Platform

1. Community Safety

Focus: Proactive protection and public trust.

Visible Patrol Presence: Expand neighborhood patrols to deter crime and build community relationships.
School Safety Programs: Collaborate with schools for threat assessments, safety drills, and having SROs (School Resource Officers) where appropriate.
Increase Number of Deputies: Multi year plan to increase the number of CCSO deputies to meet growth projections and to ensure proactive policing patrols can meet and exceed current levels while ensuring school safety needs are a priority.

Focus: Stopping crime before it starts and cracking down on violent crime.

Community Policing Initiatives: Strengthen community relationships to identify and solve local problems together.
Youth Engagement Programs: Support mentorship, after-school programs, and outreach for at-risk youth to prevent criminal involvement.
Drug Prevention and Intervention: Combat substance abuse with both enforcement and support-based approaches.
Data-Driven Policing: Maintain the use of crime data and analytics to identify trends and deploy resources effectively.

Focus: Building a strong, professional, and committed team.

Use regional data and salary and compensation studies to ensure our CCSO pay and benefits package remains competitive to attract and retain CCSO Deputies.
Training and Professional Development: Ensure continuing education, leadership development, and specialized training.
Positive Culture: Continue to build a department culture based on respect, leadership, and accountability.
Provide steadfast leadership that continues to support the great work done each day by the men and women of the Cecil County Sheriff's Office. As Sheriff I will stand behind the men and women of Law Enforcement and Corrections, understanding the difficult job they do each day to keep our citizens safe.