Term ends December 31, 2026.
Jason Wardlow-Herrera has over 19 years of law enforcement experience. He retired from the Los Alamos Police Department in December of 2021. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and is an FBI National Academy Graduate (2015).
The duties of the Sheriff are contained within the County Code, article iii, Administration & Organization, under section 300, as shown in the excerpt below and in relation to the Police Department: 304.4.
Duties of the Sheriff, Police Department and Peace Officers
The Council shall establish as a department of the County, a Police Department to be charged with conserving the peace and enforcing the laws of the state and the ordinances of the County. The Sheriff shall have those powers and duties assigned to sheriffs by state statutes, including the powers of a peace officer, but the Sheriff shall not duplicate or perform those duties in this charter or by ordinance or resolution assigned or delegated to the County's Police Department.
The Sheriff's office maintains the Sex Offender Registry National Act and provides the Offender Watch® Sex Offender Search and app for citizens of Los Alamos County.