*** For Immediate Release***
Winnemucca Native Announces Candidacy For Humboldt County Sheriff
(Humboldt County, NV) Winnemucca native and resident Michael “Mike” Allen is proud to announce his candidacy for Humboldt County Sheriff. Allen a sixth generation Winnemuccian was born and raised in Winnemucca, and a 1981 graduate of Albert Lowry High School. Allen’s career in law enforcement started in
1983 when Allen became the first cadet with the Winnemucca Police Department. Allen served as police officer with the local police department for six years before transferring to Elko, NV to work as a member of the state’s elite investigation division. Allen served as a criminal investigator, where he worked to effectively investigate and apprehend dangerous criminals throughout the Northern Nevada region. In 1993, Allen’s innate leadership and administrative skills landed him a promotion as lieutenant and commander of a multi agency Humboldt-Pershing Narcotics Unit. During his stint as commander of the Humboldt-Pershing Narcotics Unit Allen worked to improve the reputation of the unit which had become plagued with litigation and personnel problems prior to his arrival. Allen worked hard and developed both a training and professional standards plan and a foundation for effective policing. Allen’s work and implementation of creditable and effective law enforcement practices became a model for other law enforcement task forces across the state, and returned the public’s confidence in the unit. In 2000, Allen was reassigned to the state headquarters of the Nevada Division of Investigation in Carson City, Nevada. Allen led a number of large state wide task forces and criminal investigations units. Allen has 20 years of experience in the area of law enforcement leadership which includes: narcotics, undercover operations, major crimes investigations, search warrants, criminal interdiction, writing and administration of grants, personnel management, internal affairs, and budgeting practices. After the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedies Allen was chosen by top law enforcement officials to head up the newly formed Nevada State Special Investigation Unit. Allen served as the director of the Nevada Threat Analysis Center until 2010. As director Allen proved to be an effective liaison between all of the state’s 17 counties. As director of the agency Allen was one of the top antiterrorism law enforcement officers in the state, where he served as the administrator for the agency responsible for collecting intelligence and mitigate potential threats to the citizens of Nevada. Allen effectively created, managed, and balanced multimillion dollar budgets each of his years as the director of the center. Allen became a valued leader among not only law enforcement professionals but also leaders of state, local and national EMS, fire, tribal, National Guard, and emergency management agencies through the development of effective partnerships. In 2010, Allen retired from the state, and became the owner of a private investigation and consulting business. With over 20 years of effective leadership, management, and supervisory experience; Allen saw a great opportunity to bring his background, education, and experience back to his hometown of Winnemucca. Allen returned to his hometown earlier this year to dedicate his time to the community. Allen brings fresh ideas and a vision to improve the culture and efficiencies of the local sheriff’s office. Allen’s focus for the office will be to improve training and career development for all employees, institute cost effective prudent budgeting practices, enhance the scope of protection and services provided by the office, protect liberty and justice, and bring about a culture that values above all community based policing and community involvement. Allen simply stated, “I want to make sure the county is fully protected with the most professional law enforcement agency possible by providing experience, integrity and accountability to citizens and visitors”.
