Sheriff's Office
Support Services Division
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Kent County Sheriff's Office Support Services Division is to provide logistical and technical support to all employees of the Kent County Sheriff's Office and serves the public through the operations of Records Management, Special Event Coordination, Traffic/Safety Unit, Emergency Communications Center, Training Unit, and the Community Policing Unit. We will provide our employees the best available training, education, work environment, equipment, and leadership so they may serve the citizens of Kent County to the best of their ability.
Current Command Staff
Captain Jason Richards
616-632-6299
jason.richards@kentcountymi.gov
Overall command of the Support Services Division, reports to the Office of the
Sheriff.
Lt. John DeGroot
616-632-6207
john.degroot@kentcountymi.gov
Reports to Captain Jason Richards and is responsible for Community Police Officers, School Resources Officers,
Cadets Program, Internships Program, Volunteer Groups, Background Investigations/Recruitment, Community Outreach.
Lt. Deanna Bergstrom
616-632-6169
Deanna.Bergstrom@kentcountymi.gov
Reports to Captain Joel Roon and is responsible for Records Unit, Traffic & Safety Office, Axon Camera systems, 416
Traffic
Unit, cruiser technology, CJIS compliance, TIMS, Wrecker contracts, Freedom of Information requests (FOIA), technology
projects.
Lt. Brad Mercer
616-632-6204
brad.mercer@kentcountymi.gov
Reports to Captain Joel Roon and is responsible for all areas of training, Training Consortium liaison, Traffic Squad
liaison, Uniform and equipment oversight, Training facilities, Use of Force review, and
Special Events.