Police Department - Meet your chief and his employees

 

  

 

                                                                               

 

Police Chief Steve Holley

Chief Holley came to the HSPD on April 1, 2004, after serving 23 years with the Largo Police Department, and before that, 2 years with the Waynesville North Carolina Police Department. 


Chief Holley is a certified traffic homicide investigator, hostage negotiator, and is the HSPD's training officer responsible for the training curriculum, maintaining officer certifications and coordinating in-service training for the entire department. 

Steve Holley was promoted to Chief of Police on January 30, 2011.

 

Administrative Assistant/Evidence and Records Administrator Angela Stone

   

Mrs. Angela Stone came to the HSPD in January 2009. She is the Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Police and is in charge of all of the evidence collected by the HSPD, as well as records management, purchasing, court liaison, and a host of other important duties.

 

 


Sergeant Antoine Sheppard

Sergeant Antoine Sheppard began his law enforcement career as a police explorer with the Alachua Police Department. He was hired by the HSPD on April 26, 2001, as a police officer. He has risen to the rank of Sergeant and is currently a patrol supervisor.

 

Sergeant Sheppard, in addition to his assigned duty, has been charged with the coordination of the bicycle unit, neighborhood crime watch, and the reserve officer program. Sergeant Sheppard is a member of the city's safety committee and is a trained Crisis Intervention Officer. 

 

Sergeant Charles Harper

Sergeant Harper is the newest sergeant with the HSPD. He began his career with the HSPD on November 8, 2004, as a patrol officer. He was recently promoted and is a shift supervisor. Sergeant Harper has been selected to be the K-9 handler for the HSPD. We anticipate that he and his K-9 partner "Aggie" will be trained and in service sometime during the first quarter of 2009.

 

Sergeant Harper has been tasked with the coordination of our traffic enforcement efforts, monthly breath test maintenance, as well as assisting with the maintenance of the HSPD vehicle fleet.

K-9 Aggie

K-9 "Aggie" has recently joined the HSPD as our newest crime fighter. She is a two year old Golden Retriever and has been certified by the National Police Canine Association (NPCA) in the detection of narcotics. She has also been trained for tracking and article searches. She is assigned to Sgt. Harper and together, they make up our K-9 Unit. 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 


 Officer Mike Coulon

Officer Mike Coulon came to work at the HSPD on January 29, 2007, following his service as a police officer with the Alachua Police Department. Prior to that assignment, Officer Coulon worked as a law enforcement officer in the state of Louisiana.


Officer Coulon is a certified radar and laser operator. 

 

 
Officer Adam Joy

Adam Joy is one of the newest full-time police officer for the High Springs Police Department (HSPD).  Officer Joy is a longtime High Springs resident and a graduate of Santa Fe High School. After graduating from the police academy in March 2007, Joy was hired by the Alachua Police Department (APD) as a police officer and has worked there since June 2007. Officer Joy was named the APD “Officer of the Year” in May 2010, following his heroic efforts earlier this year when Joy performed CPR on a baby that had stopped breathing.


Officer Joy is certified radar and laser operator.  He is a member of the Black on Black Crime Task Force. 


Officer Rick Beery

Officer Rick Beery is a Navy veteran and came to the HSPD on January 5, 2006, following his employment with the Tarpon Springs Police Department (TSPD). Prior to the TSPD assignment, Officer Beery retired after serving 22 years as a police officer with the Clearwater Police Department. He has also served as a police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D.C. 


Officer Beery has obtained an AA degree in electrical engineering from Montgomery College and attended Penn State University. He has a host of accommodations to include the selection twice as the FOP Officer of the Year (1976 and 1979). 

 

Officer Bobby Field

Officer Bobby Field began his law enforcement career with the Monroe County Florida Sheriff's Office in 2001. After serving several years, he moved back to Gainesville and started his employment with the HSPD on December 22, 2003. Officer Field is currently assigned to uniform patrol.

Officer Field is a radar, breath test and laser operator. He has also been a part-time communications operator. 

 


Officer Dustyn Shenk
Officer Dustyn Shenk is the newest full time police officer at the High Springs Police Department. Officer Shenk is a certified radar and laser operator.







 
 Officer Vernon Higginbotham

Officer Vernon Higginbotham started his law enforcement career with the Florida Department of Corrections (FLDOC) and after retiring from the FLDOC as a lieutenant, he began working as a reserve officer for the HSPD on December 1, 2003.

 

 

 

    

 

Ryan_Scott Officer Ryan Scott

Officer Scott began his law enforcement career as a parttime officer with HSPD on July 27, 2010, and was hired in a fulltime capacity on January 17, 2011.  Officer Scott brings with him an extensive background in firearms, training, scientific inquiry, and project management, which provides a firm foundation for his law enforcement endeavors. Officer Scott has studied Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Florida, Criminal Justice at Santa Fe College, and continues to further his post-secondary education. His current interests are to continue acquiring further advanced training and experience in the law enforcement arena.

Officer Scott has been assigned to the Patrol Division.

 

 







 

 

 

Robertson

Mrs. Angie Robertson started with the HSPD on February 26, 2009 as a part time dispatcher and became the full time office assistant in September of 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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