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Revision as of 22:41, 12 November 2006
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is the primary law-enforcement agency in Jefferson County, with jurisdiction in municipalities and unincorporated areas of the County. The current Sheriff, first elected in 2002, is Mike Hale. In addition to patrols and investigation, the Sheriff's Office serves ad officers of the Jefferson County District Court, serving legal processes and operating county jails.
The Sheriff's Office is headquartered at the Mel Bailey Justice Center at 8th Avenue North and 21st Street in downtown Birmingham. A second main office is located in the Bessemer Annex courthouse. Individual patrols operate from substations at Cahaba Heights, Center Point, Forestdale, Mount Olive, Oak Grove, and Sylvan Springs. The department's School Resource Division provides officers to the Jefferson County School System. The office also operates the Jefferson County Sheriff's Academy, the only such academy in Alabama. Other units include Motor Scouts, Highway Safety Unit, Bomb Squad, Civil Disturbance Detail, Canine Unit, Crisis Negotiation Team, Animal Cruelty Specialists, Truck Weighing Unit, Honor Guard, and SWAT. A corpse of Reserve Deputies are available to transport prisoners, work security details, and fill in during weekends and periods of high activity.