Sheriff Roger Garrison has announced his bid for reelection in the July 2012 polls, according to a release.
Garrison will be running against
Who's the better candidate: Waters or Sheriff Garrison? Let us know in the comment box below.
In his announcement, Garrison said he will continue to be devoted to the safety of Cherokee County residents and the proactive measure that will decrease crime in the county.
His platform for reelection hits heavy on hot-button issues in Cherokee County, particular illegal immigration.
"My top priority is to ensure the safety of our community by working with all local, state and federal agencies to develop response plans to foreign and domestic threats and to identify individuals involved in organized crime including gangs, prostitution and fraudulent activities,” Garrison said in the release. “We will continue to focus our efforts on identifying illegal aliens involved in organized crime including drug sales, prostitution and gang affiliations which threaten our community."
After plans to identify illegal aliens, Garrison said he wanted to participate in a federal program that will reimburse the county for the money they spend to
Can his past accomplishments win him another term as sheriff? Garrison seems to think so.
The release itemized his accomplishments in the past five terms:
- He was the first Georgia sheriff to receive the Egon Bittner Accreditation Award.
- Under his leadership, the Cherokee County Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad has become one of the "most efficent and aggressive agencies in the country" and will continue to focus on gang investigations and the increased abuse of prescription drugs.
- He serves as chairman of the Georgia Peace Officers Annuity and Benefit Board.
- He also serves on the State Board of Corrections that sets and monitors policies for the state’s 60,000 inmates and 14,000 employees.
- Garrison was recognized with the Georgia Sheriff’s President’s Award and the FBI Joint Task Force Corruption Commendation.
Past his accomplishments and plans to move forward with increased immigration enforcement, the release stated that Garrison will operate the within the budget set by the
He vows to keep all precincts open despite budget cuts and the loss of 30 deputy positions over the last three years.
To do this, Garrison proposes a system of volunteers to meet additional needs in each precinct.
And to Mary K saying the officers there were not trained and "bullies". Educate yourself. No seriously. Take a look at the amount of training the Sheriff's office requires and compare that to what other agencies require. Take a look at how much training the HNT team gets compared to other agencies in the metro Atlanta area. Cobb County is lucky if their HNT gets one day of training a month. At one time Cherokee was doing two days of training a month . You call them bullies? I say you are ignorant of proper tactical and procedural techniques and in your ignorance you think something is being a bully just because you don't see why they do it that way. You have just how much training and experience in these matters? Have you talked with actually employed ( not fired and bitter) law enforcement personnel and asked them what is and is not tried and true practices? No? Well I have. Numerous times. Citizens have a right to speak out but try to actually know what you are talking about in the 1stplace
Thank you Sir, my vote will be for David Waters!
Please don't belittle others unless you have the facts.
And the reason they do it once a month now is budget issues and time constraints on the team members which now i am told consist of not just Sheriff's Office deputies but officers from Woodstock and school police. I will tell you what. I am feeling generous. The answer is really easy to find if one knows where to look. I will help ya out on this one. http://www.gapost.org/postAct/35821.html
I hope our citizens will step up and understand that Mr. Garrison is ALL politics and nothing to back him in accomplishments for victims of any kind! That includes the Rivera and Messina Family! Cherokee sheriff: Mistake made during Rivera investigationhttp://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/cherokee-sheriff-mistake-made-1260332.htmlTwo Cherokee County Sheriff's deputies will face disciplinary action for failing to immediately report
1 case does not = hundreds of cases. Really simple. Hate to burst your talking point.
Three Cherokee County victims who were killed this year were in the hearts of many of the attendees as their wooden silhouette statues built in their remembrance stood near the crowd. Shannon Lawrence, Minnie Carr and her son, Casey Conley, all died in domestic violence-related incidents this past summer. http://www.cherokeetribune.com/view/full_story/16092682/article-Vigil-shines-light-on-3-773-calls-for-help?instance=home_news_left Read more: Cherokee Tribune - Vigil shines light on 3 773 calls for help
Mr. Garrison didn't even bother emailing me back! Mr. Waters actually took the time to call and tell me his story. I've been honored to meet Mr. Waters and his wife Brenda and I have to tell you - their passion is for the "people" and its obvious! They also support policy and procedural changes in family disputes - as with the Messina family! Mr. Garrison just pushes it under the rug and hasn't offered any resolution to policies and proceedures! https://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/justice-for-andrew-messina-policy-procedure-change-to-protect-juveniles-from-deadly-force-by-law-enforcement
And I don't just talk to Cherokee Deputies either. I've talked with other deputies and officers too who praise the Cherokee County Sheriff's office. But wait...they must clearly be afraid for their jobs. Oh wait...they don't have jobs with the Sheriff's office.I guess the next time I am passing through GPSTC on my way to Florida, I need to remind them not to talk about how well respected Cherokee County is because I can clearly see they are biased and afraid of losing their jobs.
Code of Conduct Policy # 01-03-02 Effective Date: December 20, 2010 UNBECOMING CONDUCT: Employees shall conduct themselves at all times, both on and off duty, in such a manner as to reflect most favorably on the agency. Conduct unbecoming shall include that which tends to discredit or cause the public to loose confidence in the agency or Cherokee County government; which is prejudicial to good order; First recommended action: Open recommendation Also, in regards to training- the electives are not ABOVE the 40 hours training, but part of the 40 hour training. You cannot take all the classes you want- there's an 80 hour cap. And FYI- Alpharetta provides 48 hours of training/ year, Marietta provides 100-150 hours of training/ year, and even Cartersville gives more than 40 hours! And those are only the three agencies I called this morning.
And so you admit to being wrong about the Sheriffs Office requiring the same 40 hours as any other county , when it is in fact double what POST requires? 80 hour cap? Well darn I guess there are quite a few deputies breaking the rules on that one because I have a neighbor who has easily over 120 and the year is not even over. Oh wait...I forget. I have blackmail material on him too don't I?
http://www.oregon.gov/OSP/code_conduct.shtml Thought police I tell ya! http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/CJST/Menu/Officer-Requirements-Main-Page/LE-Ethical-Standards-of-Conduct.aspx I guess we can never ask them their opinions. Because their evil bosses will fire them.