<br />

Larry W. Rhoden<br />

G. Brian Wilkinson<br />

Vernon “Matt” Williams<br />

Ronnie O’Neal Brown<br />

Wesley “Wes” Whitmore<br />

In Memory of Fallen Heroes<br />

for our contract cities:<br />

Pascal Powell Brown<br />

Fort Meade Police Department<br />

Henry David McCall<br />

Johnny Boyd Smith<br />

Frostproof Police Department<br />

“Greater love hath no man than this, that<br />

a man lay down his life for his friends.”<br />

-John 15:13<br />

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HERO<br />

They fight when others fold, pursue while others retreat,<br />

conquer while others quit and make right when all else is wrong.


IMPORTANT<br />

P H O N E N U M B E R S<br />

EMERGENCY<br />

NON-EMERGENCY<br />

CRIME STOPPERS<br />

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT<br />

POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE<br />

TOLL-FREE<br />

ANIMAL CONTROL<br />

PCSO CENTRAL COUNTY JAIL<br />

PCSO SOUTH COUNTY JAIL<br />

PCSO BOOK IN<br />

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS<br />

POLK COUNTY COURTHOUSE<br />

CLERK OF COURTS<br />

SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS<br />

POLK COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD<br />

TAX COLLECTOR<br />

PROPERTY APPRAISER<br />

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863.534.6100<br />

863.639.6938<br />

863.534.6306<br />

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serve<br />

proud to<br />

POLK<br />

COUNTY<br />

<strong>2011</strong> <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s <strong>Office</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />

Produced by the PCSO <strong>Office</strong> of Communications

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