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About
the Dallas County Sheriff's Department
The Dallas
County Sheriff’s Department has operating budget of over 95 million dollars and employs more than 1,600 people. Their seven different jails hold an average inmate population of 8,400. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department is organized into Administration, General Services and Detention.
The Administration
of Dallas County Sheriff’s Department contains division such as Strategic Planning, Media Relations and Internal Affairs. The Detentions Division includes Technical Services and Inmate Housing. The Detentions Division is the largest employer, having 63 sworn, 905 detention personnel and 173 clerical
staff.
The Dallas
County Sheriff’s Department Office of General Services includes the Special Investigations Division, Criminal Investigation
Division, Physical Evidence Section, Intelligence Division, North Texas Auto Theft Task Force, Communications, Patrol Division,
Judicial Services Division, Reserve Division, Posse Unit and Courtesy Patrol.
The Patrol
Division of the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department has 45 deputy sheriff’s assign to patrol the unincorporated
areas of Dallas County.
Source:
dallassheriffsoffice.com
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Captain
James Howell has been in law enforcement for over 30 years and is the Commander of the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department
Criminal Investigations Division. James Howell is the author of Copper Eyes
and Catching Crimson and the co-author of Emerald
Reflections.
According to the book description
of Catching Crimson, "Suddenly,
there's a nursing shortage in
Dallas." Someone is killing
red-headed nurses. Det. Danielle
Ramos & Sgt. Chance Bynum must find
out who it is...and why, before
more killings happen.
Catching Crimson is the second book
involving Det. Danielle Ramos and
Sgt. Chance Bynum of the Dallas
County Sheriff's Department. The
story picks up not long after Ramos
worked a past serial killer in the
first book, Copper Eyes.
Danielle is assigned to a murder
case which is quickly becoming a
serial murder case...body by body.
Chance is the crime scene sergeant
assisting in the investigations.
Danielle and Chance are working
through separate issues of work,
dating (not each other) and a host
of other circumstances that plague
all of us from time to time. "
According
to the book description of Emerald Reflections,
“Emerald Reflections is the bed & breakfast chosen by Casey Tomkins, a native Dallas-ite and struggling author,
to "get away from it all." She is trying to forget the recent breakup of a two-year relationship, yet still find inspiration
for a new novel. Here on a stormy afternoon, Casey meets Alex Kettner. Is it fate or coincidence that they run into each other
again at dinner? Their unplanned first date strikes a chord in both of them. Now each must deal with new emotions as they
wade through their own personal problems. Little does she know that he is still grappling with three years of memories of
the passing of his wife. Set amidst the beauty of coastal Maine, Emerald Reflections holds the secret that will break Casey
free of her writer?s block and open doors that will affect her future forever.
According
to the book description of Copper Eyes, “Danielle Ramos is a new Dallas County deputy sheriff who recently left the
El Paso Sheriff’s Department to move forward with her life following her divorce. The detective’s first murder
case in Dallas County thrusts her into the world of a past serial killer who had decided that after twelve years, now is the
time to start killing again. Danielle is merely in the way.
Not
only does she have to wrestle with a pushy sergeant and an ex-husband, she must also face her worst fears as she comes face
to face with the serial killer dubbed Pennyman.”
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