Special Services

The Special Services Division is comprised of the Traffic Division, Mid-South Narcotics Task Force, K-9 Unit, and the Special Response Team (SRT). These units have a broad spectrum of responsibilities and duties.

Special Services Captain: David Childs

Captain David Childs is a lifelong resident of Crisp County. He graduated from Crisp Academy in 1979. After graduation, he joined the United States Army as Military Policeman. He was stationed in Pirmasens Germany for eight years. While in Germany he was assigned as a Drug Suppression Agent to the Criminal Investigative Command.

He returned to Cordele, Crisp County in 1985 when he began his career with the Crisp County Sheriff’s Office. Agent Childs served as a Narcotics Agent with Mid South Narcotics Drug Task Force. During his tenure at the Sheriff’s Office he was also attached to the Drug Enforcement Agency as a Task Force Agent from 1987 until 2003. He was also a member of the Special Response Team for Crisp County from 1985-2003.

Captain Childs spent from 2003 until 2022, in the private sector. Returning to the Sheriff’s Office in March of 2022 assigned the rank of Captain to serve as the Jail Administrator. In 2024, he transferred to the Special Services Division to serve as Captain. He is also a member of the Special Response Team.

Captain Childs obtained an Associate of Science degree from Regents College of New York and has maintained numerous hours of extensive law enforcement training.