Scott Meyers

Scott Meyers, on Dec. 23 to the rank of deputy chief.
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Meyers said the timing of the promotions had everything to do with feasibility, the beginning of a new year and the implementation of new police services.
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Scott Meyers, 37, the sheriff's son, began his career in law enforcement in 1992 working as a Winnebago County Jail corrections officer before becoming a patrol officer, patrol sergeant, and patrol lieutenant.

In addition to overseeing all patrol operations, Meyers' new responsibilities include managing the department's SWAT team, bomb team and a newly created Special Focus Unit, a six-person task force that will be activated this month and will concentrate its efforts in "hot spots" or high-volume crime areas, similar to the Rockford Police Department's M-3 Streets Team.

Scott Meyers could not be reached for comment.

Sheriff Meyers said the Special Focus Unit is a reincarnation of previous, successful task forces that were eliminated because of budget restraints.
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And Meyers, 62, said he has no plans to retire anytime soon. "I am definitely running again in 2010, and I have every intent of serving my full four years," Meyers said.
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Meyers, Fitz and Wagner will receive raises from their annual base lieutenant's salary of $86,872 to a base deputy chief's salary of $102,619.
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Sheriff Meyers said the department was able to afford the Dec. 23 promotions, which also include Senior Deputy Dominick Barcellona and Detective Dennis Cox being promoted to sergeants; and senior deputies Jeff Ciaccio and Bob Juanez being promoted to detectives, because several ranking officers retired during the past two years.
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Olson, a vocal critic of Meyers who lost to him in a 1998 campaign for sheriff, said Meyers' department is "too top-heavy," noting the six deputy chiefs serve under Chief Deputy Kurt Ditzler, who in turn answers to Meyers.
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Olson, a vocal critic of Meyers who lost to him in a 1998 campaign for sheriff, said Meyers' department is "too top-heavy," noting the six deputy chiefs serve under Chief Deputy Kurt Ditzler, who in turn answers to Meyers.

Winnebago County Sheriff's Deputy Chief Scott Meyers says first-time offenders, the targets of the law, are markedly more upset these days about getting a DUI.

Winnebago County Sheriff's Lieutenant Scott Meyers says, "It's the ultimate decision.You want to make sure you're right and you want to make sure you're well trained for it.So firearms is one of the most if not the most important skill we possess."

And one, Meyers says, they can better hone thanks to their new shooting range at the justice center which can create more realistic scenarios.This target here comes from a recent SWAT team call where an armed man had his two kids on his lap.Sgt.
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Meyers says, "We've got ballistic coverage on the side walls as well so not only are shooting toward the backstop of the range, if an officers is advancing through the range, a threat could pop up form the side of him ,which happens, and he can safely shoot to the side of the range without casing damage to the building or getting injured.

Scott Meyers of the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department said.
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In addition to the three critically injured, Meyers said one of the victims was listed as stable in an unknown condition and the other person was not injured.

Scott Meyers, on Dec. 23 to the rank of deputy chief.
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Meyers said the timing of the promotions had everything to do with feasibility, the beginning of a new year and the implementation of new police services.
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Scott Meyers, 37, the sheriff's son, began his career in law enforcement in 1992 working as a Winnebago County Jail corrections officer before becoming a patrol officer, patrol sergeant, and patrol lieutenant.

In addition to overseeing all patrol operations, Meyers' new responsibilities include managing the department's SWAT team, bomb team and a newly created Special Focus Unit, a six-person task force that will be activated this month and will concentrate its efforts in "hot spots" or high-volume crime areas, similar to the Rockford Police Department's M-3 Streets Team.

Scott Meyers could not be reached for comment.

Sheriff Meyers said the Special Focus Unit is a reincarnation of previous, successful task forces that were eliminated because of budget restraints.
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And Meyers, 62, said he has no plans to retire anytime soon. "I am definitely running again in 2010, and I have every intent of serving my full four years," Meyers said.
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Meyers, Fitz and Wagner will receive raises from their annual base lieutenant's salary of $86,872 to a base deputy chief's salary of $102,619.
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Sheriff Meyers said the department was able to afford the Dec. 23 promotions, which also include Senior Deputy Dominick Barcellona and Detective Dennis Cox being promoted to sergeants; and senior deputies Jeff Ciaccio and Bob Juanez being promoted to detectives, because several ranking officers retired during the past two years.
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Olson, a vocal critic of Meyers who lost to him in a 1998 campaign for sheriff, said Meyers' department is "too top-heavy," noting the six deputy chiefs serve under Chief Deputy Kurt Ditzler, who in turn answers to Meyers.
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Olson, a vocal critic of Meyers who lost to him in a 1998 campaign for sheriff, said Meyers' department is "too top-heavy," noting the six deputy chiefs serve under Chief Deputy Kurt Ditzler, who in turn answers to Meyers.

"Anything that can keep people from drunken driving is a step in the right direction," said Winnebago County Sheriff's Deputy Chief Scott Meyers. "Even if someone makes the poor choice of trying to drink and drive, the device makes the choice for them whether they can drive or not."

The device, which flashes the vehicle's lights and honks the horn if the offender tries to drive after failing a breath test, also may help other motorists help police crack down on drunken driving, Meyers said.

"I think we're going to get more calls from citizens about suspected drunken driving," he said. "Before, they'd call if a car was swerving. Now, they won't be able to miss it. We won't either."

Random sampling Meyers said he also likes that the new law holds stiff penalties for falsifying a test — like having someone else take the test for you — or tampering with the device.

"People are always going to try to get around things," he said.

Scott Meyers of the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department.
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In addition to the three critically injured, Meyers said one of the victims was listed as stable in an unknown condition and the other person was not injured.

In a 15-minute speech to the Winnebago County Board, delivered red-faced and indignant, Meyers last week defended his promotion of his son, Scott Meyers, to one of three newly created deputy chief spots. Meyers responded at the meeting after several board members criticized him.

After Meyers spoke, board members applauded.
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Meyers said he's not making apologies to anyone about the promotions. To charges of nepotism, he says his son earned the promotions and had to go to the merit commission and wait on a list like anyone else. He challenged board members to find one year the department didn't come in under budget. He pointed to a recent heroin bust at Concord Commons that took 5 kilograms of heroin off the street and a bank robber his department helped nab.

He told board members if anyone had a question, to come to him for answers.

Sounds like intimidation. Only Clint Eastwood goes mano a mano with the sheriff.

In his defensiveness, Meyers hasn't made a good case for adding these positions in the first place.
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Sheriff Meyers can get as mad as he wants, but that won't change the nature of trust: Trust is a delicate thing, best won with information freely shared, before the fact, not after.

Scott Meyers with the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department.
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We need to be able to improve our tactics, and this is a tool that can help," says Meyers.