I, along with all the Deputies and staff of the Liberty County Sheriff's Department are
dedicated to providing skilled, professional law enforcement services to all
citizens of Liberty County. Statistics show Liberty County to be one of the
fastest growing communities in Georgia. The Sheriff's Department has grown
with the community and has made great strides in improving the quality and
professionalism of law enforcement services to the community. We have
established many policies and procedures which have saved countless dollars to
you the tax payers, and have established training and policy requirements to
insure every citizen receives the most professional law enforcement service
available. We have recruited and hired experienced and highly trained
personnel who enjoy their work and perform their assigned duties with
enthusiasm and dedication to the citizens of our county.
As Sheriff, I have placed a strong emphasis on being a working Sheriff. I
have made myself available to the citizens of Liberty County and require my
personnel to adhere to this same philosophy. I invite any citizen to contact
me on any issue and I will insure a prompt response to any question, problem,
complaint or suggestion. The Liberty County Sheriff's Department is here to
serve and protect all the citizens.
Background
Sheriff Martin is currently on his fourth four year term as Sheriff. Prior
to entering law enforcement, Sheriff Martin retired from the US Postal Service
after 34 years of faithful performance. Seeing a need for strong community
involvement by the Sheriff, he sucessfully campaigned for and won election as
Sheriff of Liberty County in 1992. Upon taking office on 1 January 1993,
Sheriff Martin began restructuring the Sheriff Department to bring it in line
with other modern law enforcement agencies. He was born and raised in Liberty
County where he attended and graduated from our public schools. Sheriff Martin
has attended the Sheriff Certification course at the Georgia Police Academy as
well as other courses connected to his duties as the senior law enforcement
officer in the county.
Sheriff Martin is a member of the Georgia Sheriff's Association and a
supporter of the Georgia Sheriffs Youth Homes. He is married and has three
children, a daughter and two sons.
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