Captain Jack Onkka

Captain Jack Onkka

Captain Jack Onkka currently serves over the Uniform Patrol Operation in the South Section for the Sheriff’s Office. In addition to his patrol responsibilities he is also in charge of the traffic unit, reserve program, honor guard, K-9 unit, and the newly formed critical incident stress management group.

He has been with the Sheriff’s office since 1985. During his tenure, he has worked in detention, patrol, narcotics investigations, homicide investigations, and crime prevention. He has also been a School Resource Officer, a Detective Division Supervisor, and a District Lieutenant. Additionally, he provided security for the soccer venue of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in the Security Team Program. He also served as a law enforcement volunteer for the main media center of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, held in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Captain Onkka, has been certified in the state of Florida by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to instruct law enforcement personnel. He is a certified ASP and Verbal Judo instructor and a national instructor through the Trauma Intervention Program.

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