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 |
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| 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:
- Special Emergency Response Team
- Honor Guard
- School Resource Officers
- DARE Instructor
- K-9 Unit[2]
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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