The Carroll County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) was created in 1837 and is the primary law enforcement agency for Carroll County, MD. It services a population of 170,260 people within 449.13 square miles.[1]
In 1926, a local newspaper editor described Carroll County sheriffs as "listless" and complained that the Attorney General had taken on too many of their responsibilities.[2][3]
In 2013, a Major of the Sheriff's Office was charged with misconduct in office after he allegedly gave false testimony in a homicide case.[4]
In 2022, the National Association of School Resource Officers gave the Sheriff's Office the Model Agency Award for its school resource officer program.[5]
The current Sheriff of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office is Jim DeWees. Sheriff DeWees was elected as Sheriff in November 2014 and is the 58th Sheriff to serve as the Sheriff for the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office took over county wide jurisdiction in June 2011. Before June 2011 the Maryland State Police assisted the Carroll County Sheriff's Office with some of the primary duties that would be normally handled by the Sheriff's Office. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office divides the county into two districts: Northern and Southern. Each patrol district is sub-divided into two patrol sectors. There are three bureaus: [6]
Operations Division-
Support Operations Division-
Warrant/Fugitive Taskforce - Part of the US Marshall Task Force, also includes Child Support Enforcement
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