Traffic/Patrol Unit
Traffic/Patrol Deputies are trained to monitor and enforce the traffic laws within the county. The Traffic Unit is responsible not only for enforcing traffic laws but also for investigating accidents that occur. These deputies also patrol the unincorporated areas of Dallas County.
The goal of the deputy’s enforcement action is to educate the violator in an effort to gain voluntary compliance with traffic laws and ordinances. Enforcement action does not provide the deputy a privilege to scold, belittle, berate, or otherwise verbally reprimand a traffic violator. The deputy’s actions shall demonstrate a professional attitude and serve to improve the relationship between the motoring public and law enforcement officers.
Vehicle Crimes Unit
The Vehicular Crimes Unit responds to and investigates traffic collisions involving fatalities, serious or potentially life-threatening injuries, and hit-and-run accidents. The Dallas County Deputies are trained investigators to respond to and investigate offenses or incidents that involve motor vehicles. In 2023, they responded to and investigated more than 60 fatality crashes.
High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Unit
A high-occupancy vehicle lane (also known as an HOV lane a carpool lane is a restricted traffic lane reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles with a driver and at least one passenger, including carpools, vanpools, and transit buses. These restrictions may be only imposed during peak travel times or may apply at all times. There are different types of lanes: temporary or permanent lanes with concrete barriers, two-directional or reversible lanes, and exclusive, concurrent, or contraflow lanes working in peak periods.
Dallas County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Deputies that are assigned to the HOV lanes are there to enforce all traffic laws and those that pertain to HOV lanes.
Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit
Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit
Courtesy Patrol Unit
Livestock Unit
If you are missing any of the listed animals or need to schedule a pickup time, please contact the Kennedy Livestock Center of the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office at:
1598 E. Langdon Rd Dallas Tx, 75241
972-225-8174 OR 214-435-8189
Between the hours of 6:00 am and 2:00 pm Monday – Friday.
Communications
School Resource Officers
Although school resource officers serve as the main security arm of the schools in which they work, their job is more expansive than simply policing school grounds. Here are some other SRO duties:
Safety plan development: Schools have safety protocols in place to ensure students and staff are safe from harm. SRO duties include helping in developing best practices and then conducting drills – such as active shooter drills – for students and teachers to help prepare for the potential of a hostile threat to the school.
Internal dispute mediation: Any school resource officer is one of the first lines of interaction in terms of breaking up fights and de-escalating aggression between students or between students and staff. Some officers are trained in dispute mediation and may be able to help parties talk through differences.
Detention and arrests: If a student is caught breaking the law – drinking or using drugs, bringing a weapon to school or making threats, part of a resource officer’s job description may be to detain or arrest the offender. Lesser infractions may be remanded to the principal or vice principal for punishment, such as detention or suspension.
Personal and property searches: Any school resource officers who have reason to suspect a student is breaking the law may be involved in conducting a physical search, such as a backpack, vehicle, or locker search.
School patrols: A resource officer’s job description also includes paroling school grounds, ensuring safety, looking for broken fencing and unlocked doors or gates, viewing video and closed-circuit TV security monitors, and watching for strangers or suspicious activity in or around campus.
Advanced safety functions: SRO duties may include supervising metal detectors in schools, staffing special events where large crowds are anticipated, and even directing foot and auto traffic when necessary.
Law enforcement education: School resource officers may give assembly presentations on subjects including school safety, the dangers of drug abuse and bullying, and online safety tips. SRO duties may also include being called upon to educate teachers and staff about various safety precautions and dangers.
It’s also in a resource officer’s job description to help protect against theft and property damage, assist in medical emergencies, and reduce the incidence of 911 calls from schools to emergency personnel.
North Texas Auto Theft Task Force
The North Texas Auto Theft Task Force (NTATTF) is a multi-agency operation governed by the Motor Vehicle Crimes Prevention Authority and funded through the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. The NTATTF comprises experienced detectives who combat auto theft, vehicle burglary, and vehicle fraud. This is accomplished by investigating, arresting, prosecuting, recovering stolen vehicles, and raising public awareness. The NTATTF offers 68A inspections and conducts business inspections at salvage yards, used auto dealerships, and repair shops. The NTATTF coverage area includes the counties of Dallas, Denton, Collin, Rockwall, and Kaufman, as well as the city of Corsicana.
A 68A inspection is by appointment only and costs $40, cash only. Contact 214-653-3430 to schedule an appointment.
Fugitive / Mental Health Unit
The Fugitive Section is responsible for several different processes that involve the transfer of fugitives and inmates to and from the Dallas County jail. This includes returning fugitives wanted by local law enforcement agencies within Dallas County who have fled to other jurisdictions or states. Deputies also transport inmates to and from State and Federal prison units across the state. The Fugitive Section includes a Mental Health Unit that serves subpoenas and transports inmates deemed mentally incompetent to various local and state mental institutions.
Civil Writ Section
The Writ Enforcement Section deputies serve the civil process and enforce executions on civil judgments. The section also conducts the Dallas County Sheriff’s Official online Tax Sales and the Sheriff’s Sale live auction as required by law. These sales are conducted on the first Tuesday of every month.
The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department live auction Writ Sheriff’s Sale is held at the Dallas County Records Building, 500 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas, on the 7th floor Multipurpose room, on the first Tuesday of every month. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office seized the properties by Writ of Execution. The winning bidder must have cash or cashier’s check made out to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office and must provide a current bidder certificate to the deputy at the time of the sale. If payment is unavailable immediately, the property will be immediately resold. A deed fee of $30.00 will also be added to the final bid for processing the property’s deed. All sales are final, so please do your research on the properties prior to bidding.
The Dallas County Sheriff Official Sale is a public auction in which property that has been placed under an Order of Sale is sold. The tax sale will be held online, through Real Auction, on the first Tuesday of every month beginning at 9 a.m. CST. Payments are received by wire transfer only. The wire transfer information can be viewed on the Real Auction Website. For more information on how to participate in the auction, please visit Real Auction (https://dallas.texas.sheriffsaleauctions.com/).
For more information on the sale, you can also contact the Dallas County Writ Enforcement Section at 214-712-5099.
The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department is the chief law enforcement agency in the county. Established on March 30, 1846, we operate the seventh-largest jail in the United States with an average jail population of over 6,000 inmates and more than 2,000 employees.
Latest News
Dallas County Sheriff’s Office 2023 Annual ReportFebruary 22, 2024 - 10:53 am
Dallas County Jail Passes State Jail InspectionJanuary 25, 2024 - 4:00 pm
Our Address
Frank Crowley Courts Building
133 N. Riverfront Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75207
Main Distpatch/Emergency Telephone:
(214) 749-8641Fax: (214) 653-3420
Jail/Inmate Information:
(214) 761-9025
PREA Inquiry:
(214) 653-3419
SheriffPREA@dallascounty.org
Warrant Information:
(214) 761-9026