Who is summit county sheriff

Sign In. He first joined the organization in and has served as Patrol Deputy, Detective and Operations Division Commander. FitzSimons was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where he was an avid surfer, skateboarder and competitive marathon runner. He joined the Los Angeles Police Department in From to , FitzSimons served in various patrol assignments, the Special Problems Unit, the Gang Unit and undercover narcotics work.

In those positions, he investigated complex murders, robberies, sex crimes, crimes against persons, gang crimes, burglaries, thefts, frauds, embezzlements and narcotics violations; he also conducted covert surveillances and personnel complaint investigations. FitzSimons participated in responses to numerous historic incidents and events, including the Los Angeles Riots , Malibu Wildfire , Northridge Earthquake , O. FitzSimons was promoted to Detective in , drawing on his expertise gained in Los Angeles to conduct complex criminal investigations.

In addition to oversight of functional operations, he also ensured compliance with policies, procedures, regulations and standards. He also filled the roles of both Sheriff and Undersheriff in their absence.

FitzSimons has spent his career building and maintaining partnerships and collaborative relationships with numerous local agencies and organizations, as well as state and federal agencies.

In , FitzSimons married his wife Lena; the couple have two grown children who also call Summit County home. All Streams. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email. Esther Thomas. Kandy Fatheree, Summit County's first female sheriff. Abigail Bottar. Abigail Bottar is a junior at Kent State University. She is pursuing a major in political science with a concentration in American politics and minors in history and women's studies. Additionally, Abigail is starting her second semester copy editing for The Burr.

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Fatheree wants the training to include improving diversity in recruitment. Summit County recently settled a federal lawsuit filed by the estate of Antony Jones, an Akron man who died after an altercation with deputies in the jail in September The case was dismissed in December.

More: Summit County reaches tentative settlement in inmate death lawsuit. Fatheree said services need to be improved for inmates with mental health problems, possibly including setting up a special unit for this purpose. By helping people address these problems, she said, this might help keep them from returning to the jail. Ryan Fraley, who heads the member union for deputies, said he hopes Fatheree will consider boosting staffing at the jail.

It wears on you after awhile when people are constantly working, working, working. She hopes many of her goals can be accomplished by tapping into existing services.

Harrison, who was an Akron police officer and a Cuyahoga County deputy before becoming a pastor, said Fatheree has a big job ahead. He hopes the community will support her. We have to give her the opportunity to grow.

When times get tough, Fatheree can look at a photograph in her office of her 7-year-old granddaughter holding the Bible during her recent swearing-in ceremony — and remember why she took on this role.