PATROL SERVICES

The Sheriffs Patrol is under the supervision of the Chief Deputy, who has a command staff of three Lieutenants and three Sergeants. Patrol deputies have the task of enforcing state, county, and local laws throughout the county. They handle criminal complaints & domestic disputes. They respond to intrusion alarms and investigate all types of vehicle accidents. There are 739 miles of public highways to patrol in Orleans County. This division is also responsible for a Marine Patrol Unit which operates annually during the boating season. The unit maintains three vessels that patrol approximately 24 miles of Lake Ontario shoreline and the adjacent coastal waters. One of the smaller vessels also patrols Lake Alice, a large body of water on Oak Orchard River. The patrol division also has two D.A.R.E officers (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), who provide instruction to elementary & middle school students in the Kendall and Lyndonville school districts. This division also has a K-9 dog handler, a two-man scuba dive team, and patrol deputies who are certified in Commercial Vehicle Enforcement and Child Safety Seats.  The patrol also provides security for the Orleans County Courthouse. They are also responsible for Civil Process Service. This includes summonses, Family Court orders, subpoenas, income & property executions, notices of eviction, etc.

The Sheriff’s patrol occasionally handles county jail inmate transports to & from courts or facilities operated by the State or other counties.  This responsibility mainly falls to Correctional Officers from the County Jail.  Patrol deputies also routinely handle juvenile and mental health transports to & from various facilities throughout the State and Region.

On December 12, 2007 the Orleans County Sheriff's Patrol went 'mobile' with EM Systems Enterprise Computer Aided Dispatch System. This mobile CAD features car to dispatch and car to car text messaging, global positioning systems (GPS), and live call for service mapping within the patrol vehicle.