Albany County Sheriff's Office (Wyoming) Explained
| Agencyname: | Albany County Sheriff's Office |
| Preceding1: | Municipal Police |
| Employees: | 54 |
| Country: | United States |
| Countryabbr: | U.S. |
| Divtype: | state |
| Divname: | Wyoming |
| Subdivtype: | County (United States) |
| Subdivname: | Albany County |
| Sizepopulation: | 38950 |
| Police: | Yes |
| Local: | footnote |
| Sworn: | 46 |
| Chief1name: | Aaron Appelhans |
| Chief1position: | Sheriff |
The Albany County Sheriff's Office is a local police agency in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. It consists of 46 sworn law enforcement officers and 8 civilian support personnel.[1] the sheriff is Aaron Appelhans, the first African-American to serve as sheriff in Wyoming.[2]
In 2021, the New York Times described the department as "troubled" and plagued by "allegations of nepotism, selective enforcement and excessive force". In 2018, an unarmed man, Robbie Ramirez, was shot and killed by deputy Derek Colling. This was the third time in Colling's career he had shot and killed someone.[3] Colling eventually resigned in 2021.
Sheriff Dave O’Malley resigned in 2020 amid a lawsuit over the shooting, and Appelhans was appointed his replacement.[4] State Representative Cyrus Western replied to a post on Twitter about Appelhans's appointment with an animated GIF from the film Blazing Saddles;[5] after receiving criticism for the tweet, Western deleted the tweet, issued a public apology, and called Appelhans to apologize.[6] Appelhans spoke of his goal of diversifying the department, of which he was the only Black officer at the time. In 2021, Appelhans fired a deputy who was accused of harassing a Black subordinate until the subordinate quit.[7] [8]
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- Web site: Sheriff | Albany County, WY. www.co.albany.wy.us. March 15, 2022. March 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220317132238/https://co.albany.wy.us/212/Sheriff. live.
- News: Watkins . Ali . 2021-03-22 . Meet Wyoming’s New Black Sheriff, the First in State History . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-03-20 . 0362-4331 . March 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320021425/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/us/wyoming-black-sheriff-appelhans.html . live .
- Web site: 2021-06-03 . Controversial Albany County Sheriff's Corporal Resigns . 2022-03-20 . Wyoming Public Media . en . Bob . Beck . November 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211104223551/https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/news/2021-06-03/controversial-albany-county-sheriffs-corporal-resigns . live .
- Web site: Newman . Eve . Sheriff O’Malley retired Monday . 2022-03-20 . Wyoming Tribune Eagle . en . 2020-11-25 . February 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220201030540/https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/local_news/sheriff-o-malley-retired-monday/article_3847e8a2-653e-5aa8-91b3-1b78e51e26ef.html . live .
- Web site: Western apologizes for Twitter remarks regarding new Albany County sheriff. The Sheridan Press. May 30, 2021. 2020-12-16. June 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215207/https://www.thesheridanpress.com/news/local/western-apologizes-for-twitter-remarks-regarding-new-albany-county-sheriff/article_aba7b1a8-3fd5-11eb-91b7-371fe8e0dbb5.html. live.
- Web site: Reynolds. Nick. Wyoming lawmaker apologizes for tweet about Wyoming's first Black sheriff. Casper Star-Tribune. May 30, 2021. 2020-12-16. June 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602230104/https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/wyoming-lawmaker-apologizes-for-tweet-about-wyomings-first-black-sheriff/article_4e0087ba-3c1b-576c-a193-94bf0b00588e.html. live.
- Web site: Mead. Gruver. Lawsuit reveals how Wyoming's first Black sheriff fired deputy accused of racism. January 24, 2022. Los Angeles Times. 2022-03-20. March 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220315185534/https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-01-24/lawsuit-reveals-how-wyomings-first-black-sheriff-fired-deputy-accused-of-racism. live.
- Web site: Wyoming's first Black sheriff fired White deputy over alleged racism, lawsuit says . 2022-03-20 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US . 2022-01-25 . Mead . Gruver . March 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320023245/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wyoming-first-black-sheriff-aaron-appelhans-fired-white-deputy-christian-handley-alleged-racism-lawsuit/ . live .
