Tehama County Sherrif Dept

What Tehama County Sherrif Dept does

The Tehama County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) is the elected county law enforcement agency headquartered in Red Bluff, California, serving approximately 65,000 permanent residents across 3,300 square miles of unincorporated Tehama County in Northern California, approximately 120 miles north of Sacramento. Founded in 1856 with Sheriff Hosmer C. Copeland as its first elected Sheriff, TCSO is led today by the 31st Sheriff-Coroner, Dave Kain, who took office in 2023. The agency operates full-service law enforcement functions including 24/7 patrol, criminal investigations, a 227-inmate Main Jail (built 1974, expanded 1994) with jail kitchen producing ~219,000 meals annually, a Communications Center with seven 911 lines and CAD-based dispatch, coroner services (integrated into the Sheriff's Office since 2007), and specialized units covering Boating (85 miles of Sacramento River plus Black Butte Lake), K-9, SWAT, Major Crimes, Search and Rescue (35+ volunteers), Animal Regulations, and the Office of Emergency Services.

TCSO's underlying technology stack is built on conventional public-safety and SaaS platforms rather than proprietary systems: Computer Aided Dispatch for unit tracking and call management, Permitium.com for CCW permit processing, ICSolutions for video visitation, Access Corrections / inmatedeposits.com for inmate accounts, PropertyRoom for seized-property auctions, Everbridge-powered Tehama Alert and Genasys Protect for emergency notifications, and Citizen RIMS (relaunched 08/31/2025) for public crime mapping. Equipment includes UAS drones, a BearCat armored vehicle, an MRAP, a Mobile Command Vehicle, and a helicopter-based Aviation Program, documented under California AB 481 and Tehama County Ordinance 2137.

The business model is a tax-funded public agency: primary funding flows through Tehama County's general fund appropriations, supplemented by transactional service fees for concealed weapons permits ($55–$167 depending on type), police reports ($3), fingerprinting ($24.50), vendor and firearms licenses, bingo and dance permits, and revenue share from seized-property auctions. Customers are geographically captive — all unincorporated county residents, visitors, and tourists — with no ability to substitute providers, and customer concentration on county budget decisions is total. Multi-agency partnerships include the Tehama Major Crimes Unit, TIDE narcotics task force, T.O.P.I.C. cooperative inmate transport, and LESO federal surplus military equipment program.

Name

Tehama County Sherrif Dept

Legal name

Tehama County Sheriff's Office

Website

https://tehamaso.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1856

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Tehama County Sheriff's Office is the elected county law enforcement agency headquartered in Red Bluff, California, providing 24/7 patrol, investigations, jail operations, dispatch, and emergency services to 65,000 residents across 3,300 square miles of unincorporated Tehama County, funded by county tax revenue and service fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Law Enforcement and Public Safety Services

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Correctional Institutions (922140)

akta.pro primary industry

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing) (BPAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

State/Provincial Corrections, Probation & Parole Administration (BPAIABAF)

Keywords

• Law enforcement services
• Jail detention services
• Emergency dispatch services
• Civil process serving
• County sheriff operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Red Bluff

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tax Revenue: Funded primarily through Tehama County general fund tax revenues and government appropriations for law enforcement services.
2. Service Fees: Fees collected for specific services including concealed weapons permits, police reports, fingerprinting, vehicle repossession, impound releases, bingo/dance permits, vendor licenses, explosives permits, firearms licenses, and secondhand dealer licenses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Tehama County Sheriff's Department provides comprehensive countywide law enforcement, correctional, and public safety services including uniformed patrol, criminal investigations, county jail operations, emergency 911 dispatch, civil process serving, coroner investigations, search and rescue, marine patrol, and K-9 operations. It also delivers specialized community programs such as the School Resource Officer program, Citizens Academy, Neighborhood Watch, and Explorer Program, alongside regulatory functions like concealed carry weapon permitting, animal control, and boating/off-highway vehicle enforcement.

Product overview

The Tehama County Sheriff's Office is a full-service law enforcement agency providing comprehensive public safety services to Tehama County residents. The department operates multiple interconnected service divisions including Patrol/Operations, Investigations, Custody Division (jail), Dispatch, Civil Division, Coroner's Office, Major Crimes Unit, K-9, Boating, Animal Regulations, and Search & Rescue. The agency also maintains supporting community programs such as the Crime Prevention division managing Neighborhood Watch and S.T.A.R.S., the Deputy Sheriff's Association, and the Police Activities League (PAL). Technology-enabled services include the Tehama Alert emergency notification system, Citizen RIMS crime mapping, digital CCW permit processing via Permitium.com, and property auctions through PropertyRoom.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Uniformed Patrol Services Round-the-clock uniformed patrol of unincorporated Tehama County and contracted city jurisdictions, providing first response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, and visible deterrence. Includes specialized K-9, marine patrol on local waterways, and off-highway vehicle enforcement units.
• Criminal Investigations Division Follow-up investigation of major crimes including homicide, sexual assault, child abuse (CAST), property crimes, and financial crimes. Includes a Major Crimes Unit, Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Team, and Crime Scene Investigations/Forensics unit.
• Tehama County Jail Services Secure detention facility housing pretrial detainees and sentenced inmates from Tehama County, operating maximum, medium, and minimum security units, a work alternative program, and inmate programs. Provides inmate booking, custody, and release services.
• Emergency 911 Dispatch Services 24/7 countywide emergency dispatch center handling 911 calls and dispatching Sheriff's deputies, contracted fire and EMS resources, and coordinating mutual aid. Uses Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Everbridge mass notification systems.
• Civil Division Services Service of court orders including restraining orders, subpoenas, eviction notices, and civil summons; execution of evictions and other court-ordered remedies; processing of firearm transfers and concealed carry weapon permit applications.
• Coroner Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 219,000+ meals prepared annually at jail kitchen
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• T.O.P.I.C. (Transportation Of Prisoners In Cooperation)coreOthersA cooperative organization of county transportation units throughout California and western states that helps members transport inmates using a shuttle system. This cooperative effort saves Tehama County several thousand dollars annually and allows the department to assist Red Bluff and Corning Police Departments with transportation responsibilities.
• Tehama Major Crimes UnitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-agency major crimes investigation unit that includes the Sheriff's Office, Red Bluff Police Department, Corning Police Department, Tehama County Probation, and California Highway Patrol. Responds to requests for assistance and adopts major crime investigations meeting policy standards.
• State of California Department of Boating and WaterwayscoreOthersState agency that funds the Boating Unit through state boat taxes and registration fees. Provides ongoing financial support for the department's 85-mile Sacramento River and Black Butte Lake patrol operations.
• Tehama Interagency Drug Enforcement (TIDE) Task ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-agency narcotics task force. Multiple deputies have been assigned to this task force over the years, combining resources to combat drug trafficking in Tehama County.
• LESO (Law Enforcement Support Office) ProgramminorOthersFederal surplus military equipment program (10-33 program) through which the department has acquired military equipment including armored vehicles, as documented under AB 481 requirements.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Trinity County Sheriff's Office: Rural Northern California sheriff's office with similar wilderness coverage demands; Sgt. Zack Backus began his career there, evidencing personnel pipeline overlap and shared service model.
• Plumas County Sheriff's Office: Mountain-county California sheriff's office with similar low-density service area, tourism-driven seasonal demand, and SAR-heavy operating profile.
• Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office: Rural Northern California county sheriff's office with comparable geographic dispersion, border/forest service demands, and small-population service base.
• Colusa County Sheriff's Office: Tiny neighboring California county sheriff's office serving a similarly small agricultural population, representing a comparable small-jurisdiction operating profile.
• Mendocino County Sheriff's Office: Rural coastal Northern California sheriff's office with analogous small-town/county economics, combined sheriff-coroner function, and comparable service portfolio.
• Glenn County Sheriff's Office: Neighboring rural California county sheriff's office of similar size (population ~28,000) with comparable small-agency economics, agricultural service area, and partnership overlap with Tehama agencies.
• Shasta County Sheriff's Office: Neighboring Northern California county sheriff's office with comparable rural/frontier geography, jail operations, boating unit, and mutual aid relationships. Undersheriff Jeff Garrett previously served here, confirming close operational ties.
• Butte County Sheriff's Office: Adjacent Northern California county sheriff's office with overlapping service area, mutual aid agreements, and comparable organizational structure including patrol, jail, coroner, and OES functions.

Broad incumbents

• California Highway Patrol - Northern Division: Statewide law enforcement agency that partners with TCSO on the Major Crimes Unit and provides overlapping traffic enforcement on Tehama County highways; analogous authority but broader geographic and functional mandate.

Regional players

• Corning Police Department: Municipal police department within Tehama County that partners with TCSO on the Major Crimes Unit and TIDE Task Force; comparable patrol/investigations scope but limited to city limits rather than unincorporated county.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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