Sheriff

 

Thomas Raulen – Undersheriff

Undersheriff Raulen is the second in command and serves as the Chief Deputy for the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office. He provides direct managerial and administrative oversite for all areas of the agency’s Department of Law Enforcement and Investigative Services, Department of Corrections and Judicial Services, as well as for the Division of Support Services.

He began his public safety career as a firefighter/EMT in Brevard County in 1984 and later served the citizens of Florida as a probation officer for the Department of Corrections. He joined the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office in 1998 and his assignments have included being a field training deputy, detective, detective sergeant, public information officer, and administrative lieutenant. Prior to being named undersheriff, he headed the agency’s Homeland Security Section and was a member of the Joint Terrorism Task Force. His previous experience also includes working with juveniles in an inpatient mental health and addiction treatment center as well as serving on a multi-disciplinary team in an adult psychiatric hospital.

Undersheriff Raulen is a twice graduate of the University of Central Florida, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science in criminal justice. He also holds a graduate certificate in Police Leadership from UCF. His advanced leadership/executive training include the following: the FBI National Academy Session 289, the Southern Police Institute’s 91st Session of the Command Officers Development Course, the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management for Police (Session 88), and the 56th class of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Chief Executive Seminar.

He is an adjunct instructor at Indian River State College where he teaches criminal investigations and media relations in the basic recruit police academy and well as various criminal justice classes in the associate and bachelors programs. Undersheriff Raulen serves on the advisory boards of the Salvation Army of Indian River County and the Substance Awareness Center of Indian River County.

 

Kent Campbell – Deputy Chief

Deputy Chief Kent Campbell oversees the Department of Corrections and Judicial Services. He is responsible for supervising the county jail, courthouse, Civil Unit, Emergency Response Team, Transport Unit, Classification, Maintenance Department, Medical Services, Canine Unit, Legal Process and the Pre-Trial Release Program.

Deputy Chief Campbell is a 36-year law enforcement veteran. He began his fulltime career with the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office in 1987 as a deputy sheriff. He has served in a number of leadership capacities prior to his current role as Deputy Chief, including K9, Crime Prevention, Public Relations, Narcotics, Criminal Investigations, SWAT, Captain of Law Enforcement Operations, and Captain of Corrections Operations. During Deputy Chief Campbell’s time with the Crime Prevention Unit, he was able to secure a $12 million dollar grant to improve Public Housing to include impact glass and air conditioning which gave children in impoverished neighborhoods a better home environment.

Deputy Chief Campbell joined the United States Marine Corps in 1983 where he was assigned to the 6th MAB Rapid Deployment Force spending two of his four years overseas. During his four (4) year enlistment he successfully completed Non-Commissioned Officer’s School, Forward Controller and was certified by the FAA as an Air Traffic Controller.

Deputy Chief Campbelfl grew up in Indian River County and graduated from Vero Beach High School. He attended Indian River State College, University of Florida, IPTM and Nova University. He has been involved in the community assisting the VBHS Girls Soccer Team and the 4H program.

 

Kyle King – Deputy Chief

Deputy Chief King oversees the Department of Law Enforcement and Investigative Services and is responsible for supervising the day-to-day operations of the Criminal Investigations Division, Law Enforcement Operations Division, School Safety Division, and the Special Operations Division. Within these divisions he also oversees the operations of the Real Time Crime Center, Special Investigations Unit and the Forensics Services Unit, just to name a few.

Deputy Chief Kyle King began his fulltime career with the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office in 1989 as a deputy sheriff in uniform patrol. He later transferred to Criminal Investigations as a detective, then Crimes Against Persons Unit and held a position in juvenile services unit before moving over to the Crime Scene Unit. Deputy Chief King has served in a number of leadership capacities prior to his current role as Deputy Chief.

Deputy Chief King earned his Bachelor of Arts from Warner Southern College and an Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Indian River State College. Captain King holds certification as both a Certified Forensic Photographer and Senior Crime Scene Analyst from the International Association of Identification. He is an NRA Certified Instructor in Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun and Range Safety Officer and a Florida Department of Law Enforcement Certified Instructor.

Deputy Chief King has received numerous awards during his over thirty-one years of service with the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office including Grand Cordon Award, Law Enforcement Officer of the Quarter, Honorable Service Award, Educational Achievement Award, Exemplary Service Award, Going the Extra Mile Award, and Technical Service Award. His accolades from his service in the community have earned him the Hundred Club 2011 Officer the Year, 2016 BSA Gulfstream Council Sparc Award, 2016 HSVB Joan G. Carlson Animal Protection Award, and the MPI Educational Achievement Forensic Science Award in 2008.

 

Ross Partee – Captain – Criminal Investigations Division

As the Captain of the Criminal Investigations Division, Ross Partee is responsible for the oversight of the Criminal Investigations Section comprised of the Major Crimes Unit, Special Victims Unit, Property/Economic Crimes Unit, Forensic Services Unit as well as the Special Investigations Section.

Captain Partee started his career with the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office in 2009. During his tenure, he’s served as a Road Patrol Deputy, Detective, and was promoted to Sergeant in the School Resource Division in 2017. In 2021, Captain Partee was promoted to Lieutenant in patrol as a Watch Commander. In 2022, he was transferred to the Criminal Investigations Section before being promoted to Captain in the Criminal Investigations Division in 2023.

Captain Partee is a life long resident of the Indian River County. He attended and graduated from Vero Beach High School in 2003 and went on to play baseball for Armstrong Atlantic State University where he graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in 2008. Captain Partee was honored as the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year in 2014. In 2017, he was honored by then Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as a recipient of the annual Victim’s Service Award.

Captain Partee has attended numerous advanced law enforcement courses over the years. Specifically, he attended the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Executive Training Institute’s Florida Leadership Academy in 2018. He also completed the FBI’s Law Enforcement Executive Development Association’s training courses in 2021 and in 2023 graduated from the 94th Southern Police Institute’s Command Officer Development Course.

Captain Partee is active in the community as a baseball coach for youth baseball teams. He served as an assistant coach for the Vero Beach High School for 9 years and still has a role with their development. He currently sits on the board of directors for the United Way of Indian River County.

 

Joseph Abollo – Captain – School Safety Division

Captain Abollo began his law enforcement career in 2003 and has served in a variety of operational and leadership positions including uniform patrol, criminal investigations, background investigations, recruitment, field training, Internal Affairs Sergeant, Patrol Sergeant, Lieutenant of Training, Lieutenant of the Community Affairs and Victim Services Section, and Captain of the Professional Standards Division.

Captain Joe Abollo joined the United States ARMY in 1996 where he was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division and later spent the last two years at the 177th Finance Battalion in Camp Casey South Korea.

Captain Abollo holds a Master’s Degree from Columbia College and is a graduate of the 2018 Florida Leadership Academy and also the Southern Police Institute’s 89th Command Officers Development Course at the University of Louisville.

In addition to his law enforcement duties, Captain Abollo volunteers his time and has served on countless committees, panels, and boards. Captain Abollo is a current board member of Literacy Services of IRC and serves as the Public Information Officer for our County’s Emergency Operation Center (EOC) during activations.

Captain Abollo is also an adjunct instructor at Indian River State College where he teaches a variety of recruit classes as well as advanced/specialized courses to certified law enforcement and corrections officers.

 

Angela Rosado-Jones – Captain – Corrections Support Division

Captain Rosado-Jones oversees the Corrections Support Division and is responsible for supervising the day-to-day operations of the Classification Unit, Administration/Support Unit, Transportation Unit, Medical Unit, Maintenance Unit, and Inmate Programs. She also processes staff training requests, inmate requests and handles inmate disciplinary appeals.

Captain Rosado-Jones began her correctional field career 16 years ago at Florida Department of Corrections at the Martin Correctional Institution in 2004. In 2006, she began her employment with the Indian River County Sheriff's Office in the capacity of a corrections deputy. Captain Rosado-Jones has served in several leadership roles prior to her current assignment as the Captain of the Corrections Support Division. Her promotion to Sergeant in 2014 included the responsibility of care, custody, and control of inmates while supervising staff and providing care for visitors. In 2017, she was promoted to Lieutenant where she was responsible for the 2nd shift's daily operations. During her time with the agency, she also had the opportunity to work at the Treasure Coast Forensic Centre from 2007 to 2013 where she worked with the mentally ill.

Captain Rosado-Jones completed her Associated of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, and Master of Science in Criminal Justice from Keiser University and she is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She was the first female on the Treasure Coast to hold the Indian River State College Leadership Academy certificate. She also successfully completed the Florida Leadership Academy Class #34 and most recently, she obtained the Greatest Leadership Initiative certificate from Keiser University. Captain Rosado-Jones is a certified Adjunct Instructor with the Indian River State College where she teaches the correctional academy students who are aspiring of becoming correctional officers.

In her leisure time, Captain Rosado-Jones enjoys fishing, listening to music, boxing, and spending time with her family.

 

James Hare – Captain – Corrections Operations Division

Captain James (Jimmy) Hare oversees the Corrections Operations Division where he is responsible for supervising the day-to-day operation of the jail facility. In his current position he commands 128 sworn staff members encompassing the 4 platoons providing round-the-clock care, custody and control of the inmate population.

Captain Hare has been a member of the Sheriff’s Office for over 28 years with experience in every component of Corrections. He began his career in 1995 as a Corrections Deputy having been assigned to booking, field training, operations, armory, administration as well as having completed numerous administrative investigations during the course of his career. In addition to his normal duties, Captain Hare was also a plank-owner of the original Corrections Emergency Response Team. During his nearly 20 years on the Team, he held the positions of sniper, squad leader, team leader, training coordinator, armorer, assistant team commander and was the team commander during his last 5 years on the team.

Captain Hare has attended thousands of combined hours of leadership, tactical operations, technical and instructor level advanced training and has received several commendations during his career with the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office to include 2 Life Saving Awards, Corrections Officer of the Quarter, Tactical Achievement, Instructor Achievement and Technical Achievement awards.

In addition, Captain Hare is currently a member of the governing board of directors and finance sub-committee for Treasure Coast Community Health and acts as the Sheriff’s Office liaison for the contracted inmate health care provider.

 

William Luther – Captain – Law Enforcement Operations Division

- Captain William Luther oversees the Law Enforcement Operations Division and is responsible for supervising the day-to-day operations of the uniformed deputies, including road patrol and the training unit. The captain also oversees the civilians who make up the 911 Public Safety Dispatch Unit.

Captain Luther started his career with the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office in 2001. During his tenure he has served as a patrol deputy, Field Training Deputy, SWAT team member and Training Unit member prior to his promotion to Sergeant in 2014. As a Sergeant he supervised the Training unit. In 2017, Captain Luther was promoted to Lieutenant of the Training Unit. Subsequently, he transferred to patrol as a Watch Commander until transferring to the Special Operations Division as a Lieutenant in 2021.

Captain Luther is a life long resident of Indian River County and attended Vero Beach High School until his graduation in 1998. Throughout his career as a Law Enforcement officer, he has attended numerous advanced Law Enforcement training courses including Instructor Techniques, NRA Pistol, Rifle and Shotgun Instructor, FDLE Firearms Instructor, FDLE Defensive Tactics Instructor, Field Training Officer, S.P.E.A.R. Instructor, CPR/AED Instructor, TECC (Tactical Emergency Casualty Care), Redman Instructor, Low Light Laser Instructor, Ballistic Shield Instructor, Taser Instructor, Less Lethal Instructor, Vehicle Operations Instructor, FWC Hunter Safety Instructor, Basic SWAT and FSA Dignitary Protection. Captain Luther is a graduate of the Florida Sheriff's Association Commander Academy Class 13.

Captain Luther has instructed at numerous locations along the treasure coast to certify other Law Enforcement professionals in a variety of high liability topics since 2012.

Captain Luther has received numerous achievements throughout his career to include Grand Cordon, Tactical Officer, Training Officer, September 2004 service ribbon awarded by Sheriff Roy Raymond after Hurricanes Frances and Jean, Technical award and Combat Cross.

Captain Luther works alongside our Indian River County Fire Rescue partners instructing multiple courses for active assailant response protocols within the county. In 2015, Captain Luther was able to establish a training system with the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office and Indian River County Fire Rescue with regard to active assailant response in the county. This training established the initial public safety response training with deputies and fire/ medics, responding together, in training scenarios to help equip them with the working knowledge to navigate these incidents together. As part of this training, Captain Luther worked with the Indian River County school district to initially implement the ALICE response protocols still employed by the district.

 

Steve Stoll – Captain – Professional Standards Division

Captain Steve Stoll oversees the Professional Standards Division which includes internal affairs, victim services, community affairs, and accreditation.

After graduating from Vero Beach High School, Captain Stoll served as a Law Enforcement Specialist in the United States Air Force for four years. After his time in the military, he worked as a police officer at the Andrews Police Department in North Carolina before returning to Florida, where he worked as a police officer for the Sewell’s Point Police Department in Martin County.

Captain Stoll is a 25-year law enforcement veteran who began his full-time career with the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office in 1998 as a deputy sheriff in uniform patrol. He later transferred to Criminal Investigations as a detective for ten years. Captain Stoll has served in several leadership roles before his current position as the Captain over the Professional Standards Division. As Captain of Professional Standards he oversees Accreditation, Internal Affairs, Community Affairs, and Victim Services.

Captain Stoll also oversaw the Law Enforcement Operations Division before his current assignment. Other supervisory roles within the agency include Sergeant in Uniform Patrol, Sergeant in Criminal Investigations, Lieutenant in Uniform Patrol, and Lieutenant over Professional Standards.

Captain Stoll has completed multiple trainings in his career, including the Institute for Law Enforcement Executives and the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy, which consisted of the 345th Supervisor Leadership, 389th Command Leadership, and 302nd Executive Leadership Training classes.

 

Larry Nusser – Captain – Judicial Services Division

Captain Larry Nusser oversees the Judicial Services Division which includes Court Services Unit, Legal Process Unit, Pre-Trial Release Program and Mental Health Court.

Captain Nusser also oversees the accreditation process for the Department of Corrections. As the Accreditation Manager, he is responsible for ensuring all areas remain in compliance of the Florida Model Jail Standards (FMJS), Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission (FCAC) and all applicable Florida state statues. He is a certified FMJS inspector and an assessor for FCAC. As such, he inspects various agencies throughout the state of Florida to ensure compliance for both commissions.

Captain Nusser has been a resident of Indian River County since 1988. He attended Vero Beach High School and Indian River State College. Captain Nusser started has career at the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office in 2006. He was promoted to sergeant in 2011 and lieutenant in 2017. He has been assigned or supervised all areas within the Department of Corrections during his tenure. For nearly 15 years, Captain Nusser served as a member of the Corrections Emergency Response team, holding various positions from member, team leader and assistant team commander.

Captain Nusser is the chair of the Inmate Management Committee for the Department of Corrections and is a committee member for the Certified Accreditation Professionals (CAP) through the Florida Police Accreditation Coalition (FLA-PAC).

 

Anthony Civita – Captain – Special Operations Division

Captain Anthony Civita is a 28-year law enforcement veteran. Captain Civita began serving the public at the age of 14 years as a volunteer firefighter in Myerstown PA, at the Keystone Hook and Ladder Fire/Rescue Company. Captain Civita joined the USAF in 1986 and served overseas till 1990 as a Security Police Specialist. During his time in the USAF, Captain Civita completed non-commissioned officer school and achieved the rank of Sergeant.

Captain Civita started his law enforcement career in 1993 with the Plantation Police Department in South Florida. During his time with Plantation PD, Captain Civita served as a road patrol officer, a field training officer and an undercover narcotics officer.

Captain Civita began his career with the Sheriff’s Office in January 2002. During his tenure at the SO, he has served as a patrol deputy, field training deputy, Criminal Investigation Detective and a Multi Agency Criminal Enforcement Detective.

Captain Civita was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in October 2012 and was assigned to the Multi Agency Criminal Enforcement Unit. In February 2017, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division. In 2018, he was reassigned to the Special Investigations Unit. Captain Civita was then assigned to the School Resource Team in January 2021. In March of 2022, he was assigned to road patrol as a Watch Commander. In 2023, he was assigned to the Forensic Services Unit and then was promoted to the rank of Captain in April 2024.

Captain Civita has attended and successfully completed numerous law enforcement training courses to include criminal investigations, advance homicide and death investigations, human trafficking, undercover operations, Drug Unit Commander Academy, DEA Drug Unit Commander Academy, and the Florida Sheriff’s Association Commander Academy.

Captain Civita is a band member of the Brevard Police and Fire Pipes and Drums and the Florida Police and Fire Pipes and Drums. He has attended and performed at numerous funerals and memorials throughout the State of Florida for LODD for Law Enforcement, Fire/Rescue and First Responders.

 

Laura Turner – Division Director – Support Services

Director Turner oversees the Support Services Division and manages the Human Resources Unit, Fleet Services Unit, Central Records Unit, Information Technology Unit and Maintenance Unit.

Director Turner began her career at the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office in 1992. In her over 30 years of service in Indian River County, she has held numerous positions including Staff Assistant Civil Process Unit, Human Resources Specialist, Senior Staff Assistant Human Resources, Senior Staff Assistant Criminal Investigations, Crime Analyst, Administrative Assistant to the Sheriff, and Assistant Director Human Resources prior to her promotion to Division Director of six agency Units and Divisions. Her meticulous attention to detail, managerial skills, and vast knowledge has made her an integral member of the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office Command Staff.

Director Laura Turner earned her Bachelor of Arts Organizational Management degree in 1998. In 2008, she obtained her certification from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement as a Certified Crime Analyst.

 

Aimee Cooper, CPA, CFE – Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer Aimee Cooper is responsible for all oversight of the accounting systems and financial reporting of the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office. She directs the fiscal functions of the agency in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and provides comprehensive financial information to the Sheriff for strategic decision making in the financial planning, budgeting and resource allocation of the agency. Through oversight of the accounting process and the Finance Unit, CFO Cooper enhances, develops, implements and enforces policies and procedures that will improve the overall operation, effectiveness and financial condition of the agency.

CFO Cooper began her employment with the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office in July 2018. She has an extensive financial background both educationally and professionally. CFO Cooper earned her Masters in Financial Management in 2010 and her Certified Public Accountant’s license in 2013. In 2016, CFO Cooper obtained her Certified Fraud Examiner’s license.

As a member of the Board of Directors with SafeSpace, CFO Aimee Cooper acts as the law enforcement liaison for Indian River County. She also holds a position on the SafeSpace finance committee. SafeSpace has partnered with the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office to provide a safe haven for victims of domestic violence.