Atoka County Sheriff

The Atoka County Sheriff department is a law enforcement agency in Atoka, Oklahoma, that promotes public safety through the management of county jails and public policing. The department is headed by the county Sheriffs office and comes in handy to patrol unincorporated areas of the county that are not policed by the municipal police unit. Furtherm... ore, it enforces legal judgments such as repossession, tax delinquencies, and foreclosures. The current sheriff is Tony Head, who took office in 2013. The Atoka County Sheriff attends to the following issues: Who are in the county jails? Along with his team of law enforcers, the Atoka county sheriff, who is also a member of the Oklahoma Sheriffs association, is charged by the state to fulfill specific duties and roles. His position is democratic; hence is elected by the people, and this means he is answerable to not only the state but also the Atoka county people. Some of the roles and duties include the following: The sheriff is the lead law enforcer in the county. Consequently, he and his team patrol the county, keeping law and order. For instance, he is called up to provide security and control masses during the county's special events. The sheriff comes in handy to provide security in county courts during court sessions. The sheriff is the lead administrator of the county jails. This means he and his team provides meals, medical services and is in charge of the inmates' general welfare. The county sheriff is also responsible for the training of his team members including, deputies and detention officers. The sheriff's department is also responsible for transporting county inmates to the courts, medical facilities, mental health facilities, juvenile facilities, and inter-county transfers. The sheriffs office also has some attached civic duties. Such include the following seizure of property, evictions, property disposition via sheriff sales, serving subpoenas, warrants, and lawsuits. The sheriff is also charged with the responsibility of collecting and ...Read More