Courthouse Security

The Nueces County courthouse is monitored by a state-of-the-art security system and a private security company. The Sheriff's Office also provides one to two officers to monitor the courthouse and has a K9 trained in explosive "bomb" detection.  After 9/11, the security of our government buildings was severely compromised. The "bomb" K9 is stationed at the courthouse security gate and conducts walkthroughs of the entire courthouse premises.

Crime Data Section

The Crime Data Section of the Nueces County Sheriff's Office is a 24-hour, 7 days-a-week operation. The clerks assigned to this division are responsible for entering warrants into the TCIC/NCIC database and receiving teletypes.

Criminal Investigations Division

All detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) are generally assigned and can work all kinds of cases. The Nueces County Sheriff's Office prides itself on its 100% successful clearance rate on all major crimes.

Internal Affairs

The Nueces County Sheriff's Office prides itself on the professionalism and courteousness of its employees. However, we understand that there are incidences where a citizen may feel that our employee(s) acted unprofessionally or illegally. We welcome your comments and suggestions and urge you to file an Internal Affairs report so that we can start an investigation. If there is any wrongdoing found, we will immediately correct the situation and take appropriate action.

MetroCom

MetroCom is a consolidated Emergency Dispatch Center between the City of Corpus Christi and Nueces County. The City and the County agreed to consolidate their public safety dispatch centers into a single public safety answering point for the two jurisdictions of the two entities. The 800mHz trunked radio communications system handles all law enforcement, fire and EMS communications and emergency calls, and dispatches all public safety services. The goal for MetroCom is to provide a regional, professionally-staffed center that is cost effective and provides efficient provisions of emergency services for the citizens served.

Narcotics

In an effort to combine resources and provide a better service to the citizens of Nueces County, the Nueces County Sheriff's Office has joined forces with the U. S. Marshal's Service, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other law enforcement agencies. We have three deputies assigned to work with our local DEA office on the Texas Coastal Corridor Initiative High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program. The U. S. Marshal's Task Force provides our office reimbursement for overtime spent on major cases. This task force is a partnership between the Corpus Christi Police Department and the Nueces County Sheriff's Office. In addition to these alliances, the Nueces County Sheriff's Office has three Narcotic K-9's and trainer/handlers.

Patrol

The Nueces County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division oversees not only just Patrol, but the Narcotic K9 Unit and the Reserve Unit. Nueces County has a population of 353,079 and covers a land area of  838.5 square miles, and a water area of 327.1 square miles.

The Patrol Division consists of one Captain, one Lieutenant, and 24 patrol deputies including 5 sergeants and 4 corporals positions. Our Deputies work 12-hour shifts on the Panama Schedule, which gives deputies every other weekend off. This schedule provides consistent 24/7 coverage, better officer alertness compared to 5-6 day workweeks, and increased opportunity for community policing. Additionally, all deputies are issued take-home patrol units which increases response times.