Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office

Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office is based in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was established in 1785 and currently employs more than 300 uniformed officers.

Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office
Agency overview
Employees300+
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSpartanburg County, South Carolina
Operational structure
Headquarters8045 Howard St. Spartanburg, SC 29303
Sheriff responsible
  • Chuck Wright
Website
Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office web site

Uniform Patrol

Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office Uniform Patrol Division consist of more than 100 Deputies. The Uniform Patrol Division is divided into four platoons:

  • Alpha
  • Bravo
  • Charlie
  • Delta.

Deputies work a 12-hour shift. Alpha and Bravo Platoons work day shift from 7 am to 7 pm, while Charlie and Delta Platoon work night shift from 7 pm to 7 am.

For operational purposes, the Sheriff's Office has divided Spartanburg County into four policing regions. For quicker response those regions have been divided into zones. While each region and zone has enforcement challenges unique to itself, all of Spartanburg County continues to experience rapid growth that requires the agency to continually re-evaluate its policies, procedures, and the way it does business.[1]

Special Services

The Special Services division includes:

  • Detention Center
  • Traffic
  • SWAT Team
  • DUI Team
  • Aviation
  • Dive Team
  • Bomb Unit
  • Court Detail
  • Warrants Office
  • Crime Prevention
  • School Resource Officers
  • ICE - Interstate Criminal Enforcement
  • COBRA - Chemical, Ordnance, Biological & Radiological

History

The office of Spartanburg county sheriff was established in 1785, shortly after the county was created. The department's current structure was established in the 1970s. Some of the former sheriffs are listed below.

SheriffDates
William Young1785 - 1799
Brittain Williford1799-1800
James Hunt1820-1822
Alexander C. Bomar1839-1843

- Landon Miles Gentry 1859-1868

J. N. O. Dewberry1868-1876

- Landon Miles Gentry 1876-1883

William J. White1909-1921
Samuel M. Henry1932-1944
Belton B. Brockman1945-1960
Charles T. Snipes1961-1968
Charles P. Alverson1969-1976
Larry D. Smith1977-1988
William B. Coffey1989-2004
Chuck Wright2005–Present

Recently Sheriff Wright made national headlines for wanting to reinstate the chain gang and also for telling women to go get their concealed weapon permits.

gollark: If, when DE was made, the power costs were lower, I bet it would cost less.
gollark: They can't be blamed for it just being stupid and crazy.
gollark: Yes, NC and whatever can partly be blamed for the power cost.
gollark: Nonsense.
gollark: The amount of resources you need aren't actually that high, even. Probably obtainable - slowly - with vanilla mining.

See also

References
  1. "Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office". Retrieved 2018-09-20.
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