As Sheriff, Ron Spike is fulfilling a childhood dream. His father was also Yates County Sheriff, and Ron grew up living in the Sheriff’s residence, attached to the county jail. Upon graduation from Monroe Community College, he was hired as a Deputy Sheriff in 1970. He has held positions of Criminal Investigator and Chief Deputy before becoming Sheriff in 1992. He was the 1981 New York State Sheriffs’ Association’s Deputy of the Year. Spike has attended numerous training courses, including the FBI National Academy and the National Sheriffs’ Institute. Yates County Sheriff’s Office is a full service New York State accredited law enforcement agency. He was President of the New York State Sheriffs' Association in 2000 and represents them on the Ethics and Training and the Court Security Committees of the National Sheriffs’ Association. Sheriff Spike has been Chairman of the New York State Municipal Police Training Council by appointment of the Governor since 1997. Yates County is home to the New York State Sheriffs’ Summer Camp on Keuka Lake. The County has a population of 33,000, which doubles during the summer, and an area of 334 miles with 64 miles of shoreline on three Finger Lakes.

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