The Oceana County Patrol Division is staffed by deputies 24 hours per day, seven days a week. Deputies patrol thousands of miles of roads in Oceana County each year and respond to calls for service that are called in and dispatched by Mason-Oceana 911.
Lieutenant Scott Bosley
The Patrol Division is under the supervision of Lieutenant Scott Bosley. Lt. Bosley was promoted on January 1, 2025, from within the Patrol Division and has been with the Sheriff’s Office since 1996.
Lt. Bosley was born and raised in Traverse City, Michigan, where he attended Traverse City Central High School. He enlisted in the United States Coast Guard and served four years at Station Ludington as a Boatswain’s Mate Third Class. Lt. Bosley left the U.S. Coast Guard in 1996 to pursue an education in law enforcement at West Shore Community College.
Lt. Bosley was hired by the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office in 1996 as a seasonal marine officer under Sheriff Fred Korb. He was hired as a full-time deputy sheriff in 1998 and assigned to the Road Patrol Division. By 2025, Lt. Bosley will have twenty-seven years of law enforcement experience, having spent the majority of his career on the night shift, including the last sixteen years serving as a patrol sergeant.
Specialty Teams
The Patrol Division has multiple specialty teams and disciplines that include:
- Marine Patrol Division
- K-9 Unit
- Dive Team
- ERT (Emergency Response Team)
- Fire Investigations
- Snowmobile Patrol
- Car Seat Technicians
- Hunters Education Program Coordinator
- Firearms Instructors and Training
- Victims Assistance Unit
- Reserve Officer Unit
