Martin named Delaware County Sheriff

City of Delaware Police Chief Rus­sell L. Mar­tin has been appointed by the Delaware County Repub­li­can Cen­tral Com­mit­tee to fill the office of Delaware County Sher­iff. Com­mit­tee mem­bers also selected Mar­tin to rep­re­sent the Repub­li­can Party as a can­di­date for the office in the Novem­ber gen­eral election.

Chief Mar­tin plans to tran­si­tion from the city police depart­ment to the county Sheriff’s Office by the end of the month. Scott C. Vance has been serv­ing as Act­ing Sher­iff since April 9, 2012.

Mar­tin, 54, brings exten­sive law enforce­ment expe­ri­ence, edu­ca­tion and estab­lished rela­tion­ships to the office of Delaware County Sher­iff. He is serv­ing in his 31st year of law enforce­ment, all of it with the Delaware depart­ment, includ­ing the last eight years as Chief. Mar­tin over­saw a nearly 60-person depart­ment, includ­ing 51 sworn offi­cers, and an annual bud­get of nearly $7 million.

Mar­tin started his law enforce­ment career in 1981 as a patrol offi­cer, fol­lowed by pro­mo­tion to Sergeant, and time in the Detec­tive Divi­sion. Last year, Mar­tin was selected by his peers in law enforce­ment to serve as Pres­i­dent of the Ohio Asso­ci­a­tion of Chiefs of Police, an orga­ni­za­tion com­mit­ted to advanc­ing best prac­tices in law enforce­ment and devel­op­ing law enforce­ment man­agers to best serve their communities.

“I’m hum­bled and hon­ored to serve the cit­i­zens of Delaware County as their Sher­iff,” Mar­tin said. “I have worked closely through­out my career with many mem­bers of the Sheriff’s Office and con­sider it a priv­i­lege to bring my expe­ri­ence, train­ing and skills to this new oppor­tu­nity. My faith has guided me through­out my life, and I will work to restore the integrity, stew­ard­ship and humil­ity to the office of Delaware County Sheriff.”

Posted by Gary Henery on May 23 2012. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS Feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.