Sheriff's Office

Missaukee County Sheriff's Office
Mission Statement

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James D. Bosscher, Sheriff

Edward L. Nettle, Undersheriff

Andrea Martin, Lietenant, Corrections/Dispatch

Daniel Blaszak, Uniformed Law Enforcement Sergeant

Todd Stephan, Uniformed Law Enforcement Sergeant/Dare officer

Steve Scheyer, Uniformed Law Enforcement Sergeant

David Deruiter, Corrections/Dispatch Sergeant

Tonya Trolz, Administrative Officer

Amy Lyle, Records Supervisor

Greg Brooks, Deputy Sheriff

Gerald McDonald, Deputy Sheriff

Michael Wiers, Deputy Sheriff

Monie Shafer, Deputy Sheriff

Michael Austin, Deputy Sheriff

Erik Wien, Deputy Sheriff

Christopher Tombs, Deputy Sheriff

Jack Robbins, Marine/ORV/Snowmobile Deputy Sheriff

Daniel Moran, Marine Deputy Sheriff, part-time

Robert Fitzgerald, Deputy Sheriff, part-time

John Sadowski, Deputy Sheriff, part-time

Wayne Wilcox, Deputy Sheriff, part-time

Joseph Hale, Deputy Sheriff, part-time

James Grabowski, Deputy Sheriff, part-time

Kenneth Bates II, Deputy Sheriff, part-time

Bruce Coxworth, Deputy Sheriff, part-time

Thomas Dettloff, Deputy Sheriff, part-time

Trent Case, Deputy Sheriff, part-time

Keith Lounsbery, Seasonal Park Patrol, part-time

Jefferson Sprague, Seasonal Park Patrol, part-time

Stefanie Mills , Dispatcher

Kenneth Bigger, Dispatcher

Christy Creger, Dispatcher

Jason Behl, Dispatcher

Clare Travelbee, Dispatcher

Shelly Beerens, Dispatcher

Carole Yonkman, Corrections Officer

Darcy Hibblen, Corrections Officer

Eric Wickstrom, Corrections Officer

Stefanie Mills, Corrections Officer

Kenneth Bigger, Corrections Officer

Julie Anderson, Corrections Officer

Jason Behl, Corrections Officer

Cindy Buning, Food Service Manager

Eva Haught, Food Service

Teresa Root, Food Service, part-time

Jefferson Sprague, Work Crew Supervisor, part-time

Matthew Spindler, Work Crew Supervisor, part-time

Nicholas Ackerson, Work Crew Supervisor, part-time

The Missaukee County Sheriff’s Office currently employs 6 full-time Uniformed Law Enforcement Officers and 3 Sergeants. 1 Marine/ORV/Snowmobile Safety Officer, 1 undercover Narcotics Detective, and several part-time law enforcement officers.

The 6 full-time Uniformed Law Enforcement Officers and 3 Sergeants respond to original calls for police services whether they are emergency or non-emergency. Those calls can be of a criminal nature, traffic related, citizen assists and/or any number of miscellaneous requests for assistance including medical responses. These Officers are responsible for taking complaints, investigating these complaints, and seeing the case through to court proceedings if necessary. Other essential job duties and responsibilities of the Uniformed Division include:

• Traffic patrol to observe traffic violations and issue warnings and citations
  
• Transport and/or escort inmates between courtrooms, prison, and medical facilities
  
• Serve subpoenas, summonses, and all other Civil Process
  
• Maintain order and security in the courtroom during jury trials
  
• Locate and take persons into custody on arrest warrants
  
• Testify in court to present evidence by describing conditions, situations, and actions
  
• Ensure and promote the safety and security of all citizens
  

The Missaukee County Sheriff's Office operates the following Law Enforcement programs for the safety of all Marine, Off-Road Vehicle, and Snowmobile enthusiasts:

Marine Safety Program: This enforcement program runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day each year. The Missaukee County Sheriff’s Office receives a grant each year from the Department of Natural Resources to help assist in the cost of 1 full-time and 1 part-time uniformed officer during the marine season. These officers are responsible for the patrol of approximately 3200 acres of waterways in Missaukee County including Lake Missaukee, Crooked Lake, Sapphire Lake, Goose and Long Lakes, Dyer Lake, Reedsburg Dam. These officers respond to calls for assistance and complaints from Central Dispatch. In May of each year, these Officers conduct a Marine Safety Course for those 12 and above. Call the Sheriff’s Office at 231-839-4338 for more information.

Off-Road Vehicle Safety Program: This enforcement program runs from Labor Day to the snow season, and then from spring to Memorial Day. The Missaukee County Sheriff's Office receives a grant each year from the Department of Natural Resources that funds this enforcement program 100%. This program employs 1 full-time uniformed officer to patrol off-road vehicle trails and respond to calls for assistance relating to off-road vehicles. Missaukee County has approximately 70 miles of off-road vehicle trails.

Snowmobile Safety Program: This enforcement program runs from the snow season through the winter months. The Missaukee County Sheriff’s Office receives a grant each year from the Department of Natural Resources to help assist in the cost of 1 full-time uniformed officer during the marine season. This officer patrols snowmobile trails, area lakes and roads on a snowmobile. This officer also responds to calls for assistance and complaints relating to snowmobiles.

>>ORV/ATV Trails

The mission of the Central Dispatch Division of the Missaukee County Sheriff’s Office is to provide for a comprehensive emergency communications network which is responsive to the needs of its citizens and their demands for service.

Central Dispatch is responsible for answering all emergency and non-emergency telephone calls. They have “Enhanced 9-1-1” which allows the Dispatcher to see the caller information on a computer screen. Enhanced 9-1-1 contains information such as the customer’s name, address, phone number, time of call, as well as information on what fire department would respond to this location.

Central Dispatch handles dispatch communications for numerous departments including the Missaukee County Sheriff's Office, Michigan State Police, Missaukee County Emergency Medical Service, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and all area fire departments.

Central Dispatch has contact with the Uniformed Law Enforcement Officers while they are in or outside the facility. Dispatchers can talk directly via voice communications with the officers either while they are in their patrol vehicle or on a portable radio that is carried with the officers while they are on duty.

Dispatchers also handle all walk-in complaints and requests for service at the Sheriff’s Office.

The Missaukee County Sheriff's Office Central Dispatch’s staff is a dedicated group of professionals who can be counted on to assist the citizens of Missaukee County whenever help is needed.


Important Information To Keep Near Your Telephone

In an emergency situation seconds can save lives. When a person is encountered with a stressful situation, they may forget simple things such as their address, telephone number, or crossroads. This is information that can assist the Dispatcher in sending the proper response to the right location.

It is recommended that you keep a list of important information near your phone to refer to in an emergency situation. This can be especially important if you have children in your home who are being cared for by a sitter or children who are home without a parent’s supervision.

Some items to include on that list are:

• Address
  
  
• Telephone Number
  
  
• Directions to your house (such as the third house North of ____ road on the West side)
  
  
• Major crossroads near your home

The Records Supervisor of the Missaukee County Sheriff's Office is available Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm, excluding holidays. However, as noted below, most records can be requested and/or attained from Central Dispatch.

The following links will give you instructions for obtaining records from the Missaukee County Sheriff’s Office:

>>Accident Reports/Incident Reports/Photographs/Freedom of Information Act Requests

>>Purchase Permits for Handguns

>>Handgun Registrations

>>Carrying Concealed Weapons (CCW) Permits

>>Freedom of Information Act Request Form

The Missaukee County Sheriff's Office Weekend Work Crew Program consist of approximately five(5) to ten (10) individuals sentenced to the Program to work Saturdays and Sundays on a Sheriff's Office supervised work crew. These non-violent offenders of less serious crimes are sentenced to the Weekend Work Program by the courts. The weekend work crews do various jobs for the county, township, municipal government and other non-profit community organizations.

This program is beneficial to the county and the community. This program allows bed space in the jail to be freed up for more violent offenders while at the same time provide the county and the community with inmate work crews.

When given the option by the sentencing judge, individuals participate in the program on a volunteer basis only. Inmates must pay the Sheriff's Office a daily fee for the cost of supervision, payable each morning that they work on the crew. Failure to comply with any of the program's rules may result in an inmate serving the remainder of his/her sentence in jail.

Organizations should contact the Sheriff's Office to obtain additional information on the free of charge services provided by the Weekend Work Crew Program.