||| FROM RON KREBS, SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF |||
San Juan County Sheriff Ron Krebs
Law enforcement has changed dramatically in recent years but one thing that has not changed is my commitment to you, the citizens of San Juan County. Today I am proud to announce my candidacy for re-election for a third term as your San Juan County Sheriff.
One of my proudest achievements is the quality of the men and women I have assembled to work in my office. This dedicated team of professionals are some of the hardest working and most caring individuals I have been privileged to know. Day-in and day-out they serve the community with unparalleled professionalism and sincere concern.
Great strides have been made in the technology and procedures of my office. In 2017 I spearheaded the Codan radio project. This state-of-the-art communications system replaces an antiquated radio network and goes live next month. This radio system allows the first responders of San Juan County to have clearer communications which provides better life saving capabilities and increased safety for all.
Good leadership is a cornerstone in fostering better relationships within our community so I, along with my entire command staff, have completed the FBI LEEDA trilogy of courses. These courses promote among many values, leadership, accountability, and integrity and will strengthen those values and help foster better relationships.
One of the leading concerns in law enforcement today is mental health and domestic violence. With the passage of Initiative 940, I initiated the state mandated de-escalation training for all of our deputies and as of today we are one of the leading agencies statewide for completing the training in full.
And finally we have begun the WASPC Accreditation process to assure we are always keeping up with state and national best practices. We are on schedule to complete this process by early fall when we will become one of only a handful of accredited law enforcement agencies in the State of Washington.
My background as a United States Marine Corp veteran, along with 20 years of management experience and 15 years in law enforcement, have provided a solid leadership foundation for my position as Sheriff. I currently serve on the board of directors for Safe San Juans, San Juan Prevention Coalition, COY (Coalition for Orcas Youth) and am a former San Juan Island EMT Rookie of the Year. My wife, Barbara and I have been married for 10 years and what happens in this county matters to me, not just as Sheriff, but as a husband, father, soon-to-be grandfather and neighbor.
I greatly look forward to serving another four years as your Sheriff and will work tirelessly to ensure San Juan County remains a safe community and to uphold our island’s way of life.
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Ron, thanks for running again! It’s a difficult job to be constantly amerced in challenging atmospheres. But it seems somehow you have stayed the course. The fact that the Sky isn’t falling.. which some times in the past has been the situation in emergency services.. there’s always opportunity for growth and refinement, but things seem pretty calm..
That’s a huge testament considering the last few years with so much stress within our Islands with Covid and such.
Domestic Violence has been and I’m sure has been inflamed
with tensions so high.
You have a great record of involvement in this arena, and I thank you for it!
As a 35 year law enforcement executive, Deputy Assistant Director for the United States Secret Service, now living full-time in the San Juan Islands, I fully endorse Ron Krebs for a third term. Ron has proven he understands the meaning of duty and public service to the community he protects. He is fully committed to the law enforcement motto of “Protect & Serve.”
This is Great News, Ron. You are the Best, We Love You. -Spirit Eagle.
Ron, you should get out in the community at large and get islanders’ opinion of the department-it would be illuminating. And about those explosions … did you thank the islanders that dropped off evidence of the latest and largest explosion at your shop?
Dave, I did. We worked with the two ladies who found the evidence on the beach and Deputy Jason Gross went out and recovered it. It is with the communities help that allows us to be as successful as we are. I was also in contact with a number of other people who called or emailed me with information.