Excellence

 

Goochland Sheriff's Office Command Staff
Sheriff Ira Edwards, Jr. holding certificate

Law enforcement officers (LEOs) swear to protect and serve. It takes a special kind of person to pin a target over their heart before they go to a job that can be dangerous, tedious, and frustrating.

Excellence in law enforcement does not happen by accident. It is the product of exemplary leadership that sets a high bar for performance in every facet of conserving the peace.

The Goochland Sheriff’s Office, the county’s law enforcement agency, under the superb leadership of Sheriff Steven Ned Creasey, works hard to ensure that each member of the agency, sworn and civilian is well trained and adheres to the highest standards of community service.

On January 3 the GCSO was presented with the FBI-Law Enforcement Executive Development Association Agency Trilogy Award joining 63 other law enforcement agencies in the United States—yes, one of 64 nationwide—by FBI-LEEDA President Ira Edwards, Jr., the retired Sheriff of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia.

The award signifies that the entire GCSO command staff has completed the training. The program was created to provide high level leadership training for small to medium sized law enforcement agencies to help them provide the high quality law enforcement.

Edwards said that the GCSO, has 56 sworn full-time deputies and 21 civilians “work 24 hours a day seven days a week to keep your citizens safe.”  He noted that the work of the GCSO embraces the countywide core values to treat others as they would want their families to be treated, which drives interactions with all residents, businesses, and visitors to Goochland County.

Our Sheriff, said Edwards, leads by example as does his command staff.

Creasey thanked Edwards for flying from Georgia to make the presentation. “This is a team effort,” said the Sheriff. He said that all members of the GCSO will receive the FBI-LEEDA training in the future.