2010 Annual Report - Carroll County Government

FIELD SERVICES
From left is Roxann
Yeager, Major Tom Long
and Captain Vince Maas.
“Maintaining a Tradition While Forging a Future”
The Field Services Bureau
is commanded by Major Tom
Long and is comprised of the
Patrol and Civil Divisions.
As implied by the title, the Field Services Bureau has established a tradition of exemplary service to the
citizens of Carroll County. While the Bureau is very proud of this tradition each Field Services Bureau deputy
and staff member realizes that the demands of a full service police agency require a daily commitment. This
commitment is not only an individual and team endeavor, but also demands constant evaluation, citizen input
and change to insure a continuance of this excellent service. Ensuring this commitment to our citizens is the
mission of the Field Services Bureau.
The Bureau is commanded by Major Tom Long with Captain Vince Maas serving as the Assistant Bureau
Chief representing a total of 74 years of law enforcement experience. This experience includes tours of duty
as State Police barrack commander, region commander, criminal investigations, internal affairs investigations
and executive security. This history of law enforcement service assures that this command element of the
Sheriff’s Office has the experience and expertise to render the best response, assistance, enforcement and
mitigation available to any given emergency or citizen concern.
On January 1, 2010 the Sheriff’s Office
reconfigured the Carroll County patrol area
boundaries. This reconfiguration from 4 to 9
mirrored the patrol boundaries established by the
Maryland State Police in the
1980’s. With the adoption
of the revised
boundaries the
duplication of
calls between
Patrol Division
the CCSO and MSP were greatly reduced due to
the realignment of available personnel resources.
The confusion created by the previous overlapping
patrol areas have been eliminated much to the
benefit of Carroll County Police Dispatch and our
citizen clientele. In addition, the patrol revisions
have produced a more realistic and accurate
data input for each agency’s crime and traffic
analysis. These analyses are critical in the efficient
employment and allocation of police resources.
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