The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, now under new leadership, is looking to expand its duties to include tasks such as traffic enforcement.
David James was recently appointed to lead the department after the death of John Aubrey, who was sheriff for more than two decades. James immediately selected former Pee Wee Valley Police Chief Steve Healey to be his chief deputy.
In an interview with LPM News this week, James said he thinks sheriff’s deputies can be the part of the solution to the Louisville Metro Police Department’s staffing shortage. He’s proposing they augment LMPD’s enforcement of “quality-of-life issues.”…