The Sheriff's Office Patrol Division is dedicated to preserving the safety for all citizens of Shelby County, twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week.
The Patrol Division consists of Uniform Patrol, School Resource Officers and the Speaker Bureau of Crime Prevention. The Patrol Division is currently under the supervision of Commander Insp. Todd Cash. The Uniform Patrol Division is located at 11670 Memphis-Arlington Road, Arlington, TN, 38002. The Patrol Division Secretary, can be reached at 867-1402.
With 80 Patrol Officers, 9 Sergeants, 3 Lieutenants, 1 Captain, 1 Inspector-Commander and 2 Civilian employees, the Patrol Division is one of the largest divisions of the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. We are fortunate to have a staff of very dedicated professional officers and civilian personnel. We take pride in recognizing that Patrol Division officers have received 16 Lifesaving Merit Awards, 5 Purple Hearts and 1 Medal of Valor along with the national recognition of the “2002 National Rifle Association Law Enforcement Officer of the Year” being awarded to Patrolman Kevin Helms.
The annual budget for the Patrol Division in the 2002-2003 fiscal year was slightly over $2,000,000.00, including operations and payroll.
We currently have seven districts that cover a very large land area in Shelby County. This area includes Arlington, Lakeland and all other unincorporated areas. Due to recent City of Memphis annexations, the area that is covered has decreased in size. However, Uniform Patrol had a slight decrease in calls in the year 2002. Overall, Uniform Patrol Officers responded to 76,276 citizen initiated calls, issued 13,876 Regular Citations and 16,296 Courtesy Citations. Felony arrests numbered 764, while Misdemeanor Arrests added up to 4,850.