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The Albany County Sheriff's Office is a local police agency in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. It consists of 46 sworn law enforcement officers and 8 civilian support personnel.[1] As of 2022[update] the sheriff is Aaron Appelhans, the first African-American to serve as sheriff in Wyoming.[2]
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Preceding agency |
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Employees | 54 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Albany County, Wyoming, U.S. |
Population | 38950 |
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Operational structure | |
Sworn members | 46 |
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Albany County Sheriff's Office |
In 2021, the New York Times described the department as "troubled" and plagued by "allegations of nepotism, selective enforcement and excessive force".[2] In 2018, an unarmed man, Robbie Ramirez, was shot and killed by deputy Derek Colling. This was the third time in Colling's career he had shot and killed someone.[3] Colling eventually resigned in 2021.[3]
Sheriff Dave O’Malley resigned in 2020 amid a lawsuit over the shooting, and Appelhans was appointed his replacement.[2][4] State Representative Cyrus Western replied to a post on Twitter about Appelhans's appointment with an animated GIF from the film Blazing Saddles;[5] after receiving criticism for the tweet, Western deleted the tweet, issued a public apology, and called Appelhans to apologize.[6] Appelhans spoke of his goal of diversifying the department, of which he was the only Black officer at the time.[2] In 2021, Appelhans fired a deputy who was accused of harassing a Black subordinate until the subordinate quit.[7][8]
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Sheriff | |
Undersheriff | |
Sergeant | |
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Deputy |
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