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Calvert County sheriff tells PAB office is prioritizing training, school panic buttons and accreditation effort
Summary
The Calvert County sheriff briefed the Police Accountability Board on quarterly operations, highlighting heavy training activity, recruitment outreach, a planned panic-button rollout for schools and a renewed push for accreditation.
The Calvert County Sheriff (name not specified) told the Police Accountability Board on Aug. 20, 2025, that his office is focusing on expanded officer training, recruitment efforts and installing school panic buttons tied directly to 9-1-1.
The sheriff delivered a quarterly report saying the office handled 26,185 calls for service in the quarter, issued just over 1,500 traffic citations, investigated about 431 traffic accidents and made 78 DUI arrests. He told the board deputies initiated about 30 drug-related cases this quarter, with 23 felony and 36 misdemeanor arrests; amounts seized in cash or vehicles were discussed but not specified in the meeting.
The report matters because the sheriff tied the training and operational changes to community safety: he described a multi-pronged training program that includes mandated annual in-service courses from the…
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