Sheriff Lewis Delivers Wicomico County More Bang For The Buck Than Expected

Before Sheriff Mike Lewis came on board with the Wicomico County Sheriffs Department he spent years holding seminars around the Country teaching other Officers techniques they had never seen before. Mike was known as an expert in finding hidden compartments in vehicles using major highways to transport drugs. His record for doing so has awarded him the Top Expert in the Country for such and while he was with the State Police he started training Officers in drug interdiction.

As I know many of you are aware of this special talent he has but I wanted to express a couple of recent stories/events in which Sheriff Mike Lewis has been involved in and how it benefits Wicomico County.

Training Seminars are held all across America, similar to Fire Protection Seminars and so forth. Recently, the WCSO Staff attended two special Seminars, one in Media, PA and the other in Denton, MD.

The one in Media, PA was held by the Mid Atlantic Tactical Officers Association and was a 3 day Seminar. The Wicomico County Sheriffs Emergency Tactical Response Team attended which involved 10 Officers from the WCSO. Mike Lewis taught a 1 day Seminar at this event, allowing ALL 10 of their Officers to attend at NO COST! Sheriff Lewis also negotiated a full One Year Membership for each Officer into this elite group of Nation Wide Special Officers.

The second Seminar held in Denton, MD was a 5 Day Course for K-9 Handlers. 7 Wicomico County Deputies attended this special event again, NO COST! Sheriff Lewis spoke for 1/2 of a day in exchange to waive all fees for Wicomico County for all Officers. Oh, Dogs too! LOL

The morale this kind of status brings to Wicomico County brings a level of prestige and honor to all Sheriffs Deputies because YOU the Taxpayers of Wicomico County overwhelmingly chose Mike Lewis to lead the Sheriffs Department, yet many do not know the Bonus Package this guy actually delivers.

To send Officers out of Town for days at a time. Hotel fees, food, travel and then the actual cost of attending the seminars is a savings like this County has never experienced before.

The end result is the rest of America talking about Sheriff Mike Lewis and his entire Specially Trained Staff as being leaders in drug interdiction like never seen anywhere else before.

The MATOA wants to Co Sponsor with the WCSO a special Seminar in Wicomico County in the near future. This will now allow ALL other local Law Enforcement Officers to take advantage of this very prestigious organization to deliver even more expertise and opportunities for Officer who wouldn't normally be afforded such an opportunity. Ocean City, Berlin, Worcester County Sheriffs Department, Salisbury Police Department, the Maryland State Police and the list goes on and on. All of this will be available because our very own Expert Mike Lewis wants to GIVE BACK to his Brothers & Sisters and more importantly, Wicomico County.

I said it in the past and I'll repeat it again. Wicomico County has been blessed with a once in a life time opportunity with this man. We need more like him and for what it's worth, I believe working under someone as special as this man is, we're going to get a few more of him down the road.

Thanks Mike!