The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is starting a Sheriff’s Quick Response Team (SQRT). There are 10 deputies assigned to the SQRT. These deputies will receive additional monthly training and equipment to better prepare them to respond to multi-location coordinated attacks, mass casualty events, active shooters, barricaded subjects, hostage rescue, and high-risk incident planning.

The SQRT is being formed to increase response times in high-risk situations and to be progressive in our training, keeping the Sheriff’s Office at the forefront of providing public safety to our communities. Our goal is to have the SQRT fully operational within the next two months. The SQRT will be responsible for planning and attending significant gathering events this summer involving our Office. We are aware larger cities have started to transition to this type of response in the wake of recent large event gatherings and violent tragedies. It will always remain the mission and vision of the Cass County Sheriff’s Office to be progressive in our approach to providing a high level of public safety to our citizens.