Sergeant Doug Wheatley 

Sergeant Doug Wheatley began his law enforcement career with the Warren County Sheriff's Office after graduating from the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy in 1988. He has been with the Deerfield Township Post of the Warren County Sheriff's Office since 1990. Sgt. Wheatley's extensive training includes: certification from S.W.A.T.; Evidence Technician certification, Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory; S.W.A.T. Sniper certification; Police Cyclist, National Certification - I.P.M.B.A.; graduate of the Police Executive Leadership College (PELC) in 2004. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2000, serves as a Shift Commander for Deerfield Township, and has served on the Warren County Tactical Response Unit (W.C.T.R.U./County-Wide S.W.A.T. since 1999. Sgt. Wheatley is a Team Leader for Sniper Teams, Sniper and Entry Team tasks. He was awarded the Life Saving Award by the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association in 1997 and the Citation of Commendation from the United States Deputy Sheriff's Association in 2005.

After completing a 2004  Police Executive Leadership College (PELC) course in Columbus, Ohio,  Sgt. Wheatley was asked permission by Central Michigan University English professor Dr. Elizabeth Brockman to use one of his quotes in her upcoming book, The Blue Guide: Written Communication for Leaders in Law Enforcement. In addition, Sgt. Wheatley also completed a Weapons of Mass Destruction training course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, Alabama. The CDP is operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Office of State and Local government Coordination and Preparedness, and is the only federally chartered Weapons of Mass Destruction training facility in the country.  The CDP provides federally funded, interdisciplinary training for emergency responders from across the United States.  Responders attending CDP training are specially selected from the nation’s 11 million emergency responders.  Sergeant Wheatley can be reached at the Deerfield Township Post of the Warren County Sheriff’s Office at 513.697.2745.