Office of the Sheriff - Pickens County Georgia

Welcome to the Pickens Sheriff’s Office Web site. We are excited to offer this service to our community and others who are interested in our office. We are a full service law enforcement agency that serves a community of approximately 30,000 full time residents. We operate through four main divisions – Uniform Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Detention, and Administrative Services.

This site is one more way that we strive to fulfill the Mission of our Agency “…to partner with and serve the citizens of our community by providing effective, ethical and efficient law enforcement services for all.”

Partnering with our Community

Below are some of the ways that we stive to partner with all of our community.

Sheriff Donnie Craig is proud to introduce the S.T.O.P.P.E.D. (Sheriff Telling Our Parents and Promoting Educated Driver’s) program to our community. This is a parental notification system developed by the Pickens Sheriff’s Office that is designed to reduce the number of young drivers involved in motor vehicle accidents.

S.T.O.P.P.E.D. is designed for parents of teen drivers that are under the age of 18 and it is a voluntary program.

“Your teenager may borrow the car, but as parents we hold the key to their future.” Click Here To Sign Up and Find Out More

The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office Business Watch Program serves as an opportunity for our office to keep in touch with the Business Community and provide valuable information to assist them in avoiding becoming victims of crimes. Click Here for more Info

The Community Watch program exists to assist the local communites and neighborhoods throughout Pickens County. Though education, training and information sharing, our office hopes to enpower these communities to protect themselves against potential criminal acts. Click Here for more Info

Employment Opportunities

The Pickens Sheriff’s Office is currently accepting applications for Deputy positions in the Uniform Patrol Division and in the Adult Detention Center.

Click here to learn more and to download an application

2009 Annual Report

The first ever Annual Report for the Pickens Sheriff’s Office is now available. by clicking on the cover, a pdf file containing the 2009 Annual Report can be viewed.

Employee Appreciation

On Saturday, June 26th, Sheriff Craig hosted an employee appreciation cookout for the employees of the Pickens Sheriff’s Office. Along with the PSO staff, the City of Jasper Police Department also participate in recognizing several of their employees as well. The day was used to recognize several employees that have made exceptional contributions to their agencies. Also attending the event were several special guests. Some of these guests came from the Georgia Sheriff’s Association Youth Homes, along with the Georgia Sheriff’s Association Representative Sid Roberts, Congressman Tom Graves, Judge Rodney Gibson, Judge Larry Ray, Judge John Worcester-Holland, District Attorney Joe Hendricks along with ADA Scott Poole, Investigator Carla Poole and many more.

PSO Employees of the Month were:

Also recoginized for the City of Jasper were Officers Ray Chandler and Chris Knight, Sergeant Charlie Seay, and Captain Greg Lovell. Each were presented with a Certificate to indicate apreciation for their accomplishments. Captain Lovell was presented with a Purple Heart award for injuries recieved in the line of duty while apprehending a suspect.

Jasper PD’s Captain Lovell joined Sheriff Craig in recognized Chief Harrold Cantrell for his distinguished career in law enforcement and presented him with a plaque to show their appreciation.

1st Annual Cruise for the Kids a Success

Bikers being led by PSO Sgt. Jeremy Henderson arrive at Cherokee Ranch

On Saturday, June 19th, Sheriff Donnie Craig and the Pickens Sheriff’s Office hosted the first ever “Cruise for the Kids” to raise support for the Georgia Sheriff’s Youth Homes. With close to 100 motorcycles and 5 marked patrol cars, the ride started at Sacketts Western Wear in Jasper and traveled to one of the GSA Youth Homes in Daton Georgia. Through the support of all of the riders and sponsors, the PSO was able to raise close to $10,000 to support the Youth Homes.

Since 1960, The Georgia Sheriff’s Youth Homes have been providing a safe and loving environment for many children that have been neglected, abused and abandoned. With five residential facilities throughout the state, the Sheriff’s Youth Homes have provided thousands of disadvantaged children the opportunity to live normal positive lives in full-time residential facilities. For more information on the Georgia Sheriff’s Youth Homes Click Here.

We would like to thank all of our Sponsors:

Wal-Mart
Hooters
ABC Bonding
Still Horse Law Office
LawBike.com
Southern Sheriff’s Supply
Valley Foods
Paytel
ETC
Trinity Custom Homes
A&A Bonding
Coca-Cola
Action Towing
A&T Towing
Liberty Bonding
S&S Bonding
Jasper Jeep
Printer Direct

Plans are already underway for hosting a 2011 ride.

The CodeRED system gives county officials the ability to deliver pre-recorded emergency telephone notification/information messages to targeted areas or the entire city at a rate of up to 60,000 calls per hour. It also allows callers to receive severe weather warnings on the telephone as soon as they are issued by the National Weather Service. This is especially important as the tornado sirens are not able tobe heard inside a residence or at all in most locations.

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