Cleveland County Sheriff's Office (Oklahoma)

Cleveland County Sheriff's Office is the chief law enforcement agency in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, with primary jurisdiction in the unincorporated areas of the county. Consisting of over 194 employees including deputies, detention staff and support personnel, the Office serves a population of over 275,000 people. The office is headed by Sheriff Chris Amason, a Republican, elected and taking office in November 2020.

Cleveland County Sheriff's Office
AbbreviationCCSO
MottoCourageously Protect and Compassionately Serve
Agency overview
Formed1889
Employees194
Annual budgetApprox 14 Million Annually
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionCleveland, Oklahoma, USA
Map of Cleveland County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction
Size558 square miles (1,450 km2)
Population279,641(2017 est.)
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersNorman, Oklahoma
Sworn members75
Unsworn members119
Agency executive
  • Chris Amason, Sheriff
Website
ccso-ok.us

Controversies

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  • An audit revealed that the department had bartered with vendors using confiscated weapons.[1]
  • $85,000 in firearms, radios and police vests went unaccounted for in 2017[1]
  • At times they have driven almost 50 vehicles without purchasing insurance.[2]
  • They have used county money to house Department of Corrections inmates and failed to bill the DOC almost a quarter million dollars.[2]

Fallen Deputies

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Since the establishment of the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, two deputies have died in the line of duty.[3]

Deputy Date of Death Details
Undersheriff William H. Abbott
Saturday, February 17, 1912
Gunfire
Undersheriff Grover Fulkerson
Friday, August 24, 1917
Gunfire

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Price, Crystal (9 January 2018). "Audit reveals almost 100 items missing from Cleveland County Sheriff's Office inventory". KOCO.
  2. ^ a b Ellis, Randy (2018-09-12). "Sheriff's employees found driving 48 uninsured vehicles, audit finds in Cleveland County". Tulsa World.
  3. ^ The Officer Down Memorial Page
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