Sheriff Hall Honored by Police Hall of Fame

The American Federation of Police and Concerned Citizens, a sister organization to the American Police Hall of Fame, presented Sheriff Wendell Hall with an award on March 28, 2008 for his excellent performance in the recent round up of undocumented workers in Santa Rosa County. Inspections of numerous businesses and restaurants in the county were made and over twenty-seven undocumented workers were found to have forged or stolen identification papers. Several have already appeared in court and been placed on probation and deported by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Sheriff Hall was the first within the First Judicial Circuit to take a proactive stance against the increasing spread of identity theft that is threatening the citizens throughout the panhandle. Forphotos please click here.