San Diego County Sheriff's Department
| San Diego County Sheriff's Department | |
| Abbreviation | SDSO |
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| Formed | 1850 |
| Employees | Approx. 4,000 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Operations jurisdiction* | County (US) of San Diego in the state of California, USA |
| Size | 4,526 square miles (11,700 km2) |
| Population | 2,974,859 |
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| Headquarters | 9621 Ridgehaven Court San Diego, CA 92193 |
| Agency executive | William D. Gore, Sheriff |
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| Stations | 18 |
| Jails | 8 |
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| http://www.sdsheriff.net/ | |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department, commonly known as the SDSO, is the primary and largest law enforcement agency in San Diego County, California, and one of the largest sheriff’s departments in the nation: with over 4,000 employees, an annual budget of over $600 million, and a service area over 4,500 square miles extending to a 60 mile international border. The department, established in 1850, has over 4,000 sworn deputies and additional civilian support personnel servicing an area of nearly 4,526 mi².
The SDSO provides general law enforcement and public safety services to all unincorporated areas of the county (traffic enforcement, accidents, and other traffic related issues are handled by the California Highway Patrol).
Nine incorporated cities within the county (Del Mar, Encinitas, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove, Poway, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach, and Vista) contract with the department for municipal law enforcement and public safety services. Within these cities, traffic enforcement is also provided.
The department operates and provides detention facilities (jails), court services, and specialized regional services (such as air support, search and rescue, SWAT, etc.) to all of the county and the nine contract cities.
The Wireless Services Division is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the San Diego County-Imperial County Regional Communications System (RCS).
The sheriff is elected by the voters of San Diego County. The current sheriff is William Gore, who was appointed by the Board of Supervisors in 2009 when Bill Kolender resigned,[1] and then was elected to a full term in June 2010.[2]
Organization
Office of the Sheriff
- Public Affairs
- Intergovernmental Legislative Affairs
- Legal Affairs
- Senior Executive Assistant
Service bureaus
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is organized into five service bureaus: Law Enforcement Services, Detention Facility Services, Court Services, Human Resource Services, and Management Services. Each bureau is managed by an Assistant Sheriff except the Management Services Bureau, which is headed by an Executive Director.
Law Enforcement Services Bureau
- Central Investigations Division
- Central Operations Detail
- Computer And Technology Crime High-tech Response Team (CATCH)
- Elder Abuse
- Financial Crimes
- Homicide Detail
- Family Protection Detail
- Domestic Violence
- Sex Offender Management Unit
- Child Abuse Unit
- Central Operations Detail
- Communications Division
- Communications Center
- Emergency Services Division
- Special Investigations Division
- Intelligence
- Narcotics
- Public Inspections
- Street Gang/Narcotics
Patrol stations, substations and field offices
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4S Ranch Substation 10282 Rancho Bernardo Rd San Diego, CA 92127 Alpine Station 2751 Alpine Blvd Alpine, CA 91901 Borrego Springs Office 571 Palm Canyon Dr. Borrego Springs, CA 92004 Boulevard/Jacumba Substation 39919 Highway 94 Boulevard, CA 91905 Campo Substation 378 Sheridan Rd Campo, CA 91906 Encinitas Station 175 N. El Camino Real Encinitas, CA 92024 Fallbrook Substation 388 East Alvarado St Fallbrook, CA 92028 Imperial Beach Station 845 Imperial Beach Blvd Imperial Beach, CA 91932 Julian Substation 2907 Washington St, Bldg C Julian, CA 92036 |
Lemon Grove Station 3240 Main St Lemon Grove, CA 91945 Pine Valley Substation 28914 Old Highway 80, #106 Pine Valley, CA 91962 Poway Station 13100 Bowron Rd Poway, CA 92064 Ramona Substation 1424 Montecito Rd Ramona, CA 92065 Ranchita Office 25704 San Felipe Rd, S-2 Warner Springs, CA 92086 San Marcos Station 182 Santar Pl San Marcos, CA 92069 Santee Station 8811 Cuyamaca St Santee, CA 92071 Valley Center Substation 28201 N. Lake Wohlford Rd Valley Center, CA 92082 Vista Station 325 S. Melrose, Ste 210 Vista, CA 92081 |
Court Services Bureau
Detention Services Bureau
- Central Detention Facility (CDF)
- No longer run by SDSO.
- San Diego Central Jail (SDCJ)
- Descanso Detention Facility (DDF) - Decommissioned.
- George Bailey Detention Facility (GBDF)
- East Mesa Detention Facility (EMDF)
- Las Colinas Women's Detention Facility (LCDF)
- South Bay Detention Facility (SBDF)
- Vista Detention Facility (VDF)
- Facility 8 (FAC8)
Human Resource Services Bureau
- Personnel Division
- Background Investigations Unit
- Career Path Assessment Unit
- Recruiting Unit
- Professional Standards Division
- Internal Affairs Unit
- Risk Management Unit
- Training Division
- Corrections Academy
- In-Service Training Unit
- Regional Basic Academy
- Weapons Training Unit (Range)
Management Services Bureau
- Data Services Division
- Wireless Services Division
- Contracts Division
- Fiscal Services
Vehicles
Over the years, the sheriff's office's marked vehicles have sported unusual paint schemes. Originally in a traditional black and white, they transitioned to a pink-salmon color in the 1960s. From 1971 to 1991 the vehicles were painted kelly green-and-white to reflect Sheriff Patrick Duffy's favorite color. Once he left the position, the fleet was returned to the black-and-white color scheme and has remained so ever since. The department also had a few all-white cars over the years, but these were for Traffic Enforcement only.[citation needed]
Sheriffs
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16. Frank S. Jennings, 1895–1902 |
Deputies killed in line of duty
- Andrew Kriss, May 25, 1864, gunfire[3]
- Will Ward, November 27, 1899, assault[4]
- Thomas A. Fay, May 17, 1919, gunfire[5]
- Donn G. Witt, September 25, 1983, illness[6]
- Kelly Ann Bazer, January 13, 1986, gunfire[7]
- Lonny Gene Brewer, December 5, 1987, gunfire[8]
- Theodore L. Beckmann Jr., February 8, 1989, vehicular assault[9]
- Patrick Steven Coyle, February 16, 1997, aircraft accident[10]
- Ken Collier, February 28, 2010, vehicle pursuit[11]
Rank Structure
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| Undersheriff |
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| Assistant Sheriff |
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| Commander |
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| Captain |
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| Lieutenant |
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| Sergeant |
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| Corporal |
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| Police Officer/Detective |
References
- ^ Fudge, Tom (April 21, 2010). "San Diego Voters To Choose New County Sheriff". KPBS News. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Gubernatorial Primary Election, Tuesday, June 8, 2010". San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ Kriss, Officer Down Memorial Page
- ^ Ward, Officer Down Memorial Page
- ^ Fay,Officer Down Memorial Page
- ^ Witt, Officer Down Memorial Page
- ^ Bazer, Officer Down Memorial Page
- ^ Brewer, Officer Down Memorial Page
- ^ Beckmann, Officer Down Memorial Page
- ^ Coyle, Officer Down Memorial Page
- ^ Collier, Officer Down Memorial Page
External links
- San Diego County Sheriff's Department Official Website
- San Diego County Sheriff's Official Recruiting Website
- San Diego County Honorary Deputy Sheriff's Association
- San Diego Sheriff's Museum
- County of San Diego Official Website
