Patrol - Auxiliary Units

Established in 1827

picture of state of missouri with red dot showing location of jackson county

Jackson County Sheriff's Office

Missouri

Patrol Division
Auxiliary Units

The Reserve Unit is made up of commissioned Reserve Deputies and non-commissioned Auxiliary Personnel. All members of this unit are volunteers. The purpose of this unit is to work side-by-side with full-time employees and assist with all law enforcement activities as directed by the Sheriff.

All Reserve Deputies must have successfully completed a minimum of six hundred hours of criminal justice training approved by the State of Missouri. All Reserve Unit members work a minimum of 20 hours per month and must attend the monthly meeting & training session.

The Mounted Posse was originated and chartered in June of 1947. They serve at the pleasure of the Sheriff of Jackson County as a horse mounted unit.

Members are made up of volunteers owning their own horse and equipment. They are called upon and deliver assistance without compensation from taxpayers. They stand ready to assist especially in areas inaccessible by car or on foot for missing persons.

Several of the members are certified Jackson County officers having completed the necessary training and range qualifications.

Within the Posse is a group assigned to Search and Recovery. This group is specially trained to assist in lost person searches.

The Posse is constantly striving in its efforts and purpose to give Jackson County an auxiliary force available to the Sheriff’s Office to serve the community.

picture of the Jackson County Sheriff's Mounted Posse.