Headquarters
2859 Browns Bridge Road
Gainesville, Georgia 30504
Phone: 770-531-6900 Fax: 770-531-7150
South Precinct
7345 Cody Drive
Flowery Branch, Georgia 30542
Phone: 770-533-7704
North Precinct
122 Dean Street
Clermont, GA 30527
Phone: 770-533-7200
OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF
HALL COUNTY, GEORGIA
Gerald Couch
Greetings from Sheriff Gerald Couch
Dear Citizens of Hall County:
Welcome to the Hall County Sheriff's Office website. We hope that you will be able to use this site to become better informed about your Sheriff’s Office and the services we provide. We are proud to be a part of this community and are committed to seeking out new and innovative ways to provide top quality services to the people.
The Hall County Sheriff's Office is a full service law enforcement agency that provides: 24-hour Uniform Patrol, School Resource Officers, School Crossing Guards, Advance (Youth Education) Program, Neighborhood Watch Programs, Criminal Investigations, Dive Team, SWAT Team, Warrant Service Unit, Civil Process Service, Courthouse Security, Inmate Work Details, Community Service (clean streets) Bus Program, Work Release Program and one of the largest jails in North Georgia with a capacity of 1,134 inmates. Details and photographs of these divisions/units can be viewed through this website.
This website is intended as an informational resource for the citizens of Hall County and the surrounding areas. Our goal for this site is to increase communication between the Sheriff’s Office and the citizens of Hall County and to provide a mechanism for public access to frequently requested information that is within the public domain.
Sincerely,
Emergencies
9-1-1
Non-Emergency Dispatch
(770)536-8812
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Our Mission statement
The men and women of the Hall County Sheriff’s Office are dedicated to the protection of all we serve. We provide exceptional law enforcement services in a professional manner, without fear or favor, malice or ill will, free from prejudice, with leadership, integrity, and respect.
School Resource Officer (SRO)
The term "School Resource Officer" (SRO) refers to officers who apply a community policing philosophy within a school environment. The school is their permanent "beat," and SRO's pursue a personal relationship with the citizens of their beat. Under the direction of Captain Joe Carter, they patrol and provide a policing function. The SRO's are also proactive in attempts to solve any problems as they arise, and they act in partnership with the school community.School Resource Officers are trained to fulfill 3 primary roles. First and foremost, they are law enforcement officers whose main purpose is to "keep the peace" in their schools so students can learn. Second, they are law-related counselors who provide guidance and information to students, their families, and school staff while acting as links to support services both inside and outside the school environment. And thirdly, they are law-related educators who provide the schools with an additional resource by sharing their expertise in the classroom.The SRO program serves as a way to open the lines of communication between the school system and the Sheriff's Office, which enables us to address a wide range of issues in schools such as violence, drug abuse, and any other problem for which there is mutual concern among school administration and law enforcement. The SRO program serves as a source of feedback for the Sheriff's Office to help better understand the fears and concerns of the community's youth, which in turn enables the development of problem solving efforts.
School Resource Officers Unit
The Hall County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officer Unit offers proactive strategies to enhance protective factors for young people, dedicating 18 deputies to the school services unit. Thirteen of those officers are assigned as School Resource Officers (SRO) at our 6 middle schools and 6 high schools. The 5 remaining officers facilitate the A.D.V.A.N.C.E. (Avoiding Drugs, Violence, and Negative Choices Early) program to 5th graders at our 19 elementary schools.
Teen Driver/Joshua’s Law Class
Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer Unit deputies are heavily involved in organizing and teaching the course, which is just a part of their duties when school is out for the summer. Deputies use classroom time, behind the wheel golf cart exercises and even give students some basic vehicle maintenance training. ONLINE REGISTRATION for the wildly popular program begins annually at 12:01 a.m. on Feb. 1, and classes fill up quickly.