Nassau County Sheriff's Department (New York)

Nassau County Sheriff's Department
Abbreviation NCSD
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Nassau, New York, USA
Map of Nassau County Sheriff's Department's jurisdiction.
Size 453 square miles (1,170 km2)
Population 1,334,544 (2000)
General nature • Local civilian agency
Headquarters East Meadow, New York

Correction Officers and Deputy Sheriffs 1,000
Civilians 300
Agency executive
Website
NCSD Website

The Nassau County Sheriff's Office is Nassau County, New York's oldest law enforcement agency. The Nassau County Sheriff's Office currently employs approximately 1200 people.

The Origin Of The Sheriff

The origin of the Sheriff is traceable to the Office of the Sheriff and Constable of early English history. On Long Island, from 1664 to 1683, ridings were used to establish boundaries within the Shire. The East riding comprised the territory now occupied by Suffolk County, New York. The West riding consisted of Kings County and Newtown (Queens County, New York). The remainder of Long Island belonged to the North riding. Collectively, the three ridings were called York shire.

The Governor appointed a "High Sheriff" for York Shire with a Deputy Sheriff from each riding. In 1683, the ridings were abolished and the West riding became Nassau County. The High Sheriff was no longer necessary being that each County would now have its own Sheriff.

After the American Revolution, the practice of the Governor appointing a Sheriff continued and was incorporated into the first Constitution adopted in New York in 1777. At the Constitutional Convention in 1821, the appointed Office of the Sheriff was made elective.

Offices

  • Nassau County Sheriff's Department Division of Corrections
    • Logistical Support Unit (L.S.U) - (Civilian)
    • Security Unit
    • Sheriff's Bureau of Investigation (SBI)
      • Medical Investigations Unit
      • Internal Affairs Unit
      • Criminal Investigation Unit
      • Gang Unit
    • Communications Unit
    • K-9 Unit
    • Transportation Unit
    • Visiting Unit
    • Rehabilitation Unit
    • Medical Unit
  • Nassau County Sheriff's Department Enforcement Division (Deputy Sheriff's)
    • FAMILY COURT
      • S.L.A.P. (Sheriff's Location of Assets Program)
      • Domestic Violence Unit
    • MINEOLA OFFICE
      • Landlord Tenant Unit
      • Personal and Real Property Section
      • Income Execution Section
      • Field Unit

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Nassau County Sheriff's Department, 4 officers have died in the line of duty.[1]

Officer Date of Death Details
Corrections Officer George H. Klimpel
Friday, December 12, 1986
Automobile accident
Corrections Officer Maureen F. Callanan
Friday, December 12, 1986
Automobile accident
Corrections Officer Anthony L. Brown
Sunday, June 18, 1995
Gunfire
Corrections Officer John R. Allen
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Fall

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