Enforcement

Patrol

Duties

Deputies have jurisdiction for the entire county of Boone. This includes any town within Boone County that does not have a police department. Deputies have powers of arrest in all municipalities and townships within Boone County.

Boone County consists of 684 square miles. Uniformed Deputies are assigned to a district; there are six districts in Boone County, 3 north of I -70 and 3 south of I-70.

Uniformed Deputies enforce and investigate Missouri State Criminal and Traffic laws, answer calls for service and patrol Boone County roads. Deputies serve arrest and search warrants, orders of protection, probate orders, subpoenas and civil summonses.

Uniformed Deputies receive at least 60 shifts of training with a Field Training Officer. Uniformed Deputies are assigned a take home patrol vehicle equipped with mobile data terminal, radar unit and video camera. Uniformed Deputies must be able to work any shift, once field training is completed.

Personnel

There are a total of 36 uniformed patrol deputies in the enforcement division. The division is supervised by 5 sergeants and 3 corporals. There are 24 uniformed deputies and 4 uniformed civil process deputies.

Work Schedule

Currently uniformed deputies work a 28 day pay period and receive pay every other week. Uniformed deputies work either an 8 or 9 hour day, depending on the schedule rotation. The department also has specialty positions that require modified work times, as deemed necessary by the department.

In Service Training and Yearly Requirements

Uniformed Deputies are required to maintain the standard 48 hours of Continuing Education Units (C.E.U.) every 3 years.

• Completion of a yearly physical training program
• Completion of a yearly defensive tactics program
• Bi-annual firearms qualifications
• Yearly operator's license check
• Re-certification on any specialties as required
• Any training deemed mandatory by the department

Specialties Within the Enforcement Division

Computer Voice Stress Analyzer (C.V.S.A.)
Crisis Intervention Team (C.I.T.)
Crisis Negotiation Team (C.N.T.)
Datamaster Instructor
Defensive Tactics Instructor
Drug Abuse Resistance Education Officer (D.A.R.E.)
Drug Recognition Expert (D.R.E.)
Evidence Technician
Field Training Officer (F.T.O.)
Firearms Instructor
International Police Mountain Bike Assoc.(IPMBA) Bike Unit
K-9 Unit
Oleoresin Capsicum (O.C.) Instructor
Radar Instructor
School Resource Officer (S.R.O.)
Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) Team
Taser Instructor
Traffic Officer

S.W.A.T.

The primary responsibility of the Boone County Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) is to successfully resolve difficult police situations, which are beyond the ordinary capabilities of enforcement personnel, through the use of specialized tactics, skills, and equipment.

The Boone County Sheriff's Department formally created the Boone County Emergency Response Team (BCERT) in the early spring of 1996. The team was created to address the need for personnel with training in the tactics and with the special equipment necessary to resolve situations that are beyond the normal capacity of enforcement deputies.

The first activation of the team occurred less than a week later to search for a suspect who fled Detectives in the Easley area. Narcotics Detectives were on a three-day surveillance of a marijuana patch when the suspect arrived, and then fled when an arrest was attempted.

In 2007, in keeping with a national trend to distinguish between community response teams utilizing acronyms such as CERT, the Boone County Emergency Response Team was renamed to the Boone County Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team.

Boone County SWAT is closely associated with other tactical teams in the Central Missouri area and has strong ties to both the Central Missouri Tactical Officer's Association and the Kansas City Metro Tactical Officer's Association.

K9 Unit

The department began the K9 program in March of 1993 with the selection of the first handler. The Boone County K9 Unit currently consists of two handler/dog teams. Both of our dogs are German Shepherds, originally from the Czech Republic. Our handlers trained their K9 partners as dual purpose dogs in a strenuous 8 week K9 handler course. Dual purpose K9s are trained in both drug detection and patrol, which consists of tracking, building search, area search, physical apprehension, and handler protection. Each dog team is annually certified through the Missouri Police Canine Association. Additionally, each team trains weekly to maintain proficiency.

Our dogs live with their handlers at their homes and work each shift with their handler in a specially equipped police car. The K9 cars contain a custom dog kennel, water bowl, fan, temperature monitor and a remote door opener. The K9 teams have tracked (and located) missing persons, apprehended dangerous suspects, and been responsible for the removal of a significant amount of illegal drugs and weapons from the community. The K9 Unit routinely assists other law enforcement agencies in Mid-Missouri. The K9 Unit also participates in several public demonstrations every year.

Purchase of our dogs, the cost of the initial training and much of our equipment was provided by community donations.

Those wishing to make a donation to the K-9 program may do so by mailing the donation to:

Boone County Sheriff’s Department
c/o K-9 Program
2121 County Dr
Columbia, MO 65202

Thank you for the continued support of this valuable program.

List of Service Dogs Past and Present

• Brix (currently in use)
• Utz (currently in use)
• Kasper
• Tarko
• Akah
• Remo
• Nero
• Mirza