Rank structure
| Title | Insignia |
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| Sheriff |  |
| Undersheriff |  |
| Sergeant |  |
| Corporal |  |
| Deputy |
| Albany County Sheriff's Office | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Preceding agency |
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| Employees | 54 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Albany County, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Population | 38950 |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Sworn members | 46 |
| Agency executive |
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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] As of 2022 [update] 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". [2] 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. [3]
Sheriff Dave O’Malley resigned in 2020 amid a lawsuit over the shooting, and Appelhans was appointed his replacement. [2] [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. [2] In 2021, Appelhans fired a deputy who was accused of harassing a Black subordinate until the subordinate quit. [7] [8]
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