Howard County Sheriff's Office (Maryland)

The Howard County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is the enforcement arm of the Howard County court system and services the population of Howard County, Maryland.

Howard County Sheriff's Office
Howard County Sheriff's Office patch
AbbreviationHCSO
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMaryland, USA
Map of Howard County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.
Size254 square miles (660 km2)
Population304,580 (2013)
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersEllicott City, Maryland
Agency executive
  • Marcus Harris, Sheriff
Website
https://www.howardcountymd.gov/Branches/Sheriffs-Office

History
Howard County Sheriff fleet 2014

Anne Arundel County created the Howard District in 1831 from its Western half. Thomas Burgess acted as the Sheriff through the 1840s. In 1851, the Howard District became its own county with a dedicated Sheriff.[1] The HCSO was created in 1851.[2] Former Ellicott City Mayor E.A. Talbot served in 1856,[3] George W. Howard served in 1908;[4] Julius Wolsh Jr. in 1928;[5] George D. Day Jr. in 1930;[6] Norman O. Haward in 1962;[7] Donald Edward Ansell in 1972.[8]

Organization

The current sheriff of the HCSO is Marcus Harris. The HCSO is divided into six sections:[9]

  • Domestic Violence Enforcement
  • Warrants/Fugitive
  • Courthouse Security
  • Landlord/Tenant
  • Transportation
  • Patrol Operations

Sheriffs of Howard County, Maryland

[10]

SheriffTerm
Charles G. Halsup1848
E.A. Talbot1853
Joshua McCauley1855
John Quinn1857
Thomas Burgess1859
J.P. Ijams1861
David P. Hopkins1864
David P. Hopkins1865
Edward McCaulley1867
William A. Webb1867
Claudius Stewart1869
John S. Tracy1871
Walter Dorsey1873
G. Washington Carr[11]1875
Joseph Hunt1877
Joseph McCauley1879
Edward A. Talbott1881
N.T. Hutchins1883
Frank Shipley1885
George D. Day1887
Steven R. Hobbs1889
William G. Owings1891
Gilbert E. Flower1893
Greenbury Johnson - Frank Oldfield1895
Charles D. Pickett1897
Lewis E. Philps1899
James E. Hobbs1901
John F. Kyrne1903
Joseph Hunt1905

See also

References
  1. "Simpsonville Mill Survey" (PDF). Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  2. Howard County Sheriff's Office website Archived 2008-06-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. Maryland. General Assembly. Senate. Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland. p. 556.
  4. "100 GO DOWN IN CRASH AT ELLICOTT CITY: Spectators At Trial Dumped In Mass By Collapse Of Floor THIRTY-SEVEN ARE BADLY INJURED Crowd Attracted By Rumor Of Plot To Lynch Negro Charged With Assaulting And Robbing Farmer--Victims Brought To Baltimore Hospitals FEW ESCAPE UNHURT Easton's Hall Packed With People When Accident Occurs". The Baltimore Sun. 30 December 1908.
  5. "Farmer Routs Fireman, Persihes Among Flames". The Washington Post. 12 April 1928.
  6. "Howard County's Salaries". The Baltimore Sun. 14 January 1933.
  7. "Republican Has Early Lead in Race For State Senate in Anne Arundel: GOP Wins 3 Races In Calvert County St. Marys Democrats Overwhelming Victors Charles County Board Control Goes to GOP GOP Board Elected In Howard County". The Washington Post. 7 November 1962.
  8. "County Man Shackled, Jailed in $5 Ticket Case: Police in Counties Shackle, Jail Man in $5 Ticket Case". The Washington Post. 14 January 1972.
  9. Howard County Sheriff's Office Operational Duties Archived 2008-06-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. Joshua Dorsey Warfield. The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. p. 538.
  11. "Court Proceedings". The Ellicott City Times. 24 March 1877.


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