Stephen Hoopes, Major
Major Stephen Hoopes is the Division Commander for the Homeland Security Division. He is a native Floridian and received a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology from the University of Florida in 2006.
Major Hoopes began his career with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in 2007 as a patrol deputy assigned to District I. He spent time as a field training deputy and street crimes deputy, prior to his promotion to the rank of detective. In 2017, Major Hoopes was promoted to a supervisory role and has served in the Department of Patrol Services, the Special Investigations Division, and the Homeland Security Division. Major Hoopes also previously served as a member of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team for ten years.
He and his wife Jenny have two young children.
Homeland Security Division
The Homeland Security Division of Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office oversees the following security and enforcement operations:
- Agricultural Crimes Unit
- Aviation Section
- Bicycle Response Team (BRT)
- Bomb Disposal Team (BDT)
- Canine Section
- Construction Fraud Unit
- Crisis Negotiations Team (CNT)
- Drone Response Team (DRT)
- Environmental Enforcement Section
- Honor Guard
- Marine Enforcement Section
- Mounted Enforcement Team (MET)
- Off Duty Events Unit
- Parks Unit
- Port Security Section
- Special Incident Management (SIMS)
- Special Incident Response Team (SIRT)
- Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT)
- Underwater Recovery Team (URT)