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Sheriff Bob
Alford
Sheriff Alford first ran for election
in November 1996
and took office as the first Republican Sheriff of
Johnson
County
on
January 1, 1997
. With over
thirty years combined law enforcement experience
he
brings unique experience to his position as Sheriff
which has
resulted in 50% crime clearance rate in
1998. That compares to a
national average of 18 to
20 percent and exceeds the rate of most
surrounding
counties. He was re-elected in the 2000 General
election
without opposition.
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Sheriff Alford
is a graduate of the
FBI
National
Academy
and the National
Sheriff's
Institute. Sheriff Alford holds a Master Peace Officer Certification.
He served twenty-seven years in the Texas Department of Public Safety
as a State Trooper for 6 years, Criminal Intelligence Service for 10
years,
Narcotics Service for 10 years and as a Special Texas Ranger.
He introduced the task force concept to
Johnson
County
in 1989 with the development of
the highly successful and still operational STOP Narcotics
Task Force.
He was elected for two years as Regional Representative for
the Texas
Narcotics Control Program which represents 26 counties in North
Central Texas.
Sheriff Alford was the Texas Narcotics Control Program Officer of this
year and Supervisor of the Year at the Johnson County Sheriff's Office
Awards Banquet.
Within 52 days of taking office in
1997, Sheriff Alford presided over the
re-certification of the jail at the
Law
Enforcement
Center
removing the
threat of having to
use out of county facilities for our prisoners. He has
implemented,
endorsed and initiated programs which provide control and
rehabilitation of jail inmates and law enforcement programs throughout
Johnson
County
.
Sheriff Alford has worked with the
Commissioner's court to improve staff compensation and provide better
services to the public.
He has helped all of the commissioners precincts
develop and man prisoner work crews as well as a cemetery clean-up
crew
at the Corrections and Services complex.
A Community Services unit has been added and
Neighborhood Watch groups went from 4 to 15.
Internal operations of the Sheriff's
Office have been improved with
Employee of the Month awards, an annual
Employee Recognition Day, a
uniform allowance and promotions within
the department are now done
through a Review Board rather than
direct appointment. All Sheriff's Office personnel must pass
drug testing. The jail is being expanded to better service inmates at a lower cost.
In 1996 Sheriff Alford made promises
which he kept and with his re-election in 2000 he pledges to continue
his efforts to offer good, conservative government and professional
law enforcement for
Johnson
County
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Sheriff Alford and his wife Marty
(Assistant Manager, Internal Security & Investigations Branch -
Security & Investigations Division) are active
members of First Baptist Church of
Joshua. They have five children and
recently added their eighth grandchild.
Bob Alford is truly our
"Sheriff Who Cares" as exhibited by his dedication
to county boards and committees which
are committed to improving our
quality of life and improve law
enforcement activities and services.
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