The Sheriff’s Office participates in the Region II Narcotics Task Force along with members of the Farmington Police Department and NM State Police and assorted federal agencies. We have three full-time personnel assigned to Region II.

The Sheriff’s Office currently has two helicopters and contracted pilots at its disposal. Use of the helicopters is offered to all public safety agencies. The helicopters are invaluable in locating missing or wanted subjects and property.

The Sheriff’s Office has a well trained “Special Response Team” (SRT) for use in high-risk missions such as barricaded subjects, hostage situations, and fugitive apprehensions.

We are currently involved in becoming nationally accredited – a feat no other sheriff’s office in New Mexico has ever accomplished. The projected date for reaching accreditation is July 2007.

The Sheriff’s Office has designed a web site (www.sjcso.com) in an effort to better inform the public as to what our mission and goals are. This professionally designed site is yet another tool used to reach our communities. Sheriff’s

The Sheriff’s Office has a Traffic Division within the Patrol Division. When staffed, a sergeant, six full-time deputies, and a part-time deputy concentrate their efforts on the traffic concerns of the public, DWI enforcement, and accident mitigation and investigation. Four of the positions are grant-funded.