The Baltimore County Sheriff's Office (BCoSO) is a Sheriff's Office in Baltimore County, Maryland, US, and the secondary law enforcement agency of the county (after the Baltimore County Police Department) which provides protection for the Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson, Maryland. The Baltimore County Sheriff's Office is one of the oldest sheriff's offices in existence in the State of Maryland, dating back to 1659, the year of the county's founding.
Authority The authority of the Sheriff and all sworn deputies are constitutional in origin. All are certified police officers with full arrest authority under guidelines of the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission and the Constitution of the State of Maryland.
Organization As of 2008, the BCoSO is headed by R. Jay Fisher, Sheriff of Baltimore County. The BCoSO currently has an authorized complement of 70 sworn deputies. The rank structure is as follows: Sheriff (1) Undersheriff (1) Captain (1) Lieutenant (2) Sergeant (6) Deputy & Deputy First Class (60)
The BCoSO is subdivided into five sections as follows: Courtroom Security Bureau and Transportation Division - responsible for transport and temporary housing of defendants to and from the Circuit Court, and other detention facilities. Field Operations Bureau - Legal Process Division; is responsible for the service of court-ordered processes such as Writs of Execution, Writs of Summons/Subpoenas, Writs of Possession (evictions), Ex Parte/Protective/Peace Orders, and service of Criminal/Juvenile/Civil Warrants. Field Operations Bureau - Warrant Unit; has the responsibility of non-support warrant service. Administrative Services Division - is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the BCoSO Security Division - is responsible for the constant security of the courthouse and surrounding property and is staffed by both sworn deputies and non-sworn security personnel.
List of sheriffs Source: Maryland Manual On-Line
+ Sheriffs Under the constitution of 1776Term Name1777 William Aisquith (resigned)1777-1778 Henry Stephenson1778-1779 Edward Cockey1779-1780 Joseph Baxter1780-1782 Job Garritson1782 William McLaughlin1782-1785 Edmund Ford1785-1788 Philip Graybill [Graybell]1788 William Gibson1788-1791 Thomas Rutter Jr.1791-1794 Robert Gorsuch1794-1797 Henry Stephenson1797-1800 Cornelius H. Gist1800-1803 James Wilson1803-1806 Thomas Bailey1806-1809 John Hunter1809-1812 William Merryman1812-1813 John Hutchins (died in office)1813-1815 John Chalmers1815-1818 Matthew Murray1818-1821 John Stevenson1821-1824 Sheppard C. Leakin1824-1827 Standish Barry1827-1830 William Bale1830-1833 Henry Green1833-1836 Henry S. Sanderson1839-1839 John W. Walker1839-1842 William D. Ball1842-1845 Nicholas Tracy1845-1848 John Kettlewell1848-1851 Joshua F. Hynes
+ Sheriffs Under the constitution of 1851Term Name1851-1853 Samuel P. Storm1853-1855 Pleasant Hunter1855-1857 William Pole1857-1859 Richard W. Hook1859-1861 Francis J. Wheeler 1861-1863 Joseph Walker1863-1864 Daniel S. Armstrong (died Nov. 9, 1864)1864-1865 James Thompson
+ Sheriffs Under the constitution of 1864Term Name 1865-1867 John K. Harvey
+ Sheriffs Under the Constitution of 1867Term Name1867-1869 Thomas Baldwin1869-1871 Nicholas Burke1871-1873 Samuel J. Robinson1873-1874 Samuel F. Butler1874 Samuel W. Worthington1875-1877 Stephen Barton1877-1879 Samuel W. Worthington1879-1881 William A. Slade1881-1883 Richard C. Tracey1883-1885 Joseph R. Knight1885-1887 Silas V. Miller1887-1889 Joshua Tracey1889-1891 Charles J. Beckley1891-1893 Thomas R. Jenifer1893-1895 Charles H. Holmes1895-1897 William P. Cole1897-1899 Joshua T. Whittle1899-1901 William H. Todd1901-1903 William J. Oeligrath1903-1905 James Rittenhouse1905-1907 Jacob Elliott1907-1909 Abram T. Street1909-1911 James Rittenhouse1911-1913 Michael J. Gaff 1913-1915 Leonard G. Quinlin1915-1917 Samuel C. Mahle1917-1919 Abram T. Street1919-1921 Samuel C. Mahle1921-1923 J. Carroll Ensor1923-1926 Caleb C. Burton
+ Sheriffs elected under 1922 Amendment to the state constitution.Term Name 1926-1930 Samuel A. Brooks 1930-1934 Bremen A. Trail 1934-1938 T. J. Randolph Nicholas 1938-1942 William G. Lynch 1942-1946 Gilbert G. Miller
+ Sheriffs elected under 1946 Amendment to the state constitution.TermName 1946–1950Clarence E. Deitz 1950–1962Gilbert G. Miller 1962–1966Edward G. Mueller 1966–1973Gilbert L. Deyle 1973–1974Leonard M. Carpenter 1974–1984Charles H. Hickey Jr. 1984–1986Frank B. Wiers Jr.1986-1990 J. Edward (Ned) Malone Sr. 1990–1998Norman M. Pepersack Jr. 1998–2002Anne K. Strasdauskas
See also List of law enforcement agencies in Maryland
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