Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office

The Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office (AASO) is the law enforcement arm of the court, serving the citizens of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. All deputy sheriffs are certified law enforcement officials with full authority of arrest.

Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office
AbbreviationAACSO
Agency overview
Formed1650
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMaryland, USA
Map of Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.
Size588 square miles (1,520 km2)
Population510,878
Operational structure
HeadquartersAnnapolis, Maryland
Agency executives
  • Jim Fredericks, Sheriff
  • Col Frank Tewey, Chief Deputy Sheriff
Website
http://www.aacounty.org/Sheriff/index.cfm

History

The AASO was organized in 1650. John Norwood was appointed the first Sheriff and was paid in pounds of tobacco for services rendered (e.g., serving any writ such as a warrant, tending prisoners, collecting taxes, etc.). In 1776, with the formation of the Maryland Constitution, the Sheriff became an elected position with an initial term lasting one year. The term was then changed to three years, then two, and finally four years in 1926 where it remains today.[1]

Duties

The duties of the AASO are to enforce writs of the court, maintain the county warrants, extradite prisoners from foreign jurisdictions, transport prisoners between holding facilities and the courts, and maintain courtroom decorum. The AASO is also charged with assisting other law enforcement agencies as needed.

Organization
  • The current Sheriff is Jim Fredericks, serving his first term.

The AASO is divided into two bureaus:[2]

  • the Security Bureau headed by Capt. LaPlanche. The Security Bureau is responsible for courtroom security, holding prisoners, and transporting prisoners.
  • the Operations Bureau headed by Capt. Gilbert-Duran. The Operations Bureau is responsible for Sheriff communications, serving writs of the court (e.g., protective orders, peace orders, criminal summons, landlord & tenant orders, warrants, etc.)

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office, one officer has died while on duty.[3]

See also

References
  1. History Archived December 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Administration Archived December 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. The Officer Down Memorial Page
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.