The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is the law enforcement agency for the largest geographical county in the nation. The department serves over 2.1 million residents, with 8 county and 14 contract patrol stations, and over 4,200 employees to ensure the quality and safety of …

Garth Goodell began his career with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in 1993 as a reserve deputy sheriff. He was hired full time in 1995 and attended the 120 th session of the Sheriff’s Basic Academy.

Shannon D. Dicus was elected as the 36th Sheriff-Coroner for San Bernardino County on June 7, 2022. San Bernardino County has over 2 million residents and is the nation’s largest county geographically spanning more than 20,056 miles.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department -Department Diversity Committee recognizes that diversity is a large part of what makes our organization strong. Why Is Appreciating Diversity So Important? The face of our county, communities, and workplace is changing. For example:

Any civilian who feels they have been the victim of misconduct by a member of the Sheriff's Department may file a "Civilian Complaint." The complaint may be made to any Department member; however, a supervisor will handle the matter whenever possible.

The personnel of this unit conducts background investigations, participates in state-wide recruiting, are responsible for the department’s payroll and benefits, coordinate hiring through County Human Resources and provide services for department personnel through the Sheriff’s Employee Assistance Team (SEAT).

Sheriff’s Civil Liabilities coordinates with the Department of Risk Management, County Counsel and independent law firms hired to defend the department and its employees in state and federal civil litigation.

John Wickum was raised in the city of Rancho Cucamonga and has been a lifelong resident of San Bernardino County. John became interested in law enforcement at a young age, joining the Sheriff’s Explorer program at Rancho Station in 1985.

John Wickum was raised in the city of Rancho Cucamonga and has been a lifelong resident of San Bernardino County. John became interested in law enforcement at a young age, joining the Sheriff’s Explorer program at Rancho Station in 1985.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department currently has a sergeant, four deputies, and two public information officers who are responsible for the dissemination of information to the news media, general public, and members of the department.