Kent County Sheriff's Office (Maryland)

The Kent County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing a population of 19,983 people within 279.43 square miles (723.7 km2) of jurisdiction within Kent County located on Maryland's eastern shore.[1]

History

The KCSO was created in 1648 with Henry Morgan appointed as the first sheriff.[2]

Organization

Nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies,[3] the KCSO is full-service organization. The current sheriff of the KCSO is John F. Price IV. The agency is sub-divided into six units:[4]

  • Administrative
  • Victim Services
  • School Resource
  • Patrol Division- within the Patrol Division, there are three units:
    • K-9 Unit
    • Community Policing Unit
    • Bicycle Patrol Unit
  • Services Division
  • Kent Bureau of Investigation

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2013-08-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.kentcounty.com/sheriff/aboutus.htm
  3. http://www.kentcounty.com/sheriff/aboutus.htm
  4. http://www.kentcounty.com/sheriff/organization.htm
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