Sheriff Dave Phalen

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Personal: 

• Wife Loretta, elementary school teacher; three children; six grandchildren;
  serves as an elder in his church.

Experience: 42 years of Law Enforcement

1. Sheriff of Fairfield County
2. Columbus Police Lieutenant
   - Narcotics Bureau / Patrol Division
   - Assignments:  Detective Bureau, Vice Bureau & Administrative Assignments 
3. Washington D.C. Police Department
   - Detective & Police Officer
4. 2006, through 2011 National Sheriff's Association Annual Speaker;
   Subjects:  Police Ethics & The Opiate Epidemic
5. Ohio Attorney General Speaker;
   Subject:  Police Ethics

Awards:

• Sheriff Phalen has received numerous commendations and awards, but the one he is most proud is the “Ohio Distinguished Law Enforcement Award” presented to him by the Ohio Attorney General.

Misc.:

• Sheriff Phalen hosts a weekly radio program on WFCO 90.9 FM, as well as a monthly television program “Safety First,” shown locally on Time Warner Cable. He has also been featured in USA Today newspaper, and on Fox News and CNN.