Dubuque County Sheriff's Office

Dubuque County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation DCSO
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Map of Dubuque County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.
Size 617 square miles (1,600 km2)
Population 92,359 (2006)
General nature • Local civilian agency
Headquarters Dubuque, Iowa

Sheriff responsible
  • Don Vrotsos
Website
Dubuque County Sheriff
The department provides law enforcement services for unincorporated areas of Dubuque County.

The Dubuque County Sheriff's Office is the Sheriff's Department for Dubuque County, Iowa. The department provides law enforcement services for unincorporated areas of Dubuque County, as well as providing for courthouse security, operating the county jail, and performing civil procedures. The current Sheriff is Don Vrotsos. Vrotsos was appointed Sheriff following Ken Runde's appointment as United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa.[1]

The department is located at 770 Iowa Street, and shares facilities and other resources with the Dubuque Police Department.

Fallen officers

In the history of the Dubuque County Sheriff's Office, two officers have been killed in the line of duty.[2]

Officer Date of death Cause of death
Constable Peter Scanlon
Tuesday, July 13, 1880
 Gunfire
Jailer Leo Hemmer
Monday, October 12, 1925
 Gunfire

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dubuque County Sheriff". Dubuque County, Iowa. Archived from the original on 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  2. ↑ The Officer Down Memorial Page
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