NEWSLETTER // Friday, April 21, 2023

First Group Graduates from

Jail Officer Academy

We are so excited as this has been a long time in the making. Tonight the Sheriffs' Association graduated 12 from its first Jail Officer Academy held at the Pettis County Sheriff's Office in Sedalia. Class number 2 is underway at the Webster County Sheriff's Office with number 3 scheduled to begin April 28th at the Adair County Sheriff's Office. Graduates from this course can go on to complete 2 additional courses and apply for certification as a MSA Certified Jail Officer. READ MORE

Wheatley Named First Missouri WSSA Rep

Moniteau County Sheriff Tony Wheatley is Missouri's first representative for an organization connecting sheriffs from 17 other states. Missouri sheriffs unanimously chose Wheatley on March 8 to be the state's first representative on the Western States Sheriffs' Association (WSSA) Board of Directors. In the role, he will be working with sheriffs from 17 other states in the organization – Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming – to address concerns affecting those states. READ MORE

Missouri Sheriff Pushing to Make Running from Police a Felony

Cass County's sheriff has a plan to make running from arrest a more serious crime -- one that carries jail time. READ MORE