Uniformed Services Command

The Uniform Services Command of the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office currently consists of approximately 154 employees: 116 deputy sheriff positions, twenty-three dispatchers, and fifteen professional support staff. Included in USC is our Patrol Division, Special Enforcement Division, Civil/Programs Division, and Communications Division. USC is overseen by a captain, with lieutenants heading each division and a director over Communications. Most encounters between the public and the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office involve deputies, task force officers, and personnel assigned to Uniform Services Command. We stand ready 24/7 to both protect our communities and serve our citizens.

Captain Nathan Lusk
Uniform Services Command  

Patrol Division

Just under half of the deputies in USC are assigned to squads in the Patrol Division and provide law enforcement services throughout the county while assigned to one of four squads. They work 12-hour rotating shifts and cover eight zoned areas totaling 2,027 square miles. Each patrol squad is supervised by a sergeant and three corporals. Their primary mission is to answer calls for service from citizens and protect the public from criminal activity through proactive patrol operations. They are also responsible for traffic enforcement, the service of criminal processes (such as arrest warrants and subpoenas), and provide officer presence throughout the county in an effort to prevent and detect crime.

In addition to their regular assignments, many deputies volunteer for other specialty assignments such as SWAT, Special Response Team, Critical Intervention Team, drone pilots, Field Training Officers, and Negotiations Team, as well as community related volunteering.

The Field Training Program for deputies is conducted in this division.  The Field Training Program consists of a minimum of 588 hrs. of training and usually takes 3 ½ months to complete.  Every new deputy must successfully complete this training to continue as a Baldwin County Deputy. 

Lieutenant Jed Davis

Special Enforcement Division

The Special Enforcement Division has employees assigned to the Coastal Enforcement Unit, Special Operations Unit, Street Crimes Unit, and the Training Unit. 

What was historically our Special Operations Unit is now divided into two separate units that function as our Interstate Interdiction Unit and the Street Crimes Unit. These two units also house our K9 program. Interstate Interdiction focuses on intercepting criminal activity that occurs on our two interstate highways. This includes loads of narcotics, currency, and humans that are trafficked through our county by criminal enterprises. Drugs that are destined for Baldwin County first come through the area on our interstate highways where they are destined for distribution hubs to our north and our east and then redistributed back to our area. While conducting this mission, our personnel frequently encounter other types of criminal activity.

The Street Crimes Unit focuses on local roadways and crime hot spots throughout the county. They also conduct saturations, traffic problems and high-risk warrant services. Coastal Enforcement’s primary area of responsibility is the Ft. Morgan peninsula where they perform normal patrol activities and monitor the beach areas.        

Our training unit is a partnership with Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission. Our deputies assigned to this division are responsible for training and coordinating training that covers all aspects of law enforcement, as well as topics that are required by APOST. We strive to include all aspects that help create the most professional deputies in the state and are proud that thousands of law enforcement officers receive advanced training through them annually (click here for the Training Unit page).

Lieutenant Matt Hunady

Civil and Programs Division

The Civil Affairs Division is responsible for serving court issued paperwork, to include protection from abuse orders and writs for body for mental health orders issued by the Judge of Probate. Civil Affairs personnel ensure that the elections in the county are conducted in a secure and professional manner (click here for the Civil page). The School Resource Deputies are also assigned to the Civil Affairs Division. These deputies are assigned to the schools in the Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction, Centers for Technology, and the alternative school (click here for the SRO page).

Professional support staff within the Civil Division are responsible for processing civil paperwork such as criminal witness subpoenas, writ for bodies, PFAs, writs of execution as well as conducting Sheriff Sales, and issuing pistol permits. Our Warrants and Reports professional staff are responsible for entering, recalling, and validating warrants in NCIC, issuing warrants to deputies for service, and answering questions / calls regarding warrant and recalls from the Clerk of Court. Warrants and Reports staff also answers open records request, subpoenas and general inquiries from the public (click here for Warrants/Records page).

The Rural Area Enforcement Unit is a part of the Civil Division, and they are responsible for assisting the agricultural businesses and large tract landowners with crimes and issues directly related to their industry. They often “wear multiple hats” and their assignment calls for them to be quite adaptable in their abilities in patrolling, investigating, and coordinating resources. Finally, our Magnolia Springs Deputy assignment is also within the Civil and is a partnership with the Town of Magnolia Springs. This deputy is responsible for patrol activities and community engagement in the Magnolia Springs incorporated area.

Lieutenant Matt Morrison

Communications Division

The Communications Division is comprised of our dispatch center, and these officers are frequently the first people to communicate with citizens who call the Sheriff’s Office. The communication operators assigned to dispatch receive 911 transfers, answer calls from the public, dispatch calls, answer the radio when deputies are transmitting, check information for deputies, create numerous call logs, and serve as the lifeline for deputies in the field. They also play a crucial role as analysts for first responders (click here for the Communications page). 

Director Mandi Scott