Brazoria County Sheriff's Office

Brazoria County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation BCSO

Patch of the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office
Agency overview
Formed 1836[1]
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* County (US) of Brazoria in the state of Texas, United States
Map of Brazoria County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.
Size 1597
Population 241,767
Legal jurisdiction Brazoria County, Texas
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Angleton, Texas
Sheriff responsible Charles S. Wagner
Website
http://www.brazoria-county.com/sheriff/
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office serves the county of Brazoria County, Texas which has more than 200,000 citizens. The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office is the oldest law enforcement agency in the State of Texas.

History

The sheriff's office was formed in March 1836 when then the Republic of Texas established it. The Brazoria County Sheriff's Office became the first law enforcement agency in Texas.

List of Brazoria County Sheriff's [2]

  1. killed in action (r) resigned (a) Appointed by the Commissioners Court (d) (disqualified)

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Brazoria County Sheriff's Department, 8 officers have died in the line of duty.[3]

Officer Date of death Details
Sheriff Joe H. Snow
Wednesday, September 15, 1920
Gunfire
Deputy James William Cook
Wednesday, August 26, 1925
Gunfire
Deputy Joseph Arthur Harnest
Tuesday, December 14, 1937
Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John Wesley McKinney
Tuesday, October 22, 1940
Automobile accident
Deputy James Carrol Douglas
Tuesday, May 15, 1973
Gunfire
Sergeant Patrick Elton Roberts Jr.
Friday, August 17, 1990
Duty related illness
Deputy Sheriff Jason Alexander Oliff
Monday, December 5, 2005
Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Charles Allen Vanmeter
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Automobile Accident

See also

References

Handbook of Texas

External links

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