Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office

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Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation SCSO
Agency overview
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* County (US) of Spotsylvania in the state of Virginia, USA
Map of Virginia highlighting Spotsylvania County.svg
A map of Spotsylvania County
Size 412 square miles (1,070 km2)
Population 127,348
Legal jurisdiction Spotsylvania County
Governing body County (US)
Constituting instrument Yes
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Spotsylvania, Virginia
Agency executive Roger L. Harris, Sheriff
Facilities
Stations Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office
Website
Official Website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

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

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