Monroe County Sheriff's Office Annual Report - 2009

Sheriff Robert P. Peryam
Sheriff
Sheriff Robert P. Peryam is ultimately
responsible for every division
and department in the Monroe County
Sheriff’s Office. He is in touch, day to
day, with the activities of the Sheriff’s
Office through his chain of command.
Most divisions and departments
report to him through his second in
command, Colonel Richard Ramsay.
His Aide, Val Marinello, and General
Counsel Mark L. Willis report directly to
the Sheriff.
Undersheriff
The Undersheriff holds the rank of
Colonel and is second in command of
the Sheriff’s Office, reporting directly to
Sheriff Peryam. He is responsible for
the day to day actions of Sheriff’s Office
personnel and for the enforcement
of General Orders and Policy within
the Sheriff’s Office. He also handles
the disposition of disciplinary action.
Colonel Richard Ramsay Colonel Ramsay oversees all Sheriff’s
Department Bureaus, including the
Operations, Corrections and Administrative
Bureaus; the Sheriff’s Community
Relations Division, the Communications Division, the Aviation Division,
the Internal Affairs Division and the Chief of the High Intensity
Drug Trafficking Area group in Miami report directly to him.
Internal Affairs
The primary function of Internal Affairs
is to investigate complaints against Law Enforcement
and Corrections Officers. The unit
also investigates, resolves and coordinates
citizen complaints, and accepts and tracks
commendations from the public and from
supervisors citing employees for exemplary
performance.
IA reviews lawsuits naming Sheriff’s Office
employees, and employee and citizen
Captain Don Hiller
complaints that are a result of law enforcement
action including the use of force. Investigators also handle property
seizures, work environment offenses and union grievances.
Captain Don Hiller directs the Office of Internal Affairs, which is
staffed by two full time investigators and an Executive Assistant.
During 2009, the Office of Internal Affairs tracked 13 Internal
Affairs investigations arising from complaints against deputies or
Sheriff’s Office employees, five were investigative reviews of lawsuits
filed against the Office, and four were Administrative Inquiries.
There were 70 allegations of policy violation by supervisory personnel
in the MCSO.
Where to File a Complaint:
For a complaint involving a law enforcement officer:
• At the Plantation Key Sub-Station 305-853-3211
• At the Marathon Sub-Station 305-289-2430
• At the Cudjoe Sub-Station 305-745-3184
For complaints involving our Office of Special Investigations, including
detectives in the Drug Enforcement Unit, the Traffic Enforcement
Division, Crimes Against Persons Unit and other major crimes,
call 305-289-2410.
For a complaint involving a corrections officer:
• At the Plantation Key Detention Center 305-853-3266
• At the Marathon Detention Center 305-289-2420
• At the Key West Detention Center 305-292-7006
General Counsel
Mark L. Willis
Legal Division
The Legal Division provides counsel to
the Sheriff and the agency’s many divisions
as well as overseeing the Civil Division. The
Legal Division is staffed by Mark L. Willis,
General Counsel, and includes Jonathan G.
Ellsworth, Deputy General Counsel.
Civil Division
The Civil Division acts as the executive
arm of the court system. The Division receives,
processes, and executes legal process
including summonses, subpoenas, writs of executions, writs of
possession, writs of attachment, writs of bodily attachment, injunctions
and levys. The Division also handles the appointment of Private
Process Servers.
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