Dickinson County
Sheriff's Office

     
   

Under the direction of the Road Patrol is Lieutenant Kim Jensen, he supervises 7 full and 1 part time uniformed Road Patrol Deputies and oversees the Civil Process portion of the office. The Road Patrol investigates all crimes outside of the corporate city limits of Iron Mountain, Kingsford and Norway. The office is also responsible for the enforcement of the traffic laws of the State of Michigan. The office also assists other agencies within the county. The Patrol Deputies are also Deputized in the State of Wisconsin, through the Florence County Sheriff's Office, providing backup and assistance to them.

The Charter Township of Breitung contracts with the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office to supervise and provide enhanced road patrol to its citizens with an additional deputy.

Michael Bianchi is the Sheriff's Detective Lieutenant. He is in charge of all criminal investigations and is one of the leaders of the KIND (Kingsford, Iron Mountain, Norway, Dickinson County) drug investigation unit. Detective Bianchi is also in charge of the Scuba Diving team. The dive team is trained in the recovery of bodies and in search of evidence.

 

The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office is also the jail of the county. The jail is run by Corrections Lieutenant John Deldin. Under Lieutenant Deldin are 8 full time and 5 part time uniformed correction officers and 12 part time transport/bailiff/court security deputies. In the spring of 1997 the jail was remodeled and expanded to house additional prisoners. The jail has a total bed capacity of 68 beds/inmates, housing both male and female inmates. Under the Corrections Division, the Office also has a Sheriff's Work Van program. This program provides free Community Service to local non-profit and governmental agencies. People are assigned to this program via the District Court in lieu of jail time. It is offered to Misdemeanor crimes only and to non security risk violators. This program saves the taxpayers in getting community service and frees up valuable jail bed space for the more serious offenders. Other programs at the Corrections Center are Alcohol Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Guidions, Community Schools, Chaplincy Program, and Mental health Counseling.

The Office is also the home for the 911E (Enhanced) Dispatch Center. Currently the 911E Center is run by the Sheriff's Office Emergency Services Director, Peter Schlitt. The center is staffed by 6 highly trained dispatchers. The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office is very unique in that it handles the Dispatching and telephones for several other area departments including some in the State of Wisconsin. The Office handles all radio and telephone traffic for the Florence County Wisconsin Sheriff's Office and all of its ambulances and fire departments, etc.

The staffing of the Office is augmented by a number of part time auxiliary officers.

The Office also has one of the few Rescue Trucks in the U.P. that is run by a law enforcement agency. The truck is equipped with some of the most up to date equipment used in the extraction of victims from car crashes, etc. The Office also maintains a mobile command vehicle for portable communications including fax, cell phone, police and air radio and manuals & maps.

   

The Sheriff's Office is also in charge of enforcing the laws of the water. The Office has a Marine Patrol Division that patrols the inland waters during the summer months. They are in charge of body recovery and they also train all young boat operators. The training is done mostly during the school years in cooperation with the area schools. During the winter months the Marine Patrol turns into the Snowmobile Patrol, where the Office patrols the many groomed and non groomed trails in the area, making it safe for fellow snowmobilers. In addition the Office has an ORV Patrol using a Yamaha Big Bear four wheeler for patrolling the rural country side. All three of these are also used in search and recovery and rescue of any unfortunate persons.

CIRT
Currently the Dickinson County Sheriff's Office is a member of the Critical Incident Response T eam, which is used as a swat team in the event the situation calls for highly trained officers able to respond to unpredictable life threatening situations. This team is comprised of officers from the Sheriff's Office, Kingsford Public Safety Department, Iron Mountain and Norway Police Departments.

The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office trained its first DARE officer in the fall of 1998. Currently the Sheriff's Office educates all sixth graders on the dangers of drugs and alcohol use through the teaching of the DARE program. Currently the DARE Officer is Deputy Kenneth Davis. His DARE teachings bring him to the Iron Mountain, Breitung Township, North Dickinson, Norway/Vulcan Public Schools, and the Dickinson Area Catholic School systems.

TRUANCY
In September of 1999 the Sheriff's Office will have a part time Truancy Deputy serving six school districts. This program will target parents more than the child on truancy problems in the schools.

K.I.N.D. is a multi-agency drug team. This team is responsible for all drug enforcement activity in the county. The K.I.N.D. team is comprised of officers from the Sheriff's Office, Kingsford Public Safety Department, Iron Mountain and Norway Police Departments.

The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office is responsible for all court security in Circuit, District and Probate Courts.

The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office currently has one full time and 1 part time uniformed Animal Control Deputies providing 8 hours a day coverage, 7 days a week. They provide Animal Control for 3 cities and 7 townships. Complaints range from animal bite cases, cruelty/neglect cases, and all other type complaints.

 

The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office can be reached 24 hours a day.

Dickinson County Sheriff's Office 300 East "D" Street P.O. BOX 609 Iron Mountain,MI 49801 PHONE: (906) 774-6262 FAX: (906) 774-2604 NCIC ORI: MI2212200 sheriff@uplogon.com