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Welcome to the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office is charged with the responsibility of serving and protecting our citizens and visitors. The Sheriff's Office enforces all laws and ordinances, protects life and property, preserves the peace, and strives to prevent crime and disorder. The ordinances of Forsyth County, the laws of the State of Georgia, and the Constitution of the United States of America guide us.
The men and women of the Sheriff's Office strive to set a standard of excellence for others to follow. Every member of the Sheriff's Office is committed to professionalism, integrity and honor. In keeping with these worthy objectives, we operate according to the dictates of our mission statement that reflects the fundamental principles of our organization and cornerstone of our law enforcement philosophy: "To serve and protect through dedication, professionalism, active cooperation with the community, and respect for human dignity."
It is with humility and honor that I have the pleasure of serving as your Sheriff. Please feel free to contact me if I can assist you in any way.
Sincerely,
Ted Paxton, Sheriff
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Atlanta Metropol Law Enforcement Award
From left to right: Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Colonel Gene Moss, Special-Agent-In-Charge Brian Lamkin of Metropol,
Investigator Travis Spriggs, Sergeant Scotty Spriggs, Lieutenant Bill Franco and Riverdale Police Chief Samuel Patterson, Metropol Awards Chairperson.
FORSYTH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PROPERTY CRIMES UNIT WINS ATLANTA METROPOL LAW ENFORCEMENT AWARD
Award recognizes dedication and skill in solving Milano’s Jewelry burglary
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office was honored by Atlanta Metropol, Inc. on Wednesday for its work in solving one of the largest jewelry heists in the state’s history.
Lieutenant Bill Franco, Sergeant Scotty Spriggs and Investigator Travis Spriggs were presented with the Law Enforcement Award by the Metropol Awards Chairperson, Chief Samuel Patterson of the Riverdale Police Department. In making the presentation at Cox Enterprises in Sandy Springs, Chief Patterson recalled the burglary of Milano Fine Jewelry that occurred the weekend of Sept. 25, 2011 and the skill and dedication it took of the investigative team from the South Precinct Property Crimes Unit to solve this case.
“This unit not only solved the case and recovered over $300,000 in stolen jewelry, but their actions resulted in the arrest of 11 suspects involved in multiple thefts around the state and nation,” said Chief Patterson. “Because of these investigators’ diligence and hard work, several other law enforcement agencies were able to solve similar cases,” added Chief Patterson.
“It is an honor to have the work of our investigators recognized by the law enforcement command staff and private security professionals in Metropol,” said Sheriff Ted Paxton. “I am very proud of this unit’s work and commitment to solving crimes in Forsyth County. They consistently go above and beyond, which results in Forsyth County being one of the safest communities in the metro-area.”
Created in 1965 and incorporated in 1974, Atlanta Metropol consists of over 200 members and continues to increase cooperation between the Metropolitan Atlanta law enforcement agencies, to provide more and better police training, and to improve the communication systems between agencies.
Prescription Drug Take Back Box
FORSYTH COUNTY GETS FIRST PRESCRIPTION DRUG
TAKE BACK BOX IN STATE
The first Prescription Drug Take Back Box in the state of Georgia in conjunction with Georgia’s National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI) was unveiled today by Forsyth County Sheriff Ted Paxton at the county’s South Precinct.
The Drug Take Back Box was made possible by a grant from NADDI. Forsyth County Investigator Terry Hawkins, who was designated in April 2010 as the Sheriff’s Office’s Prescription Drug Diversion Investigator, worked on data to apply for the grant. The boxes are designed to be secured inside law enforcement facilities that will provide a depository for unwanted prescription drugs from households.
The box, located at 2985 Ronald Reagan Blvd. inside of the South Precinct, will be accessible from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday. “Individuals can come in and drop unwanted prescription drugs into the box, no questions asked,” said Sheriff Paxton.
“We chose your county for various reasons to include your active and continued role in helping to fight prescription drug abuse and diversion,” stated Adrienne Baker, president of Georgia NADDI.
“We are excited about the addition of this take-back box,” said Sheriff Paxton. “We realized in 2010 that we needed to concentrate more on what’s happening in our community with prescription drugs. Prescription drug overdose deaths are up by 15 percent in the state of Georgia since the Georgia Bureau of Investigation began tracking them in 2008. Statewide, we are seeing a growing number of our young people between the ages of 12 and 17 becoming addicted to prescription drugs such as Oxycodone, Lortab, Valium and Xanax.
“Thanks to the work of Investigator Hawkins, we have developed a partnership with the pharmacists, doctors and nurses to report to us suspicious activity involving prescription drugs. We have developed a “Pharmacy Alert” program that links all of the pharmacies together via fax to share information about suspicious activity.”
In addition, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office has already set up several formal prescription drug drop-offs prior to getting the box. In 2010, 128 pounds of drugs were collected. In 2011, that increased to 259 pounds collected. So far in 2012, 40 pounds have been collected. “All of these collections have been very successful,” added Sheriff Paxton.
The Sheriff’s Office also conducts lectures at various community functions related to prescription drug abuse issues. Investigator Hawkins trains and advises other law enforcement agencies on drug diversion investigations.
Before NADDI would allow the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office to install a box, the Sheriff’s Office first had to agree to certain guidelines to ensure that the boxes are not tampered with in any way, and to provide a regular schedule for removing the prescription drugs that are deposited and destroying the drugs. According to Investigator Hawkins, the drugs are incinerated at a controlled facility.
NADDI plans to distribute 100 prescription drug take back boxes nationally. The boxes are provided free to the agencies. Endo Pharmaceuticals provided the funding to NADDI for the take back boxes.
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