Join us here to kick off 2026!
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri will present an update on the Pinellas County Sheriff’s office and activities.
After many years of public service in a variety of positions, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri was elected sheriff in 2012 and was subsequently reelected in 2016, 2020 and 2024.
During his tenure, Pinellas County has experienced a continual decrease in crime, making the county one of the safest large counties at the state and national levels. At the same time, Sheriff Gualtieri has decreased the county jail population through innovative services, many of which are being replicated by other jurisdictions: Pinellas Safe Harbor, an emergency homeless shelter and jail diversion program that provides services to the homeless and keeps them out of the criminal justice system; the Adult Pre-Arrest Diversion program, which keeps minor crime first-time offenders out of jail; a Mental Health Unit that diverts people to the mental health system and away from the criminal justice system; Operation HOME (Habitual Offender Monitoring Enforcement), a countywide effort to reduce teen crime; a School Guardian Unit to ensure safer K-12 campuses in Pinellas County, and a Threat Management Division to more effectively pool the agency’s resources to prevent tragedy.
Sheriff Gualtieri is active in many community organizations and serves on the boards of directors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Suncoast and the Pinellas Sheriff’s Police Athletic League. He has been recognized and won many local and national awards.
We will also install our 2026 DCO board members and officers.
