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Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office

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Abbreviation
  
SCSO

Legal jurisdiction
  
Spotsylvania County

Population
  
127,348

Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office

Legal personality
  
Governmental: Government agency

Operations jurisdiction*
  
County (US) of 2 in the state of Virginia, USA

Size
  
412 square miles (1,070 km)

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.

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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.
  • Administrative Services Division The duties of the PSD include: Recruitment and Employment, Accreditation, Internal Affairs Investigations, and Training.
  • Crime Prevention The programs include: Neighborhood Watch, Business Watch, Crime Solvers, and TRIAD.
  • 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.
  • 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.

    References

    Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office Wikipedia
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