The Thomas County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division consists of twenty five deputies and one Commander.  Capt. David Johnson is the Patrol Division Commander and oversees the daily operations of this uniform division.  Patrol consists of four teams with five (5) deputies each, a two (2) man traffic unit, and a three (3) officer School Resource  team.  The teams work twelve hour shifts with every other weekend off.  Each team works four months on day shift then rotates to four months of night shift.   The Patrol Division is responsible for all law enforcement in Thomas County, including warrant and civil process service, criminal apprehension, traffic enforcement, court security, inmate transports and security for civic and after hour school activities.