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Citrus County Sheriff's Office
Headquarters
1 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Avenue
Inverness, FL  34450-4994
Citrus County Sheriff's Office
Emergency Operations Center
3549 Saunders Way
Lecanto, FL  34461-7108
Phone
Main Office / Civil / EOC
Community Resource Offices

Inverness Operations Center    352-726-4488
Inverness Civil Office    352-341-6525
Non-Emergency    352-726-1121
Emergency                       911

Beverly Hills / Ridge Area    352-746-3484
Crystal River / Gulf Region    352-795-4241


E-Mail
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Administrative Offices
Sheriff Jeffrey J. Dawsy
Administrative Bureau Commander
Bonnie White
Law Enforcement Bureau Commander
Buddy Grant
Executive Assistant to Sheriff
Pam Ferguson
Executive Assistant to Commanders
Traci Beagan
 
Animal Control
Supervisor Lora Peckham
 
Community Affairs
Volunteers & Crime Prevention Deputy Andy McEwen
Senior Affairs Coordinator, Seniors vs. Crime Storefront Manager
Linda LePore
 
Volunteer Program Email Us For Info
 
Community Crimes Unit
Eastside
Detective Ed Blair
Detective Craig Callahan
Detective Steve Casada
Detective Shelley Clark
Detective Robert Greatrex
Detective Jeremy Laughlin
Detective Jim McIntyre
 
Westside
Detective Bobby Lambert
Detective Dodi Pruitt
Detective Sam Ruby
Detective Ed Serocki
Detective Corey Sharpe
Detective Dale Strickland
 
Community Resource Officers
Eastside
City of Inverness / Deputy Michelle Tewell
  
Westside
City of Crystal River / Deputy Brian Coleman
 
Criminal Investigations/Major Crimes
Captain Dave Decarlo
Lieutenant Kevin Purinton
Lieutenant Brad Smith
Detective Sergeant Jerry Dixon
Detective Chris Ball
Detective Jose Carreras
Detective Al Emrick
Detective Craig Fass
Detective Jon Seffern
Detective Matt Taylor
Missing Persons & Gang Intelligence Juan Santiago
 
Crossing Guards
Coordinator Tony Boline
 
Emergency Management
EM Director Joe Eckstein
Asst Director/Comm Mgr Elena Vitt
CAD Administrator Dennis Devoe
REP Coordinator Bretlee Jordan
EM Planner
Robert Wesch
 
Finance
Director Darlene Carlson
Senior Accountant Tracy Seffern
 
Fire Rescue
Chief Larry Morabito
Deputy Chief Jim Goodworth
Volunteer Coordinator John Beebe
Admin. Secretary Kim Fugate
 
Fleet Maintenance
Supervisor Mike Snider
 
Human Resources
Director - Captain Doug Dodd
Personnel Manager Carol Gauthreaux
 
Id & Evidence
Sergeant Tim Martin
Sergeant Brian Spiddle
Crime Scene Investigator Dave Cannaday
Crime Scene Specialist Justin Alexander
Crime Scene Specialist Sherri Leahy
Crime Scene Specialist Ashley Pate
Crime Scene Specialist Joe Stanton
Evidence Custodian Betty Rideout
Evidence Custodian Liz Laughlin
 
Intelligence Analysis
Supervisor Sherry Cook
Eastside Analyst Crissy Messer
Westside Analyst Heidi Lasher
Crime Stoppers Liaison Ken Perez
 
Internet Crimes Against Children
Detective Chris Cornell
Detective Ken Lakatis
 
Judicial Services / Civil
Lieutenant Greg Farrell
Warrants Clerk Julie Sellars
Inverness, Sergeant Misty Clendenney
Civil Clerk Rachel Warner
Civil Clerk Sheri Moeckel
GPS Tracking Deputy Tim O'Melian
Transport Deputy Rainer Jakob
 
Patrol
Captain - East District Justin Ferrara
East District Operational Sergeant
Dave Vincent
Captain - West District Danny Linhart
West District Operational Sergeant
Ryan Glaze
Lieutenant - Special Ops Ricky Grant
Executive Secretary Michelle Shomer
Public Service Officer Coordinator
Tony Boline
 
Professional Standards
Lieutenant Chris Evan
Administrative Secretary
Coleen McCann
Accreditation Officer
Wayne King
Accreditation Officer Jody Bloomer
 
Public Information
Media Relations Coordinator
Heather Yates
 
Records
Supervisor Kim Helms
 
School Resource Officers
Lieutenant Kevin Purinton
Westside
Supervisor/Sergeant Scott Farmer
CRHS Mike Barry
LHS Daniel Weaks
RENAISSANCE Tim Langer
CRMS,CRPS Jon LaBelle
LMS,LPS Mitch Cook
CREST,RCES Todd Farnham
Eastside
Supervisor/Sergeant Ron Frink
CHS Cregg Dalton
CSMS,CRES Tiffany Barry
IMS,IPS Derrick Bogart
PGE,HERNANDO ES Jon Payne
CSES,FRES Joe Faherty
FCES,HOMOSASSA ES Gary Atchison
 
  SRO PHONE LIST
 
Sexual Predator Unit
Detective Scott Farmer
 
Special Victims Unit
Sergeant Mike Kanter
Detective Matt Baird
Detective Kat Liotta
Detective Bryan Melhado
Detective Jason Strickland
Civilian Liaison with Dept of Children and Families Portia Guinn
 
Staff Services
Director Patricia Bergerson
Buyer Cindy Russo
Building Maintenance Coordinator
Doug Kahane
Inventory & Property Control Coordinator
Jessica Gallant
 
Tactical Impact Unit
Detective Sergeant John Novy
 
Training
Law Enforcement Academy Director Phil Royal
Law Enforcement Academy Coordinator John Clark
Fire Training Coordinator Curt Clendenney
 
Victim Advocates
Advocate Melissa Bowermaster
Advocate Cindy Ferguson