Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office

Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation	CCSO
Patch of the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office
Agency overview
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	County (US) of Cattaraugus in the state of New York, USA
Map of Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.
Size	1,310 square miles (3,400 km^2)
Population	83,955
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian agency
Operational structure
Headquarters	Little Valley, New York
Agency executives	Timothy S. Whitcomb, Sheriff William M. Nichols, Undersheriff
Facilities
Jails	1
Website
http://www.sheriff.cattco.org/
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) is the chief law enforcement agency for Cattaraugus County, New York, New York, USA. The current sheriff is Timothy Whitcomb, who succeeded Dennis B. John after John apparently committed suicide on August 18, 2009.^[1][2]

Divisions

The CCSO is divided into the following divisions:

• The Administrative Division consists of the Civil Unit, Pistol Permits, clerical staff, Training Unit, D.A.R.E. Instructors and Deputy Sheriff School Resource Officers.^[3]
• The Patrol Division is the most visible section of the Sheriff's Office.^[4] Special assignments in the Patrol Division include:
  • DWI and Traffic Enforcement
  • K-9
  • Marine Unit
  • Court Security
  • Mounted Division
• The Communications Division is responsible for the operation and management of the County 9-1-1 Center, the county public safety land mobile radio systems, and departmental technology.^[5]
• The Detective Division is responsible for the investigation of major crimes. The Sheriff's Office "Special Response Team" tactical unit and Narcotics Officers are also under the direction of the Detective Division.^[6]
• The Jail Division of the Sheriff's Office runs the county's 150 bed jail facility.^[7]

See also

• List of law enforcement agencies in New York

References

1. http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/Cattaraugus_County_Sheriff_found_dead_20090818
2. Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office webpage
3. Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office Administrative Division page
4. Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division page
5. Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office 9-1-1 Operations Page
6. Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office Detective Division page
7. Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office Jail Division page

External links

• Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office webpage

Coordinates: 42°15′08″N 78°48′04″W / 42.252179°N 78.801112°W