Sheriff Connect

Wayne County Sheriff Benny N. Napoleon and more than 30 men & women from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office spent the day with families at the Meijer Store at 21431 Grand River in Detroit on Saturday, December 16, 2017 for a free shopping spree.

The more than 90 families were recommended by elected officials, clergy members and the sheriff's office as those who were the most in need. Each family received a $75 voucher to be used for a holiday dinner and each child in the family was granted $200 to spend.

More than 300 children were able to pick out their own toys and clothes. "Other than the time I have with my own family, this is the best day of the year." said Sheriff Napoleon.

This is the third year the sheriff's office has held its shopping spree at Meijer. Since 2009, they have blanketed the county on Christmas Eve with hand delivered gifts to families experiencing hardship, but in 2015, they decided to give them exactly what they needed for the holiday.

Sheriff Napoleon said it's a joy to see the diversity of items the families choose to buy.

Wayne County Community College and the Wayne County Sheriff's Office will be hosting a Criminal Justice Job Expo on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, from 11am - 2pm, at their Downtown Campus located at 1001 West Fort Street, Detroit, MI48226.

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office teamed up with AAA and other law enforcement agencies for the statewide kick-off of TOW TO GO at Ford Field in Detroit, MI. Sheriff Benny N. Napoleon always recommends planning ahead when drinking alcohol. Your plans may incorporate a number of sensible options: consume alcohol responsibly, make arrangements to stay at or in walking distance of where you are celebrating, identify a designated driver, or call a friend, a cab, an Uber, or Lyft for a ride home. If you feel affected by the alcohol and none of your other plans have materialized, take advantage of TOW TO GO, a service sponsored by AAA that helps prevents impaired drivers from getting behind the wheel and risking their lives and the lives of others. It provides free towing services to AAA members and non-members during designated holidays. The AAA tow truck transports the vehicle and driver home or somewhere safe within 10 miles. Call Toll-Free 855.2.TOW.2.GO or 855.286.9246. Make this your best holiday season. It starts with being responsible.

Group Picture-(right to left:) Undersheriff Daniel Pfannes (Wayne County Sheriff's Office), Sheriff Anthony Wickersham (Macomb County Sheriff's Office), Ro Katrak (AAA), Assistant Chief Arnold Williams (Detroit Police Dept.) Inspector Emmett McGowan (Michigan State Police

On Thursday, November 9, 2017, five officers from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office graduated from the Wayne County Regional Police Academy. The graduation ceremony took place at the Schoolcraft College Vista Tech Center in Livonia. The site was packed by a crowd comprising hundreds of family members, loved ones, friends, and co-workers of the 57 graduates of the class.

The graduates took great pride as they recognized for the multitude of tasks associated with the completing the 17 week police academy. These tasks included: 688 hours of training, reviewing over 2500 pages of instructional material, 1600 test questions, 5 tests in the critical skill areas of law, defensive tactics, firearms, emergency vehicle operations, and first aid. As a final step to the process each graduate also had to successfully complete the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) Licensing Exam.

The five Wayne County Sheriff's Office graduates, pictured and indentifed below, are now fully licensed police officers in the State of Michigan and Sheriff Benny N. Napoleon has conferred police powers on each of them. Prior to their graduation from the police academy, each of these officers was assigned to work in one of the three jails operated by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. Now that they are fully licensed, each of them may bid for any number of positions in units outside of the jails, such as: Courts, Road Patrol, Park Patrol, Tether, and Friend of the Court Enforcement.

Sheriff Napoleon is proud of the officers' professional accomplishments and wishes them well as they are now eligible to perform additional tasks on behalf of his office.

Group Photo- From left to right

Officer Bradley Turner

Officer Dustin Webb

Officer Latoya Cotton

Officer Robert Smith

Officer Tristen Moore

Three person photo-from left to right

State Senator Vincent Gregory (Senate District 11)

Officer Dustin Webb (Son-in-law of Senator Gregory)

Undersheriff Daniel Pfannes

On Thursday, November 9, 2017, Sheriff Benny N. Napoleon received a generous check for 10,000 from AT & T. On behalf of the Wayne County Sheriff Youth & Senior Education Fund we would like to thank Mr. Roger Jones with AT & T and his Team for making this donation possible. It's community partnerships like this one that provides services for Wayne County youth and seniors especially during the upcoming hoilday season.