Sheriff Jack Crabtree was elected Yamhill County Sheriff in November 2002. On November 19, 2002 he was appointed to fill the vacancy until he was officially sworn in on January 6, 2003 to begin his first four-year term in elected office. He has since been re-elected in 2006.

Sheriff Crabtree commands a full service office that consists of 106 personnel that include Deputy Sheriffs, Detectives, civil process service, search and rescue, a 250 bed jail facility, emergency management, dog control, court security, forest patrol, associated citizen volunteers and a Sheriff's Posse.

Yamhill County has a population of over 85,000 and covers 718 square miles. The Sheriff's Office has a budget of approximately 7.5 million dollars annually.

Sheriff Crabtree was originally hired as a Corrections Deputy for the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office in 1985. Since that time, he was promoted to Criminal Patrol Deputy, Detective, Detective Corporal and Detective Sergeant. Sheriff Crabtree was a training officer in each division he has worked.

Sheriff Crabtree attended the Amity school system from grade school through high school.

Sheriff Crabtree holds an Associates of Applied Science Degree in criminal justice and has over 2400 hours of specialized police training through DPSST and holds an Executive Police certificate.

Sheriff Crabtree believes that the highest priorities for the Sheriff's Office are protecting our most vulnerable citizens, keeping prisoners in jail and responding to calls for service in a timely and professional manner.