CHARLES CITY, IOWA – Sheriff Rick A. Lynch announces that he will not seek reelection and has decided to retire from law enforcement December 31, 2016. Sheriff Lynch has served Floyd County for 24 1/2 years with 18 1/2 as Sheriff.
Mr. Lynch said in a statement today that he is excited to start his second career working with the intellectually disabled.
Floyd County Sheriff Rick A. Lynch started his law enforcement career in 1992 as a full time dispatcher for Floyd County Communications center and a Floyd County Sheriff Reserve then became a Floyd County Deputy Sheriff in 1993. When Bill Cavanaugh retired mid-term in 1998 Lynch was appointed interim Sheriff by the Floyd County Board of Supervisors and went on to win the special election that November and has won reelection in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012.
