Sheriff David Warren presents Chief Deputy David McDonald with certificate of appreciationDavid and Gretchin McDonald
On Monday, April 18, 2022, Chief Deputy David McDonald was recognized for 25 years of dedicated service to the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office. McDonald has served as a Patrol Deputy, Criminal Investigator, and for the last 13½ years as Chief Deputy. McDonald holds a Master Peace Officer certification and an Instructor’s Certification with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. McDonald is an active member of the Texas Chief Deputies Association where he has held many offices and committee appointments. He also serves on the Nolan County Child Welfare Board and West Texas Children’s Advocacy Center board.
Sheriff David Warren described McDonald as a man of unquestionable integrity and one with great character and loyalty. “We’ve been down the road a lot of years and a lot of hard miles together. I’m very proud to have worked together with him for 25 years and to have had him as my Chief Deputy for over 13 of those years,” said Warren.
Sheriff David Warren swore in a new Deputy Sheriff on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Sidney “Sid” Brunson took the oath of office and received his Deputy Sheriff badge in the presence of his new co-workers, to commemorate this special occasion. Deputy Brunson is a South Plains Association of Governments Law Enforcement Academy graduate with over 23 years law enforcement experience. He will be assigned to the Courthouse Security Section of the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office. We are excited to have Deputy Brunson as part of our team and we wish him the best and look forward to his service.
On Thursday March 10, 2022, Sheriff David Warren swore in Jay Strong. He will be assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division of the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office. Investigator Strong retired from the United States Air Force and was First Sergeant for SFS before graduating from Arizona State University in 2013 with a degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice. He graduated in 2014 from the West Central Texas Law Enforcement Academy, in Abilene and has been in law enforcement for 24 years. Investigator Strong is married to Dr. Debra Notturno-Strong, and they have two children, Matthew and Alexandra. We wish Investigator Strong the best and look forward to his service.
On Monday, November 1st, Gage Patrick was sworn in as Deputy Sheriff by Sheriff David Warren. Gage Patrick is already a licensed County Jailer and has been employed with the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office since May 2019.
On August 23rd, Patrick graduated from the West Central Texas Law Enforcement Academy in Abilene. “Deputy Patrick went above and beyond to put himself through the Peace Officer Academy at his own expense while still working 12 hour shifts in the jail. That takes real commitment and dedication, and we are certainly proud for him and of him.” stated Sheriff Warren.
Gage Patrick WCTLEA Graduate
Deputy Patrick will soon transition from the jail to the patrol section and begin his field training.
Deputy Reed is the third from the right end on the back row. Group photo is courtesy of WIBW out of Topeka, KS.
Sheriff David Warren recently appointed Deputy Jeffery Reed to the position of D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Officer for the Nolan County Sheriff’s Office. In addition to his D.A.R.E. responsibilities, Deputy Reed will also oversee the Civil Process function at the NCSO. The Nolan County Sheriff’s Office is currently in its 25th year of providing the D.A.R.E. program to Roscoe, Highland and Blackwell schools.
“I am proud to offer this program for the youth in the three county schools of Roscoe, Highland and Blackwell. If the program helps even one student from going down that dark path to drug abuse then it is well worth it. I am particularly proud of Deputy Reed for his energy and willingness to take on this extra responsibility.” – Sheriff David Warren
Deputy Reed recently graduated from an intensive two-week school, held at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center in Hutchinson, KS, in order to obtain his national certification as a D.A.R.E. Officer. Deputy Reed will be coordinating with school officials at the three schools to resume D.A.R.E. classes in January 2022.
The Nolan County Sheriff’s Office has received reports of a telephone scam involving a caller claiming to be a Deputy Sheriff with this office. It was reported that the impersonator, who has identified himself as Lieutenant Yarbrough or Kevin Huston, informs victims that they have multiple warrants for their arrest and certified letters have been sent to them requesting a secondary DNA specimen. The impersonator then asks the victim for a cash payoff in the form of gift cards to avoid arrest. The phone number displayed on caller ID is reported to be (325) 439-7911.
In one of these cases, the impersonator had the victim go to the local CEFCO convenience store and purchase six, $500.00 gift cards. While still on the phone with the impersonator, the victim was instructed to open the gift card and give the impersonator the gift card number, the expiration date and the security code on the back of the gift card and once this information was given, the call would disconnect.
Nolan County Sheriff David Warren urges citizens to always be vigilant when receiving phone calls from people asking for money or personal details. The Nolan County Sheriff’s Office or any other legitimate government department or financial institution, will never call you and ask for your personal banking information or payments in gift cards, cryptocurrency or money transfers. It is important to take independent steps to verify a caller’s identity before providing any personal information or payments of any sort, irrespective of the phone number displayed, or who a caller claims to work for.
The Nolan County Sheriff’s Office will never:
Contact you to ask for your Personal Identification Number (PIN) or bank details
Ask you to transfer money out of your account
Ask you to withdraw cash to hand over to them for safe-keeping
Send someone to your home to collect cash, cards or your PIN
We urge you to contact our office if you receive such a call and definitely don’t give the caller any personal information or payments.
