Resident deputies hired for Incline Village
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is enhancing the Resident Deputy Program in Incline Village.
After more than six months of planning and preparation, two Washoe County Sheriff’s patrol deputies and their families are now full-time residents of the community in which they serve, joining Deputy Paul Longshore who has been a resident deputy in Incline for 15 years.
Even though 24-hour patrols were maintained in Incline Village during the recession and the Incline Village substation remained open, the office was not able to assign more than one resident deputy.
In conjunction with reinstating resident deputies, the sheriff’s office is also in the process of upgrading the Incline Village substation. After 50 years of nonstop operation, the substation is getting a well-deserved floor-to-ceiling make over.
Good for those guys. I have 30 years law enforcement experience, but I can’t imagine what it must be like to be a Resident Deputy. The concern has to be about at what point the touchy feely of being a resident becomes the nightmare of becoming an isolated target. Everyone understands the risks; I can’t think of anyone in law enforcement who would wish to expose their family to those risks as well.