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Will County Sheriff's Office

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Abbreviation
  
WCSO

Headquarters
  
Joliet, Illinois

Legal jurisdiction
  
Will County, Illinois

Will County Sheriff's Office

Legal personality
  
Governmental: Government agency

Operations jurisdiction*
  
County (US) of Will County, Illinois in the state of Illinois, United States

General nature
  
Law enforcement Local civilian police

The Will County Sheriff's Office is the principal law enforcement agency that serves Will County, Illinois. It is the second largest sheriff's department in Illinois, with approximately 600 sworn and civilian employees when at full operational strength. It is headed by the Sheriff of Will County, currently Mike Kelley.

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Sheriff's deputies outside of the patrol and investigations divisions provide the other services of the sheriff, such as service of process, fugitive apprehension, enforcing evictions and levies, securing courthouses, transporting prisoners, and operating the 900-plus detainee population of the Will County Adult Detention Facility.

Sheriff's Office divisions

The Will County Sheriff's Office is divided into three divisions.

  • The Administration Division is responsible for courthouse security, civil paper service, and support services to the rest of the department.
  • The Detention Division is responsible for housing inmates both awaiting trial and those who have been sentenced to serve at the Will County Adult Detention Facility. The ADF was expanded in 2009 and can now hold over 1000 inmates. The ADF is one of only 3% of the 3400 jails in the United States to have earned accreditation from the American Correctional Association. The Detention Division when fully staffed has 234 correctional officers and supervisors.
  • The Enforcement Division is by far the most visible and is charged with patrolling unincorporated areas of Will County as well as assisting suburban police departments with police operations including, but not limited to, criminal investigation, evidence services, traffic accident reconstruction, narcotics investigation, and hostage/barricade incidents. When fully staffed the enforcement division has 233 sworn deputies and supervisors. Within Will County's 677,560 total population approximately 115,000 people live in unincorporated areas. There are several census-designated unincorporated populated areas the Sheriff's department is responsible for:

    • Equipment

  • Deputies and correctional officers are provided all of their uniforms and equipment. Deputies are issued the Glock 22, Remington Model 870, and an X26 Taser. Some deputies are also issued an AR-15. Deputies are provided with a take home squad car equipped with a panasonic toughbook. The uniform consists of dark brown pants and a tan shirt.

    • References

    Will County Sheriff's Office Wikipedia
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