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Welcome to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Department website:
With the start of 2011, I begin my third term as your Sheriff, an honor I do not take lightly. The state of the department is strong; the enthusiasm, professionalism, dedication and ethical foundation of the department are high. The past year has been very good to the department. The most visible of our divisions –Patrol, played a crucial role in a remarkable statistic, nine traffic fatalities, the lowest Dodge County has seen in 66 years (1944). The first responders to every call for service, our Patrol Division, continues to excel aided by innovation, automation and focused leadership; they are the face of the department.
Our Dodge County Detention Facility continues to provide the financial resources which allow the entire county to operate on a significantly higher level, generating almost $9 million in federal revenue. These dedicated employees understand the breadth of their role and the importance that role plays in Dodge County. The Criminal Investigation Division amazes the citizenry every month by the number of crimes they solve. These solid veterans of law enforcement are working long hours, passionately working to ensure those who commit crimes within the county are caught and convicted.
No department can function without communications. Our E911 Center continues to manage hundreds of thousands of phone calls, constant radio traffics, as well as paging first responders to action; often talking down a suicidal subject or providing CPR instructions to a parent of a pulse-less, non-breathing infant. The communication officers of Dodge County are the best of the best.
Each division has its special teams whom often go unnoticed. We began 2010 with a SWAT call in Theresa and finished the year with multiple traffic crashes requiring the Crash Investigation Team. The real estate and economic downfall has significantly tasked our Civil Process Division and our transport personnel have logged record miles. Our Drug Unit remains strong, working with all county agencies maintaining the fight against drugs.
Lastly, our success in several areas can be traced back to our extensive list of volunteers; the Sheriff’s Posse and the Dodge County Emergency Response Team (DCERT) give unselfishly of themselves. They are filling the void we have in reduced resources, providing critical support to the department. Each and every day someone will say, “Great job Sheriff.” My response has always remained, “I got great people.” The foundation of your sheriff’s department is its personnel. I am proud of each and every one of them.
For the next few years we have a plan to integrate all county law enforcement agencies into one central records management system, one system for the sharing of information, allowing each and every county police department to share data electronically. This is no easy task and will require significant work and of course cooperation. I fee confident we can get there and it is the right thing to do.
I look forward to the next four years and appreciate your continued support.
Sheriff Todd M. Nehls