Posse Facilities
The Posse uses a variety of facilities throughout the county. From the Sheriff's Office to the arenas available at the county fairgrounds. These facilities offer the Posse the ability to meet, collaborate, and train.
Sheriff's Office
The current building was built in 1963 under Sheriff Cliff Porter
and held 47 prisoners in the jail. In 1983 under Sheriff James LaJoye,
it was expanded to hold 69 prisoners. Then, again in 1988, Sheriff
James LaJoye expanded it to hold 132 prisoners. In 2002 it was expanded
to its current capacity of 165 prisoners, with a yearly average of 115
inmates.
In the past, the jail has rented space to the U.S. Marshalls Service as
well as some of the counties in the Detroit Metropolitan area. However,
today the jail only houses its own prisoners.
As well as the corrections division, the building houses the Detective
Bureau which investigates crimes committed in Shiawassee County. It
houses the uniform service which is the deputies and their command
structure who respond to emergency and non-emergency calls. Also in the
Sheriffs Office Building is the 911 Emergency Central Dispatch. This
911 center coordinates and dispatches all local, county, and state
agencies in Shiawassee County.
Training Center and Range
The Shiawassee County Sheriffs Office/Posse Gun Range is located at
Grand River and Morrice roads. It has a 50 yd. outdoor range with 7
shooting lanes as well as an automated indoor range with 13 shooting
lanes and a maximum distance of 50 ft.
The building that houses
the indoor range was paid for with donations from businesses and people
from the community. It is 48x88 ft. and was erected by the Navy C.B.S.
from Saginaw County as a summer learning project in 1985. The roofing
and interior were finished by posse members, deputies and local police
officers.
The indoor range equipment was an old state police range that was
donated to Shiawassee County by the State of Michigan and is computer
controlled by one of 6 posse range officers during qualification.
This range is available to local law enforcement and colleges for their
training needs as well as fun shoots and night shoots put on by the
posse. The Michigan Sheriff's Mounted Association also holds many of
their spring competitions shoots at this range.
Posse Barn at The Shiawassee County Fairgrounds
The Posse barn, located at the Shiawassee County fairgrounds, was funded with donations from local businesses, the community, and Posse members. The labor was provided by Posse members and their friends. The barn was built in 2006 just in time for the fair in August of that year. The barn has room for 10 box stalls, a wash rack for the horses, and a tack room for all the saddles and tack.