Wicomico County Sheriff's Office
The Wicomico County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing Wicomico County, Maryland. The WCSO was established in 1867 and is responsible for the protection of life and property, enforcing orders of the court, and maintaining the detention facility.[1]
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1867 |
| Employees | 142 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Wicomico, Maryland, USA |
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| Map of Wicomico County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 400 square miles (1,000 km2) |
| Population | 102,923 |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Salisbury, Maryland |
| Deputys | 91 |
| Civilian Personnels | 51 |
| Agency executives |
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| Website | |
| http://www.wicomicosheriff.com/ | |
Organization
The current sheriff is Mike A. Lewis. The agency is divided into two bureaus with many divisions:[2]
- Special Operations Bureau
Sheriff deputy's patrol car- Budget and Finance Division
- Internal Affairs Division
- Administrative Hearings Section
- Human Resources Division
- Sheriff's Emergency Response Team
- Polygraph/VSA Section
- Administrative Resources Division
- Special Investigations Division
- Field Operations Bureau
- Road Patrol Division
- Judicial Protection Division
- School Resource Division
Sheriffs of Wicomico County
Since 1867, there have been 41 elected sheriffs.[1]
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| William Howard | 1867 | 1869 |
| John Johnson | 1869 | 1871 |
| William Twilley | 1871 | 1873 |
| William Moore | 1873 | 1875 |
| L. R. Dorman | 1875 | 1877 |
| Joshua Trader | 1877 | 1879 |
| William Moore | 1879 | 1881 |
| V.J. Collier | 1881 | 1883 |
| William Gordy | 1883 | 1885 |
| E. L. Austin | 1885 | 1887 |
| Isaac White | 1887 | 1889 |
| James Jones | 1889 | 1891 |
| Thomas Roberts | 1891 | 1893 |
| J. W. Farlow | 1893 | 1895 |
| James Johnson | 1895 | 1897 |
| John Dashiell | 1897 | 1899 |
| Jesse Bratton | 1899 | 1901 |
| George Fooks | 1901 | 1903 |
| William Gillis | 1903 | 1905 |
| Elmer Bradley | 1905 | 1907 |
| W W. Larmore | 1907 | 1909 |
| Josiah Kelley | 1909 | 1911 |
| Roy E. Smith | 1911 | 1913 |
| William Brary | 1913 | 1915 |
| William Dryden | 1915 | 1917 |
| James Chatham | 1917 | 1919 |
| William W Lawrence | 1919 | 1921 |
| John H. Farlow | 1921 | 1923 |
| G. Murray Phillips | 1923 | 1926 |
| Ralph C. Duffy | 1926 | 1930 |
| G. Murray Phillips | 1930 | 1934 |
| Charles H. Truitt | 1934 | 1938 |
| Marvin B. Gordy | 1938 | 1942 |
| Leroy Brewington | 1942 | 1946 |
| Jesse M. Pollitt | 1946 | 1958 |
| Samuel Graham | 1958 | 1968 |
| Eugene Carey | 1968 | 1970 |
| William Shockley | 1970 | 1982 |
| John Baker | 1982 | 1984 |
| R. Hunter Nelms | 1984 | 2007 |
| Michael A. Lewis | 2007 |
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gollark: But you can not do much and also remain fairly transparent.
gollark: I think most of the complaining was bizarre metacomplaining about how people might be happy, and also about him not being actually meant to do much.
References
- "About Us: History". www.wicomicosheriff.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- "Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Organization Policy and Procedure" (PDF). November 1, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
External links
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