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The Cheatham County Sheriffs Department Patrol Division is made up of 23 officers divided into 3 shifts. These officers are the front line officers of the Sheriffs Department. Every Patrol Officer with the Sheriff's department is certified by the Tennessee Police Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Commission and each officer attends a minimum of 40 hours of inservice each year. Each officer has an assigned patrol car which is equiped with Radar units and Mobile Video Recording equipment. Currently the department is in the process of adding mobile data systems to the units to assist the officers in the performance of thier duties. On average each patrol vehicle is removed from active service after 4 years of service. The Patrol Officers of the Sheriff's Department are responsible for responding to any request for an officer made by citizens or visitors of Cheatham County. The patrol officers primary duties include service of all warrants and civil process, Initial investigation of all crimes occurring in Cheatham County, responding to all motor vehicle crashes that occur on the roadways of Cheatham County, along with the enforcement of all laws of The State Of Tennessee and any Cheatham County Ordinace. Click Below to learn about each indiviual shift and the officers assigned to that shift. 1st Shift Patrol | 2nd Shift Patrol | 3rd Shift Patrol