Sheriff Harrison's Profile

TRAINING
  • New Sheriff's Institute, Florida Sheriff's Association
  • Active Shooter Training, Federal Bureau of Investigations
  • Highway Drug Interdiction, Federal Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Hostage Negotiations, Gulf Coast Community College
  • Investigative Strategies for Missing and Abducted Children, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Child Protection Investigations, Department of Children and Families
  • Internet Crimes Against Children, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
  • Advanced Injury and Death Investigations, Institute of Police Technology and Management
  • Advanced Internal Investigation Training, Florida Department of Corrections
  • Strategies for Community Oriented Policing, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Protective Operations Training, Florida Department of Law Enforcement
  • Advanced Training in Credit Card Fraud, Visa USA
  • Incident Command System, Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy
  • Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings, New Mexico Tech.
  • Airport Security, Florida Intelligence Unit
  • Advanced Interview Techniques, G.C.C.C.
  • Spanish for Law Enforcement Officers, G.C.C.C.
  • Computer Voice Stress Analyst, National Institute for Truth Verification
EDUCATION
  • Graduated from Wewahitchka High School, 1986
  • Attended Pensacola Junior College and Gulf Coast Community College, 1986-1988
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science with a minor in Criminology, Florida State University, 1991
  • Graduated from Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy, 1994
COMMUNITY SERVICE
  • Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics
  • Tip-a-cop Program for Special Olympics
  • American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team Leader
  • Dixie Youth Baseball Coach
  • President Wewahitchka Elem. School Parent Advisory Board
  • Dixie Youth Girls Softball Coach
  • Dixie Youth Girls Softball League Officer
CHURCH
  • Member First Baptist Church in Wewahitchka
  • Church Stewardship Committee
  • Personnel Committee Chairman
  • Upward Basketball League Director
  • Upward Basketball Coaching Commissioner
  • Upward Basketball Coach
FAMILY
  • Married for twenty years with three children.
EXPERIENCE
  • Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 1991-1995
    • Arrest Unit
    • Division of Criminal Investigations
    • Florida Intelligence Center
  • Gadsden County Sheriff's Office, 1995-2004
    • Patrol Deputy 1995-1997
    • Patrol Supervisor 1997-2000
    • Sergeant of Criminal Investigations 2000-2004
    • Drug Task Force Officer 1995-2004
  • Gulf County Sheriff's Office, 2005-2008
    • Lieutenant / Investigator
    • Major / Chief Investigator
  • Florida Department of Children of Families, 2009
    • Child Protective Investigator
  • Florida Department of Corrections, 2009-2012
    • Classification Officer
    • Law Enforcement Inspector