Divisions
As the guardians of safety and security in Williamson County, we operate through specialized divisions, each meticulously crafted to tackle the diverse challenges of modern policing. From the swift response of our Patrol division to the meticulous scrutiny of our Investigations unit, from the relentless pursuit of justice by our Major Case Squad to the rapid deployment of our Special Response unit in critical situations, every facet of our operations is geared towards ensuring the safety and well-being of our residents. Explore the distinct roles and responsibilities of each division as we strive to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in all that we do.
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Patrol Division
The Williamson County Sheriff's Office currently has 20 Deputies assigned to Patrol Positions. These Deputies Provide residents of the County with 24 hour police protection. In addition to calls for service and emergency calls. Patrol Deputies are responsible for service warrants, orders of protection. and other documents from the courts as well as civil process service. Deputies also conduct a number of self-initiated activities such as security checks of local businesses and churches during the overnight hours and House watch checks for residents who are on vacation. You can request a vacation watch for you home in several different ways. You can download the house watch form and bring it into the sheriffs office or fax it to our communications division. Our communications division will also take your information by phone. Patrol division also conducts regular compliance check on the registered sex offenders who live in the county. Williamson County Deputies patrol 1318 miles of road, highway and street. There are 640 miles of county road, 124 miles of state highway, and 553 miles of city street in Williamson County.
Investigations Division
The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Williamson County Sheriff's Office is commanded by Lieutenant Karl Gusentine. The division consists of a squad of criminal investigators (detectives) that do follow-up investigations on crimes such as homicide, rape, robbery, burglary and forgery. The squad has 4 criminal investigators.
Major Case Squad
The Williamson County Major Case Squad was created in 1993 as a way to focus law-enforcement efforts during the investigation of a major crime. The Major Case Squad is made up of investigators and officers from the Williamson County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police, and the municipalities in Williamson County. The premise behind the inception of the Major Case Squad is to bring together specially trained, extremely motivated and highly experienced investigators from around the Williamson County area to aggressively investigate major crimes. During the tenure of the Major Case Squad it has been so successful in solving these major crimes, it averages nearly an 80% clearance rate. During a Major Case Squad call-out between 15 to 25 investigators, from all different departments, will respond to the command post within three hours of the discovery of the crime bringing a wealth of law enforcement knowledge and experience. The Major Case Squad is also highly specialized in new and advanced investigative techniques. The Major Case Squad is activated at the request of the department that has primary jurisdiction over the crime.
Special Response Team (SRT)
The Williamson County Sheriff's Office has a team of Deputies who, in addition to their regular duties, are trained to deal with high risk or tactical situations. These deputies participate in monthly training that prepares them for handling such things as hostage situation, barricaded persons, suicidal individuals, terrorist threats, etc. These deputies are well equipped and well trained to handle a wide variety of circumstances.
Patrol Division
The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office currently has 20 Deputies assigned to Patrol Positions. These Deputies Provide residents of the County with 24 hour police protection. In addition to calls for service and emergency calls.
Patrol Deputies are responsible for service warrants, orders of protection. and other documents from the courts as well as civil process service.
Deputies also conduct a number of self-initiated activities such as security checks of local businesses and churches during the overnight hours and House watch checks for residents who are on vacation.
You can request a vacation watch for you home in several different ways.
You can download the house watch form and bring it into the sheriffs office or fax it to our communications division. Our communications division will also take your information by phone.
Patrol division also conducts regular compliance check on the registered sex offenders who live in the county.
Williamson County Deputies patrol 1318 miles of road, highway and street. There are 640 miles of county road, 124 miles of state highway, and 553 miles of city street in Williamson County.
Investigations Division
The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office is commanded by Lieutenant Karl Gusentine.
The division consists of a squad of criminal investigators (detectives) that do follow-up investigations on crimes such as homicide, rape, robbery, burglary and forgery. The squad has 4 criminal investigators.
Major Case Squad
The Williamson County Major Case Squad was created in 1993 as a way to focus law-enforcement efforts during the investigation of a major crime.
The Major Case Squad is made up of investigators and officers from the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, Illinois State Police, and the municipalities in Williamson County.
The premise behind the inception of the Major Case Squad is to bring together specially trained, extremely motivated and highly experienced investigators from around the Williamson County area to aggressively investigate major crimes. During the tenure of the Major Case Squad it has been so successful in solving these major crimes, it averages nearly an 80% clearance rate. During a Major Case Squad call-out between 15 to 25 investigators, from all different departments, will respond to the command post within three hours of the discovery of the crime bringing a wealth of law enforcement knowledge and experience. The Major Case Squad is also highly specialized in new and advanced investigative techniques.
The Major Case Squad is activated at the request of the department that has primary jurisdiction over the crime.
Special Response Team (SRT)
The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office has a team of Deputies who, in addition to their regular duties, are trained to deal with high risk or tactical situations. These deputies participate in monthly training that prepares them for handling such things as hostage situation, barricaded persons, suicidal individuals, terrorist threats, etc. These deputies are well equipped and well trained to handle a wide variety of circumstances.
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