There has been a law enforcement presence in Door County for more than 160 years. That’s the assessment of Pat McCarty, Chief Deputy at the Door County Sheriff’s Office.
McCarty says his curiosity about the history of the Door County Sheriff’s Department led him to compile an analysis that ranges from the early years to the present…
McCarty says there’s a difference of opinion as to who served as Door County’s first Sheriff…
And, while Door County has had about three dozen Sheriff’s, McCarty says there was a time when two individuals traded off the job…
Door County Chief Deputy Pat McCarty has provided public presentations on the materials he has gathered about the Sheriff’s Department. He says his research is ongoing and he is now focusing on a era when alcohol was prohibited in the county.
