Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office

Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation SCSO
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction 2, Virginia, USA
A map of Spotsylvania County
Size 412 square miles (1,070 km2)
Population 127,348
Legal jurisdiction Spotsylvania County
Governing body County (United States)
Constituting instrument
  • Yes
General nature • Local civilian agency
Headquarters Spotsylvania, Virginia

Agency executive
Facilities
Stations 2
Website
spotsylvaniasheriff.org

The Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 129,188 people within 412 square miles (1,070 km2) of jurisdiction within Spotsylvania County, VA.

Organization

The agency is currently headed by Sheriff Roger L. Harris.

  • Patrol Division This includes: K-9 Unit, Emergency Response Team, Equestrian Unit, Crisis Negotiations Unit, Search and Rescue, Dive Team, Traffic Unit, Bicycle Patrol Unit, and Lake Patrol.[1]
  • Administrative Services Division The duties of the PSD include: Recruitment and Employment, Accreditation, Internal Affairs Investigations, and Training.[2]
  • Crime Prevention The programs include: Neighborhood Watch, Business Watch, Crime Solvers, and TRIAD.[3]
  • Cadet Division The SCSO Cadet Division is a program that allows teenagers to learn and gain experience in the field of law enforcement. They have training courses, support community events, and once training is competed, they can ride with a deputy around Spotsylvania County.[4]
  • Criminal Investigations The Criminal Investigations Division handles the assignment, closure and filing of all criminal cases for all divisions within the Sheriff’s Office.

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office, three officers have died in the line of duty.[5]

Officer Date of Death Details
Detective Richard Lee Samuels
Thursday, September 22, 1988
 Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Dean Ridings
Saturday, June 19, 2010
 Boating accident
Deputy Sheriff Bryan Berger
Monday, April 28, 2014
 Heart attack

See also

Portals

  • Virginia portal
  • Law enforcement/Law enforcement topics portal

References

  1. ↑ Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office - Patrol Division
  2. ↑ Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office - Professional Standards Division
  3. ↑ Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office - Crime Prevention
  4. ↑ Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office - Cadet Division
  5. ↑ Officer Down Memorial page
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