Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office Prepared For Storm; All GPS Monitored Persons Must Surrender At Jail

November 9, 2009

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office took measures to ensure that they were ready to meet the needs of the citizens of Santa Rosa County during Tropical Storm IDA. Beginning at midnight, all deputies that were regularly scheduled to be off were in for storm duty and extra patrol.

Specialized units such as investigations and narcotics were assigned to extra patrol. Also, all of the Sheriff’s Office Hurricane Response equipment (4 wheel drives, ATV’s, generators, extra vehicles, and the Mobile Command Center) were prepared and dispersed to all areas of the county to be ready for any potential problems that may arise within the county.

The Sheriff’s Office GPS Unit also ordered all adult individuals that are currently electronically monitored in the County and Circuit Courts in Santa Rosa County to immediately surrender themselves to the officer in charge at the Santa Rosa County Jail. This was done at the direction of an Administrative Directive issued by the courts due to the State of Emergency that was issued, and the likelihood of the Sheriff’s Office being unable to maintain electronic contact with the monitored individuals.

These individuals will remain incarcerated until such time as electrical power is restored and electronic monitoring can be resumed. The majority  surrendered themselves to the Santa Rosa County Jail. Any individual that did not voluntarily comply will be picked up by GPS deputies and face additional charges.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Archive