{"id":902,"date":"2019-08-21T14:35:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T20:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/?page_id=902"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:38:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T20:38:28","slug":"public-information-officer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/public-information-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Information Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-pene6-1584fcbbb1e494eb31df81927005211e\">\n.flex_column.av-pene6-1584fcbbb1e494eb31df81927005211e{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-pene6-1584fcbbb1e494eb31df81927005211e av_one_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><div id=\"nav_menu-4\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_nav_menu\"><h3 class=\"widgettitle\">Quick Links<\/h3><div class=\"menu-community-left-container\"><ul id=\"menu-community-left\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-3751\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3751\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/dallas-county-sheriffs-office-2024-annual-report\/\">Dallas County Sheriff\u2019s Office 2023 Annual Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3843\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3843\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/citizens-academy\/\">Citizens Academy<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-4057\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4057\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rc-tUfFynEeyj1JBLgQBS_9WMQAR3nBIqwZJanqrOXdUODYzQTc4UkFONk5WRzFGM1c1WllYQkFMOC4u\">Employee Appreciation<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-4074\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4074\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/internal-affairs\/\">Internal Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3844\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3844\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/courtesy-patrol\/\">Courtesy Patrol<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3845\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3845\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/public-information-officer\/\">Public Information Officer<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3752\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3752\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/community\/\">Registered Sex Offenders<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3849\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3849\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/legal-advisor\/\">Legal Advisor<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3842\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3842\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/bail-bond-investigator\/\">Bail Bond Investigator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fuhqe-f138ae5fc8772da17704f1a52765d061\">\n.flex_column.av-fuhqe-f138ae5fc8772da17704f1a52765d061{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-fuhqe-f138ae5fc8772da17704f1a52765d061 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-9ljqm-d81b563247ec4c92fa00671c466915fd '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"rxbodyfield\">\n<p>The public information officer (PIO) serves as the liaison between the Dallas County Sheriff\u2019s Office and the media. The PIO also disseminates information on breaking news involving the department.<\/p>\n<p>Official office hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>After hours best contact method is email: <a href=\"mailto:sheriffmedia@dallascounty.org\">sheriffmedia@dallascounty.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Requests for inmate booking photos:<\/strong><br \/>\nIf an individual is still in custody at the Dallas County jail, you can access the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/jaillookup\/search.jsp\">Jail Lookup<\/a>. If an individual is no longer in our custody, please email the individual\u2019s name, DOB, charges, etc. to help narrow down your search request.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media inmate interview requests:<\/strong><br \/>\nMedia can confirm housing location for an inmate currently in custody by visiting the Jail Lookup. Please email or fax a personalized written request by using this <a href=\"https:\/\/webdev88.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Media-Interview-Request-Form-2.pdf\">interview request sample template <strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note:<\/strong> response time for interview requests is strictly dependent upon the inmate. Some respond quickly, while others wait to discuss with their attorney.<\/p>\n<p>Once a response is received, the PIO will notify you and if the inmate decides to grant an interview, those will be scheduled during regular office hours Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n<p>If multiple requests are accepted by an inmate, the PIO will schedule time slots based on the order in which the requests were submitted. The email\/fax timestamp is the deciding factor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media parking:<\/strong><br \/>\nCurrently, there are six parking spaces designated for media on the first floor of the parking garage near the Frank Crowley Courts Building. A sign must be posted in the window of the vehicle with the station logo. <strong>Please note:<\/strong> Parking is monitored by Dallas County Security, not the Dallas County Sheriff\u2019s Department.<\/p>\n<p>There is no media parking in the sally port area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-902","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=902"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4538,"href":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/902\/revisions\/4538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dallascounty.org\/departments\/sheriff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}