DeWitt County Sheriff's Reserve

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Information and photograph submitted by
Reserve President Ed Sager
DeWitt County Sheriff's Department
Cuero, Texas

The DeWitt County Sheriff's Department currently has 5 Reserves and 7 full-time Deputies headed by Sheriff Jode Zavesky who took office January 1, 2005. 

Reserve President Sager stated, " We have a two-man Patrol every Saturday night from 6 PM until 2 AM.  Most stay out until 4 PM.  The Reserves are required to put in a minimum of 8 hours per month.  We help the Sheriff on stake-outs watching for cattle rustlers, and on drug raid arrests with our local Task Force."

Several DeWitt County Reserves have Jailer licenses and assist the Jail Deputies with their duties when needed.  Four Reserves are qualified to serve as Bailiff during County, District Court, and Grand Jury sessions.  The Reserve Deputies also volunteer transportation to move inmates from jail to prison.

Reserve Deputies are required to have 120 hours of patrol time with a full-time Deputy or an "Advanced" Reserve before coming off probation.  They must have an additional 120 hours patrol time before they do a "single man" patrol.  Advanced Reserves must have 240 hours of patrol, plus 4 years with the Department.

The Reserve Division was charted in June, 1977, under Sheriff Bobby McMahan and is allowed to have a Unit up to 20 Reserves.

The DeWitt County Reserves also provide security for the Cuero and Yorktown home football games, for the Yoakum Pom Pom Parade, for the Cuero Turkeyfest Parade, the Yorktown "Western Days" Parade, plus provide security for the Mall.

The Reserves serve DeWitt County when needed and come from all walks of life.  Sheriff Jode Zavesky replaced Sheriff Gary Edwards who served as interim Sheriff until December 31, 2004. 

NATIONAL RESERVE LAW OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
P.O. BOX 6505     SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78209
(210) 805-8917     FAX: (210) 804-2463