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SHERIFF ROBIN KROCKUM
Habersham County Sheriff Robin Krockum took office on Jan. 1, 2025.
Sheriff Krockum rejoined the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office in 2024 in the role of Chief Deputy after running unopposed for Sheriff.
A lifelong Habersham County resident, Krockum has more than 29 years of law enforcement experience in Habersham County.
His career began in the detention center at the sheriff’s office in 1995, serving as a jailer, dispatcher, and transport officer for the next year. Upon graduating from Habersham Central High School in 1991, Krockum sent himself through the Northeast Georgia Police Academy in Athens, attending police training during the week and working as a Habersham County 9-1-1 dispatcher on weekends.
In 1996, Krockum began work at Demorest Police Department, spending the next decade there and serving as assistant police chief.
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In 2006, Krockum had the opportunity to create Alto Police Department and serve as chief of police.
​When Sheriff Joey Terrell was elected in 2008, Krockum returned to the sheriff’s office and served as patrol commander. In that role, he oversaw the patrol division, K-9 units, traffic units, sexual predator tracking unit, school resource officers, and training. During his time at the sheriff’s office previously, Krockum wrote all grants for the sheriff’s office, including the first domestic violence investigator grant, H.E.A.T. (Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic) unit grants, and other block grants.
In 2016, Krockum became chief of police in Demorest and served in that role until 2024.
Krockum holds two master’s degrees – in public administration and in criminal justice – and serves an adjunct professor for North Georgia Technical College and Truett McConnell University, teaching courses in criminal justice. He also serves an adjunct instructor for the Northeast Georgia Police Academy, University of North Georgia Public Safety Academy, and the Truett McConnell Public Safety Academy.
Krockum is a graduate of the Georgia Law Enforcement Command College, as well as the FBI executive leadership development program, and currently is pursuing his doctorate in public administration through Liberty University, having completed all required core courses.
He has a total of 5,400 hours of specialized police training, including being a senior police instructor.
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Krockum is certified to teach law enforcement in the areas of driving, firearms, defensive tactics, speed detection, Taser, pepper spray, ASP tactical baton, police resiliency, and other general topics of instruction.
In the community, Sheriff Krockum serves on the Circle of Hope Board of Directors, DFCS Advisory Board, North Georgia Technical College Criminal Justice Advisory Board, and Georgia Chiefs of Police Traffic Safety Advisory Board.
Habersham County Sheriff's Office
Command Staff
The Command Staff of the Sheriff's Office is composed of Division Heads and key personnel who are responsible for overall operations under the jurisdiction of the Sheriff. These people bring decades of valuable experience and knowledge to the daily operations of the Habersham County Sheriff's Office. They each have unique responsibilities and are accountable for the day-to-day operations.
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