Pueblo County Sheriff's Office

The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, located in Pueblo County, Colorado is responsible for law enforcement and fire protection for over 2,300 square miles (6,000 km2) of unincorporated area. The current Sheriff is Kirk M. Taylor (elected 2006). Divided into three Bureaus — Law Enforcement, Detention, and Emergency Services — the agency has approximately 300 employees. Aside from the three bureaus, the agency boasts a robust Training Section and a strict Office of Professional Standards.

PCSO Law Enforcement Bureau

In addition to providing patrol services to the citizens of Pueblo County 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the Law Enforcement Bureau also has sections for K-9, Bomb-Unit (joint effort with the Pueblo Police Department), Investigations, Narcotics, Civil-Fugitives Team, School Resource Officer/D.A.R.E, High-Tech Crime Unit, Traffic, Special Tactics and Rescue (STAR), and Records. The victims advocate agency, ACOVA, is also a special section, composed mostly of volunteers, that works closely with the deputies of the agency.

PCSO Detention Bureau

The Detention Bureau houses approximately 550 inmates (including work release) on a daily basis. The facility offers offenders many programs to keep inmates productively occupied and to present to opportunity for change. The ongoing responsibility of the Bureau is to ensure a safe, clean, and healthy environment for the inmates and staff of the facility. Sections of this Bureau include intake, classifications, property, transportation, court security, special tactics and techniques (STAT), and work release.

PCSO Emergency Services Bureau

The ESB is responsible for the oversight of the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office 911 Center, the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, the Office of Emergency Management and the ESB Response Teams (Search and Rescue, Dive, Fire). The Bureau also houses the Emergency Operations Center for Pueblo County.

Mission Statement of ESB

"To provide all-hazards emergency management services to the citizens and guests of Pueblo County. These services include coordinated mitigation, professional communications, volunteer coordination, preparedness, response, recovery, and public education that constitute comprehensive all-hazards emergency management."

Sheriffs from 1861 to date
  • Calvin W. Warren 1861-1866
  • Henry Herbert Price 1866-1870
  • Zephamiah O. " Zack " Allen 1870-1874
  • Abe R. Ellis 1874-1878
  • Henry Herbert Price 1878-1882
  • William Wallace Strait 1882-1884
  • James Crummer Mee 1884-1888
  • Timothy George McCarthy 1888-1893
  • William Augustine Moses 1893-1898
  • James L. Beaman 1898-1904
  • Leonard De Lue 1904-1908
  • Solomon Jones 1908-1914
  • Samuel E. Thomas 1914-1926
  • Harry G. DeTienne 1926-1928
  • Samuel A. Curran 1928-1930
  • Lewis Worker 1930-1942
  • Earl M. Dunlap 1942-1948
  • Joe E. Tucker 1948-1950
  • John Krutka 1952-1964
  • Robert Horvat 1964-1970
  • Joe Torres 1970-1974
  • Dan Tihonovich 1974-1986
  • Larry Buckallew 1986-1990
  • Daniel L. Corsentino 1990-2006
  • Kirk M. Taylor 2006- PRESENT[1]
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References

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  1. "Agency Profile". Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. 1861-1918 newspaper archives
  3. 1918-2008 Colorado State/County Election Records
  4. 2009 Pueblo County Sheriff's Office Accountability Report
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