Sheriff Alford is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and
the National Sheriff's Institute. Sheriff Alford holds a
Master Peace Officer Certification.
He served twenty-seven years in the Texas Department of
Public Safety as a State Trooper for 6 years, Criminal
Intelligence Service for 10 years, Narcotics Service for 10
years and as a Special Texas Ranger.
He introduced the task force concept to Johnson County in
1989 with the development of the highly successful and still
operational STOP Narcotics Task Force. |
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He was
elected for two years as Regional Representative for the
Texas Narcotics Control Program which represents 26 counties
in North Central Texas. Sheriff Alford was the Texas Narcotics
Control Program Officer of this year and Supervisor of the
Year at the Johnson County Sheriff's Office Awards Banquet.
Within 52 days of taking office in 1997, Sheriff Alford
presided over the re-certification of the jail at the Law
Enforcement Center removing the threat of having to use out
of county facilities for our prisoners. He has implemented,
endorsed and initiated programs which provide control and
rehabilitation of jail inmates and law enforcement programs
throughout Johnson County .
Sheriff Alford has worked with the Commissioner's court to
improve staff compensation and provide better services to
the public. He has helped all of the commissioners precincts
develop and man prisoner work crews as well as a cemetery
clean-up crew at the Corrections and Services complex.
A Community Services unit has been added and Neighborhood
Watch groups to numerous county locations.
Internal operations of the Sheriff's department have been
improved with Employee of the Month awards, an annual
Employee Recognition Day, a uniform allowance and promotions
within the department are now done through a Review Board
rather than direct appointment. All Sheriff's Office
personnel must pass drug testing. The jail is being expanded
to better service inmates at a lower cost.
In 1996 Sheriff Alford made promises which he kept and with
his re-election in 2000 and in 2005, he pledges to continue
his efforts to offer good, conservative government and
professional law enforcement for Johnson County . Sheriff
Alford and his wife Marty (Division Manager, Internal
Security & Investigations Branch - Security & Investigations
Division) are active members of Sheppard's Valley Cowboy
Church. They have five children and recently added their
ninth grandchild.
Bob Alford is truly our "Sheriff Who Cares" as exhibited by
his dedication to county boards and committees which are
committed to improving our quality of life and improve law
enforcement activities and services.
Sheriff Alford was un-opposed in the 2005 elections and
re-elected to Sheriff of Johnson County.
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