Gary W. Howard
Sheriff

Undersheriff

Rich Hallett

Address

103 Corporate Drive Owego, NY 13827

Phone

607 687-1010

Website

http://www.tiogacountysheriff.com/

Population

51,125

Area

523 square miles

County

Tioga

County Seat

Owego, NY

Career

Sheriff Gary W. Howard, elected sheriff in 2004, began with the Tioga County Sheriff’s Office in 1977. Prior to being elected Sheriff in 2004, he served as a Corrections Officer; Road Patrol Deputy; Patrol Shift Supervisor; Criminal Investigator and Senior Investigator. Sheriff Howard is also an Army Veteran, having served three years in the U.S. Army, assigned as a Military Police Sergeant with the 287th MP Company at Check Point Charlie, Berlin, Germany

Honors and Achievements

He has attended the National Sheriffs’ Institute, and serves on the New York State e-Justice Advisory Board and is a member of the New York State Sheriffs’ Association Institute Board of Directors