Mike Haley, Sheriff of Washoe County
Michael Haley has served the Washoe County Sheriff’s
Office for 25 years, starting as Deputy in 1980. Today,
the Sheriff’s Office is a modern, dedicated
community-oriented law enforcement agency and is the
second largest law enforcement agency in the State of
Nevada.
Seriff Haley holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal
Justice with Honors from Northeast Missouri State
University, Kirksville, Missouri. He is a graduate of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy,
the Senior Management Institute at Harvard University
and the Southwest Command College in Irvine,
California.
Sheriff Haley has worked in and supervised every
division within the Sheriff’s Office including
Administration, Detective, Patrol and Detention
Divisions. He has been SWAT Team commander and DRT Team
commander. He has additional experience in Training and
Civil Divisions and was a member of the Regional
Training Academy and the Child Homicide Task Force.
Sheriff Haley has taught criminal justice classes at
Truckee Meadows Community College. A majority of his law
enforcement and military career has been in a command or
supervisory position with major focus on budgetary
restraint and responsibility.
Sheriff Haley was born in Muscatine, Iowa and raised in
farming communities in the Midwest. As the third of
eleven children he went to work early in life and was
expected to contribute to the family. He joined the
military in 1971 to fulfill a sense of obligation and
patriotism and was stationed for the most part in
Germany. After an honorable discharge as Sergeant in
1974, he completed his Bachelor’s Degree while working
part-time for the Kirksville Police Department. He moved
to Reno, Nevada in 1980 and continued his law
enforcement career as Deputy, progressing through the
ranks to Undersheriff in 2006. He served in the Nevada
National Guard as HHD First Sergeant from 1985 to 1992.
Sheriff Haley and his wife, Laurie, have lived in Reno
for over 25 years and have raised 2 sons, Steven and
Brian. The family enjoys the company of their neighbors
and friends, and a number of activities such as hiking,
skiing, biking, and camping. He is a certified sailor
from Olympic Sailing School. The Undersheriff is an
active Board Member for the Children’s Cabinet and Red
Cross.
Source:
http://mikehaley4sheriff.com/biography.html
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