Lieutenant Timothy Hilgeman has served with the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office for fifteen years, starting his career in May of 2005.
Lieutenant Hilgeman has served in the Uniform Patrol Division as a Deputy, was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in May of 2016, and was promoted to his current rank of Lieutenant in April of 2017. His certifications include field training officer program manager, police internal affairs, speed measurement devices, advanced report writing, Federal Emergency Management Agency Major Event Planning, and Incident Command Integration. His leadership training includes First Line Supervisor, Middle Management, and the FBI - Law Enforcement Executive Development Association Trilogy; successfully completing the 286th Supervisor Leadership Institute, the 306th Command Leadership Institute, and the 241st Executive Leadership Institute.
Lieutenant Hilgeman is a graduate of the Florida Sheriff's Association Commanders Academy, Class VII.
Lieutenant Hilgeman is a member of the American Legion, the DeSoto Gun Club, and the FBI-LEEDA Development Association.
Contact Information:
Lieutenant Timothy Hilgeman
thilgeman@desotosheriff.org
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office
208 East Cypress Street
Arcadia, Florida 34266
863-993-4700 ext: 2244
Lt. Long has over 11 years of Law Enforcement experience, with different agencies and in different Bureaus. He has a well-rounded career based in both Corrections and Law Enforcement. Lt. Long has advanced training in the area of Sex Crime’s Investigations as well as in Leadership Training. Lt. Long is a graduate of Florida Leadership Academy Class #45 as well as the FBI – LEEDA 551st Supervisor Leader Institute. Lt. Long is a member of the Central Florida Internet Crimes against Children (I.C.A.C) Task Force, Child Abduction Response Team (C.A.R.T), Special Weapons and Tactics Team (S.W.A.T) and is a Computerized Voice Stress Analysis (C.V.S.A) Examiner.
Contact Information:
Lieutenant Zachary Long
zlong@desotosheriff.org
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office
208 East Cypress Street
Arcadia, Florida 34266
863-993-4700 ext: 2254