Former Port St. Lucie police chief Richard Del Toro was sworn in as St. Lucie County sheriff on Tuesday morning.
Del Toro told WPTV he is getting straight to work. He told WPTV last night, he sent an 18-page memo to his staff detailing a new strategic reorganization of the sheriff’s office.
WPTV’s Tyler Hatfield asked Del Toro what’s the biggest issue he will face in St Lucie County.
His answer? Growth.
Del Toro was the former police chief of Port St. Lucie until beating out former St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson in the November election.
WPTVHe said he’s been working with the county for the past couple months and explained his vision for what’s to come for the agency.
“[It] allowed me the opportunity to meet so many great people, decide how we have to be functioning as an agency moving forward,” said Del Toro. “The change is coming. We mean business. We want to be the safest county in the state of Florida. Have an agency with the highest values and standards, and run an agency with a fiscally transparent, responsible budget.”