Sergeant Ed Copeland
Files For County Sheriff
Sergeant Ed Copeland, a twenty-five year veteran of the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department, has filed as a Democratic candidate to run for Sheriff. According to the candidate, his decision to run was based on encouragement from his family as well as those he considers his extended family of fellow members of the Sheriff’s Department.
“As an experienced law enforcement officer and long time member of the Sheriff’s Department, I have a realistic vision of what it takes to achieve the goals I’ve set for the Department and what it takes to make our community a safer place to live and raise a family,” said Copeland in his filing statement. Among those goals outlined by the candidate are increasing the visibility of the Sheriff’s Department by stepping up neighborhood patrols, increasing interaction between deputies and members of the community, assigning an investigator to “Cold Case” investigations, increasing the number of investigators assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division, a total commitment to the Highway Drug Interdiction Team and creating a state-of-the art website for the Department.
Ed is currently serving the community as a Detective Sergeant in the Department’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations. He was promoted to this position after three years as a Special Federal Officer in the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force for the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) office in St. Louis. He is also an Investigator for the St. Louis Major Case Squad, a position he has held since 1994. Copeland’s extensive training and experience have not gone unnoticed and he has received many accolades for outstanding service. Ed is married to Patty Copeland and the couple have two grown daughters, one grown son and two grandchildren. The Copelands live in Weldon Spring.
Ed believes his leadership skills will bring the department and the community closer together. “As a group of dedicated law enforcement professionals, every member of the Department needs to be working together toward building a Sheriff’s Department second to none. The people of St. Charles County deserve nothing less. When the Sheriff provides positive leadership, based on fairness and integrity, it is reflected in the work of all employees,” explained Copeland.
Copeland added that, “The conduct of my campaign will be reflective of the leadership and professionalism that I have demonstrated in my 25 years of serving the citizens of this community. I will continue to maintain these values throughout the campaign, as well as during my administration as Sheriff of St. Charles County.”
