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The Chester County Sheriff\u2019s Office announces a significant boost in security measures that is strengthening the safety and security of County facilities, courts, and the community.<\/p>\nThe Chester County Sheriff\u2019s Office announces a significant boost in security measures that is strengthening the safety and security of County facilities, courts, and the community.<\/p>\n
Last week, six Chester County Sheriff\u2019s Office individuals were promoted, taking their ceremonial oath in Courtroom 1 of the County\u2019s Justice Center.<\/p>\n
Those promoted include Daniel Clifton, Martin Lawson, and Robert Burkley, moving from Corporal to the rank of Sergeant.\u00a0 Deputies Deborah Gibney, Deborah Scavello and Kevin Griffin are now Corporals. <\/p>\n
In addition to the promotions, the Sheriff\u2019s Office has strengthened and expanded its security team, promoting Jose Mestre, James Harris, and Samantha Gomez from Security Officer I to Security Officer II, and welcoming seven new security officers to reinforce safety measures.<\/p>\n
Under the leadership of Sheriff Kevin Dykes, the Chester County Sheriff\u2019s Office has swiftly implemented several changes that increase security operations and enhance staffing levels.<\/p>\n
Sheriff Dykes said, \u201cThis Office is making great strides to keep our County buildings and courts secure, and make sure that all who pass through those doors are safe.\u00a0 These promotions reflect the dedication to professional development of our current staff, and we are proud of our newly promoted leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n
To add to the security efforts, The Sheriff\u2019s Office has partnered with a respected vendor security company which has deployed seven security officers under the Sheriff\u2019s command to provide supplemental security services.<\/p>\n
The Chester County Sheriff\u2019s Office is focused on a comprehensive overhaul which includes the creation of new security positions, revitalizing the honor guard unit, the fugitive apprehension unit, wheels unit, implementing physical fitness programs to boost deputy well-being, and community outreach.<\/p>\n
In addition, the Office has launched an aggressive recruitment campaign with three deputy candidates set to graduate from the academy in June, the recent hiring of two additional deputies, and four new deputy candidates scheduled to begin their training at the police academy in July.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also have a number of interviews in progress to make our deputy force even stronger by the end of the year,\u201d noted Sheriff Dykes.<\/p>\n
In addition, the Sheriff\u2019s Office is proud to announce plans to deputize two members of the Chester County Prison to serve as K-9 handlers, creating a partnership to expand K-9 services across the county, including the enhancement of their current unit.<\/p>\n
Added Sheriff Dykes, \u201cAs we continue to evolve and adapt to the changing landscape of law enforcement, we remain committed to professionalism, integrity, and public service.\u00a0 We also thank the County Commissioners for their support to ensure that we can hire the best deputies to serve Chester County.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Chester County Sheriff\u2019s Office announces a significant boost in security measures that is strengthening the safety and security of County facilities, courts, and the community. Last week, six Chester County Sheriff\u2019s Office individuals were promoted, taking their ceremonial oath in Courtroom 1 of the County\u2019s Justice Center. Those promoted include Daniel Clifton, Martin Lawson, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[237,3162,5730,5184],"class_list":["post-29506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-chester-county-sheriffs-office","tag-featured","tag-promotions","tag-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29506"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29507,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29506\/revisions\/29507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}