Dickenson County Sheriff's Office

Dickenson County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation DCSO
Agency overview
Formed 1880
Employees 22
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Map of Dickenson County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.
Size 332 square miles (860 km2)
Population 15,903
Legal jurisdiction Dickenson County
Governing body County (United States)
Constituting instrument
  • Yes
General nature • Local civilian agency
Headquarters Clintwood, Virginia

Deputys 20
Civilians 2
Agency executive
Website
Official Website

The Dickenson County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 15,903 people within 332 square miles (860 km2) of jurisdiction within Dickenson County, Virginia.

History

The DCSO was created after the county was formed in 1880. At that time, one person was appointed as the Election Supervisor, Tax Collector, and the Chief Law Enforcement Officer. Now the sheriff is a constitutional officer who is elected by the voters to serve a four-year term.[1]

Organization

The department has 22 sworn officers and is headed by the Sheriff Bobby G. Hammons. Deputies include Chief Deputy -Major Scott Stanley, Investigators John Hall and Mike Stidham and DTF Officer Kenneth Hill. Patrol- Deputy Tammy Robinson, Lt. Wes Mullins, Deputy Tim Powers, Deputy Daniel Carico, Deputy Sean Stanley, Deputy Derek Kendrick, Chaplain Kelly Fleming, Sgt. Justin Mullins, Deputy RJ Mullins, Deputy Chad Elkins, Deputy Kendall Mullins, Deputy Roley Bowman and Deputy Stefaine Mullins .

Courtroom Security - Lt. Terry Wallace and Sgt.Tim Wampler and  Deputy Jim Nichols. School Resource officers - Deputy Jeremy Osborne, Deputy Matthew "Coojo" Mullins, Sgt. Jarrod Salyer and Deputy Chris Mullins.
Office staff - Herletta Lyall, Rena Powers and Carolyn Hammons The DCSO also has 10 Full Time Dispatchers, 3 Part-time Dispatchers, and multiple Auxiliary officers.[2]

The Department's fleet consists of Chevrolet Caprice's, Chevrolet Trailblazers and also Chevrolet Silverado trucks that are white in color with a brown and gold county emblem located on them.

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Dickenson County Police Department, 5 officers have died in the line of duty.[3]

Officer Date of Death Details
Sheriff William P. Stanley
Friday, July 25, 1902
 Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John Bunyon Counts
Tuesday, March 28, 1922
 Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Mayner Cleve Lambert
Saturday, May 8, 1948
 Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Duran Ratliff
Tuesday, March 6, 1973
 Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Paul H. Salyer
Thursday, August 14, 1975
 Gunfire

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dickenson County Sheriff's Office - Sheriff's Office
  2. ↑ Dickenson County Sheriff's Office - Sheriff's Office Staff
  3. ↑ Officer Down Memorial page
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