Giles County Sheriff's Office

1. Vote November 3, 2015
RE-ELECT
SHERIFF

2.  Son of Wendell and Nancy Millirons of Narrows
 Grandson of Neva C. Millirons of Narrows and
the late John Kester Millirons, Gilbert and Francis
Hale of Narrows
 Graduated from Narrows High School 1983
 Attended New River Community College
 Graduate of Cardinal Criminal Justice Academy
 Graduate of New River Police Academy
William Morgan Millirons

3. MILLIRONS:
A Family Man Married to:
Janet Chafin Millirons, 24 years,
Daughter of Norma J. Chafin
and the late Harold E. Chafin
 Two Children:
Anna Morgan Millirons, 22,
graduate of Giles High School
William Eli Millirons, 17, rising
Senior at Giles High School
 Active members of Pearisburg
First United Methodist Church

4. He has built a Foundation at the
Sheriff’s Department based on
•Professionalism
•Morals
•Leadership
MILLIRONS began his term as
Sheriff of Giles County
on January 1, 2008.

5. Your Sheriff’s Department
Major Mike Falls Captain Joe Shanks

6. Lieutenants
Eric
Thwaites
Timmy
Hutchison
Andrew
Metro
Tommy
Gautier

7. Sergeants
Mason
Boggess Brian
Hughes Chad
Tickle
Scott
Moye

8. Field Deputies
S. “Tootie”
Gillispie
Stacey
Vaughn
Steven
Hutchinson
Jason
Johnson

9. Field Deputies
Amanda
Hahnlen
Jason
Tickle
Zachary
Collins

10. -Crossed trained in many areas of law enforcement.
-Received numerous hours of formal training from the
New River Criminal Justice Training Academy, The VA
Division of Forensic Science, and other specialty schools.
-Training in C.I.T. (Crisis Intervention Training) through the
New River Valley Mental Health Authority.
-Training in detecting alcohol and narcotic-related offenses
while on patrol.
-Trained in interviewing techniques
Men and Women of the
Sheriff’s Office
Many Have:

11. Your working Sheriff,
that is dedicated
to the citizens
of Giles County
to protect and serve.
Re-Elect Sheriff
Professionalism…...……Morals ……...……Leadership

12. * Over 500 drug
related indictments
since 2008.
Putting The Cuffs on Drugs:
Deputy Jason Tickle
inventories items from a
meth lab that were
seized during a traffic stop.
Since taking office in 2008,
Sheriff Millirons
has taken an aggressive
approach to putting the
cuffs on drugs.

13. Cuffs on Drugs

14. Giles County Sheriff’s officer,
Sergeant Mason Boggess and
Virginia Tech Detective Robbie
Taylor worked together and
recovered a stolen boat.
Captain Anthony Meredith,
Pulaski Police
Department
Professional……………………………….Morals………………….…………Leadership

15.  Court is now being held
five days a week
 Papers served
 2008 5,049
 2009 6,555
 2010 6,940
 2011 7,752
 2012 7,877
 2013 7,169
 2014 6,641
 2015 at the present 3,047
 Transports & Extradictions
Court Services
Sheriff Millirons along with
the presiding judge present
new driver’s with their
license and a speech on the
responsibility of becoming a
new driver.

16. Court
Security
Jerry Gautier
Melvin Dalton Billy Cardwell
Frank Gough Leon MeredithAllen Dale Williams
Jeff Mullins

17. Secretaries
Kelly McCroskey
Susie Journell
Pepper Crigger
Carol Ross

18. Sheriff Millirons has
saved the taxpayers money
by returning unspent dollars
to the county since 2009.
Saving the Citizens Dollars:
2009 - $48,845.00
2010 – $183,345.00
2011 – $32,171.00
2012 – $47,583.00
2013 – $5,754.00
2014 – $19,569.00
TOTAL
$289,682.00
Rhonda Tickle, Director of Finance for Giles County

19. Inmate Work Crew:
Saving the County Dollars
The Sheriff’s Office initiated an Inmate Work Program
through the New River Valley Jail in 2011.
Over the past
four years, several
thousand hours of
work have been
completed which has
saved the taxpayers
thousands
of dollars.

20. Inmate Work Crew
• Clearing the V.D.O.T. right of ways and brush cutting on
several state roads
• Built new weight room at Narrows High School
• New locker room at the Narrows football field
• At the agricultural lab at Giles High School they have built
new out buildings and several acres of fencing
• Painted several rooms and re-tiled
the flooring in several buildings in
Giles County including the schools
• Assisting the Giles County
Maintenance Department with
making repairs, mowing, etc…….

21. Work Crew Security
Not Pictured: Gene Meadows, Mac Whittaker,
and Cleve Tate
Michael Atkins
Timmy Vaughn

22. * Sponsored by
Giles Sheriff’s Office
and Giles County
RSVP
* As of spring 2015,
1,068 pounds of
unused medication
has been collected.
Drug Take Back
Sheriff Millirons, Sgt. Chad Tickle,
Deputy Tootie Gillispie, and Captain Joe
Shanks proudly display the collection of
drugs collected.

23. Drug Take Back: Keeping Drugs off
the Streets and out of the
New River
RSVP volunteers Mrs. Clowers, Gail Vaught,
Lt. Andy Metro, Sheriff Millirons, Pearisburg Police
Dept. Officer Chad Journell, and Captain Joe Shanks
displays unused medication collected.

24. Drug Take Back

25. Emergency Response Team
E.R.T.
The Sheriff’s Office developed its own Emergency Response Team
due to the increased numbers of narcotic search warrants as well as other
high risk warrant service situations.
*Team consists of deputies and
officers from departments in the local
jurisdiction
*Allows for a faster tactical response
to certain situations
*Members have been trained and
certified through the Virginia
Department of Criminal Justice
Services
*Monthly training
*Assists surrounding jurisdictions
during joint investigations

26. Sgt. Chad Tickle and Sheriff Millirons
accept the DMV most improved award
for Click It or Ticket Campaign.
Two awards have been given to
the Giles County Sheriff’s Office
since 2008 from DMV.
NRCJ training academy
Director Marty Alford and
Sheriff Millirons present
Sgt. Mark Skidmore with the
Director’s Award.
Awards Presented to the Giles
County Sheriff’s Office since 2008.

27. Giles County Sheriff’s Office
has been recognized for outstanding and
dedicated service to the safety of the children
in Giles County by the National Child Safety
Council for the past 8 years.
National Child Safety Council

28. MILLLIRONS: Lawman of the Year
for 2012 by the Renew the
New River Committee
Sheriff Millirons, along with his family, is
presented Lawman of the Year award from the
Renew the New River Committee.
County Administrator
Chris McKlarney presents
Sheriff Millirons with
Lawman of the Year award.

29. RE-ELECT
Vote November 3, 2015
PROFESSIONALISM………..…….MORALS…………...LEADERSHIP

30. Representing
Giles County
Delegate Joseph
Yost met with
Sheriff Millirons,
Lt. Thwaites, and
Sgt. Moye at the
General Assembly
Building in
Richmond, VA.

31. Millirons Serves:
Board of Directors
*New River Valley Regional Jail
- Member of Operations Committee
for 8 years
*Giles County Homeless Shelter
- Hope House going on 8 years
*New River Criminal Justice Training Academy
- Chairman of the Board for two years, has served on board for 8
*Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program
– VASAP for 4 years

32. Giles County Sheriff’s Office
Co -Sponsors:
WOUNDED WARRIORS
FISHING DAY
Sheriff Millirons helps
prepare breakfast for
the veterans.
Veterans enjoy a day of fishing
at Glen Alton.
Veterans spend time
fishing in the waters
of New River.

33. Getting kids hooked
on fishing not drugs!
Narrows
Kid’s Fishing Day
Sheriff Millirons and Narrows Mayor Clayton
Davis welcome parents and children to the
annual Narrows Kid’s Fishing Day.
• Organized by the Town of
Narrows, Virginia Game
Commission, and the
Giles Sheriff’s Office

34. Sheriff Millirons presents trophies
to the prize winners at the
Kids Fishing Day.
Balloons were compliments of
Commonwealth Attorney Bobby Lilly.
Re-Elect

35. Sheriff Millirons yearly presents the Virginia Sheriff’s Institute
Scholarship to graduating students from Giles County that
will be pursuing a career in law enforcement.
Future Law Enforcement Officers

36. Giles Sheriff’s Office Provides
Internship for Future Officer
Captain Joe Shanks, Intern Savanna
Burton, and Lieutenant Eric Thwaites
take a moment to pose for a picture
outside of Sheriff’s Office.
Savanna Burton, Giles County
resident and Grad Student at Radford
University, completed her
Criminal Justice Internship at the
Giles Sheriff’s Office.

37. Communications
Officers
Lead Dispatcher
Jessica Blankenship
Michelle Gilbert
911 Coordinator
John Davis
Gabe Caldwell

38. Steve Davis
T. J. Atkins Kayla Edwards
Shalane Jones
Stephanie Woodyard

39. Communications Officers
Sarah Midkiff
Toni Dennis
Andy Perkins
Thomas Lee
Part-time

40. CODE RED
Reversed 911 System: Allows the Sheriff’s Department
to notify the citizens in Giles County about emergency
occurrences that are in progress.
Times when used:
• Wanted Person
• Road Closures
• Power Outages
• Weather Conditions
• Missing Person
• School Closures
Citizens should register
home lines and cell phones
by calling the
Sheriff’s Office
540-921-3842.
Dispatcher Gabe Caldwell is ready
to take your call and offer
assistance.

41. Project Lifesaver
Tracking system for individuals with special
needs. …. For example: Alzheimer’s, Autism, etc.
* Individuals are given bracelet-style
transmitter in case of wandering off.
*When alerted a deputy
immediately goes to the location
and starts tracking the patient.
*Average time to locate an
individual is less than twenty-five
minutes.
Deputy Melvin Dalton
demonstrates the Project
Lifesaver transmitter.

42. Public
Awareness
Sheriff Millirons and the Sheriff’s
Office are continually keeping
the citizens of Giles County aware
of events occurring in the county
through newspaper articles as
well as presentations with
clubs, churches, groups, festivals,
and organizations.
Sheriff Millirons discusses the
Neighborhood Watch program with
citizens of White Gate.

43. Sheriff Millirons listens along with the
citizens as Captain Joe Shanks shares
Fatal Crash Facts during a church
presentation.
Sheriff Millirons fingerprints a young
child during Festival in the Park.

44. S. A. L. T.
SENIORS AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT TOGETHER
Every other month the Sheriff’s Office provides
informational programs to the Seniors.
Topics include:
*home safety
*drug and alcohol awareness
*telephone safety
*internet safety
*scam awareness
*dangers of strangers
entering their home

45. Sheriff Millirons, 911 Supervisor John Davis,
and Captain Joe Shanks
prepare a meal for the Seniors at the Giles
County Senior Citizens.
Sheriff’s Office
provides
Bi-monthly
programs
for the
Senior Citizens
Sheriff Millirons shares
with the Seniors information
concerning active scam in
Giles County.

46. Bob Miles, Sheriff Office volunteer, from the Retired
Senior Volunteer Progam (RSVP) is glad to assist you.
T.R.I.A.D.
Pat Dennis
Senior Volunteer

47. School
Resource
Officers Sgt. Chris Neice Leon Billos
Teddy Vaughn John Bowman Mark Wilburn

48. School Resource Officers
School Safety
Assessment Team
Giles County Sheriff’s Office
with the help of surrounding
agencies conduct drug search at
local schools.
*Members: Sheriff Millirons, investigators,
school resource officers representatives from
schools central office, school principals,
guidance counsellors, and local police
department.
*Created to form a partnership between
the Sheriff’s Office and members of the
Giles County Schools to improve safety
*The team works together to identify
those individuals in the school system
that may be withdrawn, violent, or
otherwise mentally distressed and to
identify safety issues involving the
buildings and grounds.

49. Educating the Children
Sheriff Millirons and Deputy Tootie Gillispie
give the children from a local day care center
a tour of the Sheriff’s Office.

50. SAFETY PUP
Giles County Sheriff’s Office received Safety Pup from the
National Child Safety Council. Safety Pup is used for educating
the children in making good decisions and being safe.

51. Safety Pup In Action!
SRO Sgt. Chris Neice and Safety Pup
are caught in action with the children
learning about stranger danger.
Sheriff Millirons poses with
Safety Pup while visiting
Eastern Elementary/Middle
school.

52. Drug Abuse Resistance
Education (D.A.R.E.)
D.A.R.E. Graduates from
Macy McClaugherty/Middle School
celebrate with SRO Deputy Teddy Vaughn.
• This program is taught t0 all
6th grade students in the Giles
County School System.
“Teaching students good decision-making skills
to help them lead safe and healthy lives”
*Sheriff Millirons is extremely
proud of this program for he
taught D.A.R.E. in Giles County
from 1991 through 1995.

53. Sheriff Millirons gives a
speech to the D.A.R.E.
graduates at Macy
McClaugherty/Middle School.
Each student that completes the
D.A.R.E. program receives a
certificate and t-shirt.

54. Educating Our Youth:
PROFESSIONALISM…..………….MORALS……………………...LEADERSHIP

55. Rape Aggression Defense: RAD
Sheriff Millirons began this program at the
Giles Sheriff’s Office in 2009.
Giles is one of few sheriff offices
in Southwest Virginia to teach this course.
*RAD is a class that teaches
defensive techniques to female
students.
*RAD has been taught to many
teachers and other females
throughout Giles County.
More than 400 individuals have taken
the training and completed the course.

56. The Sheriff’s Office
working together
with other
organizations to
educate our youth.
Giles Sheriff’s Office assist the SADD/ YOVASO clubs at Giles High School
during a mock wreck to bring awareness to the students on the dangers of
alcohol, drugs, and texting while driving.

57. MILLIRONS
“Serving you
the Citizens of Giles”
RE-ELECT
November 3, 2015