Caroline County Sheriff's Office

For the law enforcement agency of Caroline County, Maryland, see Caroline County Sheriff's Department.
Caroline County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation CCSO
Agency overview
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* County (US) of Caroline in the state of Virginia, USA
Map of Caroline County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.
Size 539 square miles (1,400 km2)
Population 28,245
Legal jurisdiction Caroline County
Governing body County (US)
Constituting instrument Yes
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Bowling Green, Virginia
Agency executive Anthony A. "Tony" Lippa, Jr., Sheriff
Website
Official Website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Caroline County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 28,245 people within 539 square miles (1,400 km2) of jurisdiction within Caroline County, Virginia.

Organization

The agency is currently headed by Sheriff Anthony A. "Tony" Lippa, Jr. The CCSO has been accredited by the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission (VLEPSC) since 2006.[1]

Special Units:

This agency experienced tremendous growth in the late 2000s as Caroline is some of the last undeveloped land between Richmond and Washington, D.C..

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Caroline County Sheriff's Office, 2 officers have died in the line of duty.[3]

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