Sammons Announces His Candidacy For County Sheriff
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Kosciusko County DARE Officer Timothy L. Sammons, Warsaw, officially announced his intention to seek the office of sheriff of Kosciusko County.
Sammons said his priority is to "step up the leadership and accountability within the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office.
"I would implement Automated Risk Management System to track Kosciusko County officers," he said. Officers would be tracked on activity within a continuous 12-month period, and data would be stored up to three years, he said.
The system would track a broad array of activities, such as injured prisoners, vehicle pursuits, injuries to the officer, use of force, auto accidents, citizen complaints and officers named in lawsuits.
Sammons said he also would implement a civilian complaint review board, an independent non-police agency with the authority to investigate allegations of police misconduct filed by members of the public against officers. The board would investigate and recommend discipline to the Sheriff's Merit Board on complaints alleging force, abuse of authority, discourtesy and offensive language, Sammons said.
The Sheriff's Office has a random drug-screening policy that has never been implemented, he said, and he would use a lottery system for testing all employees of the department, including the sheriff and his administration. A negative finding would be turned over for review and discipline would be enforced, he said. [[In-content Ad]]
Kosciusko County DARE Officer Timothy L. Sammons, Warsaw, officially announced his intention to seek the office of sheriff of Kosciusko County.
Sammons said his priority is to "step up the leadership and accountability within the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office.
"I would implement Automated Risk Management System to track Kosciusko County officers," he said. Officers would be tracked on activity within a continuous 12-month period, and data would be stored up to three years, he said.
The system would track a broad array of activities, such as injured prisoners, vehicle pursuits, injuries to the officer, use of force, auto accidents, citizen complaints and officers named in lawsuits.
Sammons said he also would implement a civilian complaint review board, an independent non-police agency with the authority to investigate allegations of police misconduct filed by members of the public against officers. The board would investigate and recommend discipline to the Sheriff's Merit Board on complaints alleging force, abuse of authority, discourtesy and offensive language, Sammons said.
The Sheriff's Office has a random drug-screening policy that has never been implemented, he said, and he would use a lottery system for testing all employees of the department, including the sheriff and his administration. A negative finding would be turned over for review and discipline would be enforced, he said. [[In-content Ad]]