Biography
Sheriff Glenn Ross
Sheriff
Glenn Ross was elected in November of 2002
and is in his second term as Sheriff of Penobscot County. Sheriff Ross began his career as a patrol deputy with the Penobscot County
Sheriff’s Office in June of 1977, first hired by Sheriff Otis N.
Labree. He worked his way through
the ranks of the agency, having served as patrol deputy, patrol supervisor, and
detective. As a detective, he worked on thousands of criminal investigations,
utilizing his skills as an evidence technician. In 1994 he was promoted by
then Sheriff Edward Reynolds to the position of Chief Deputy, a
position that he held until the untimely passing of Sheriff Reynolds, who
passed away while still in office during 2002.
At that time, Glenn was appointed as interim Sheriff by Governor Angus
King until the general election, at which time he was elected for a four-year
term by popular vote. Glenn has
worked under the direction of three different sheriffs during his 29-year
career at the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office.
Formerly
of
Troy,
Maine, Glenn now lives with his wife, Christine, in
Exeter,
Maine. He is a graduate of the 31st
Basic Police School at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in
Waterville, Maine, in 1978, where he graduated as class valedictorian. He has attended
over a thousand hours of in-service training in order to remain current with
laws and practices. In 1994 he
attended the prestigious
FBI
National
Academy
where he graduated from the 185th session.
He attended the
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
College, where he undertook a three-month study
of evidentiary and fingerprint examination.
Sheriff Ross continues to use the skills learned at the RCMP and
FBI, assisting other police agencies and testifying as an expert witness at
various District, Superior, and Federal Courts.
The
sheriff remains active in many community activities to include:
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Penobscot
County
Area
Triad- Seniors
and law enforcement working together in order to prevent crimes against
seniors.
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Adopt-A-School
Program-The
Sheriff encourages all of his patrol officers to adopt a local elementary
school. Deputies are common
visitors in the rural schools. Glenn,
himself,
adopted the Levant Elementary
School,
where he regularly stops to greet the buses, walk the hallways,
provide safety information.
and involve
himself in many other activities.
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A
member of the Humanitarian Assistance Committee-
A
local benefactor has established a trust to help victims who,
themselves,
are givers to society and have
fallen upon misfortune. Glenn
sits on the board that reviews cases for assistance.
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A
member of the Board of Directors at
NESPIN:
New England State Police Information
Network. NESPIN is funded by the Department of Justice and acts as a
focal point for the exchange of information on multi-jurisdictional
organized crime, drug trafficking or major criminal activity.
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He
is also a member of the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
Team- Professionals helping public safety officials manage
stress from the many troubling events in which they are first responders. |
Contact
Sheriff Ross at his e-mail address: sheriff@penobscot-sheriff.net
