PALM BEACH COUNTY
West Palm Beach
Ric L. Bradshaw (D)

Born West Palm Beach, FL, March 19, 1948 Education Lake Worth High School; BS degree, human resources management, Palm Beach Atlantic University; MS degree, administration, with honors, specialization in emergency management, Lynn University; Administrative Officers Course at the Southern Police Institute, University of Louisville Spouse Dorothy Children Four Church Baptist Military US Marine Corps Career Total of 35 years in law enforcement; West Palm Beach Police Department - Road Patrol Officer, Detective Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Assistant Chief of Police, Chief of Police (seven years); elected Sheriff of Palm Beach County, 2004; re-elected, 2008 Honors and Affiliations Chair, County’s Domestic Security Task Force; member, FBI’s Joint Terrorist Task Force Executive Board; member, Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, Palm Beach County Chiefs of Police, Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission, Law Enforcement Planning Council, Police Executive Research Forum, Who’s Who in Academic Excellence in America.


SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Address P.O. Box 24681, West Palm Beach, 33416-4681
Phone (561) 688-3000
Web site www.pbso.org

COUNTY DETAILS
County Seat West Palm Beach
Population 1,274,013
County Web site www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/