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Greetings and welcome to the Jasper County Sheriff's website.
As your elected Sheriff I want to take this opportunity to give you some historical background on just what the office of Sheriff is and how important it is to the public that we serve.
The office of Sheriff can be traced back to Alfred the Great in England in the late 9th century. The word Sheriff is derived from the English term "shire-reeve" which stands for keeper of the county. A function that the Sheriff is dedicated to over a thousand years later. The first known elected Sheriff in North America occurred in Virginia in 1651. When Indiana adopted its constitution in 1816 the Sheriff was made a constitutional office under Article 6. Section 2. As such the Sheriff is the highest elected law-enforcement officer in the county in which the people have a voice to elect. With this knowledge I want to assure the citizens of Jasper County that I hold the oath of office to be a sacred honor. It is our hope that this site assist you when you may have questions or need to find information from one of the links. Our department is on watch 24/7 ever vigilant with the mission that we have accepted as law-enforcement professionals. My prayer is that by working together we will continue to make Jasper County a place that people will want to live and raise their families. God Bless and stay alert.
Terry J. Risner, Sheriff |
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