Welcome to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office District 1 website.  I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself as the District 1 Commander.  My name is Captain Tom Gendreau and it is an honor and privilege to serve the constituents within the unincorporated geographical area of West Palm Beach.

I was born and raised in Massachusetts and moved to Florida in 1991. My Law Enforcement career started when I was hired as a Reserve Police Officer by the Town of Lake Park in 1992 and started full-time in 1993.  I served the citizens of Lake Park as a patrol Sergeant until 2001, when the Lake Park Police Department merged police services with The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

During my career at PBSO, I have worked in many areas of law enforcement including Narcotics, Criminal Investigations, and Internal Affairs, before being promoted to Lieutenant and assigned as the District Commander of Lake Park in 2016.  I was subsequently promoted to Captain in 2019, continuing my assignment as the District Commander of Lake Park until February 2025.

I am a graduate of the University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute’s Command Officer’s Development Course, earned my Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from Middlesex Community College, my Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration from Barry University and my Masters in Criminal Justice from California Coast University.

District 1 is a full service substation consisting of patrol operations, investigations, clerical and steno support.  District 1 is divided into 4 sectors, with 19 service areas / zones.  District 1 covers 53 square miles of the unincorporated area of Palm Beach County, ranging from Belvedere Road south to Lantana Road, and from the ocean west to the eastern boundary of the Villages of Wellington and Royal Palm Beach. The total population of Palm Beach County is approximately 1,527,592 with a documented service population of approximately 153,425 residing within the unincorporated boundaries of District 1.   The district is comprised on 148 which are allocated as follows: 1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 15 Sergeants, 91 Deputies, 6 Agents, 11 Detectives, 4 Clerical Staff, 7 Transcriptionists, 8 Community Service Aides, 1 Law Enforcement Aide, 1 Office Support Supervisor and 1 Office Manager.

Thank you for visiting our website.  Please feel free to contact me or my executive Officer at 561-688-3600 for any questions, concerns, or compliments you have regarding our services or staff.

Sincerely,

Captain Tom Gendreau
Commanding Officer
District 1

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