Genesee County Sheriff's Office (New York)
| Genesee County Sheriff's Office | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | GCSO |
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Patch of the Genesee County Sheriff's Office | |
| Agency overview | |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | County (US) of Genesee in the state of New York, USA |
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| Map of Genesee County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 495 square miles (1,280 km2) |
| Population | 60,370 (2000) |
| General nature |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Batavia, New York |
| Correction Officer Deputy Sheriffs |
25 39 |
| Civilians | 19 |
| Agency executive | Gary T. Maha, Sheriff |
| Website | |
| Genesee County Sheriff's Website | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Genesse County Sheriff's Office is the major local law enforcement agency between Buffalo, New York and Rochester, New York. It is headquartered in Batavia, New York.[1][2] It is one of the busiest law enforcement agencies in western New York State, responding to more "index crimes" than any other agency in the area, 641 in 2007 alone.[3]
Responsibilities
It is responsible for services such as: Law Enforcement, Emergency Communications, Civil Processes, Corrections, Community Services/Victim Assistance and Animal Control in the Genesse County Area.[2] The Sheriff's Office also has an Investigation and Road Patrol Division.[2]
Like most other states, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs in the State of New York are regular law-enforcement officers,[4] with full police powers and duties such as patrol work, prisoner transport, civil process, and court security.[5]
In most counties in N.Y., the Undersheriff is the Warden of the county jail.[6] In Genesee County, the sheriff has ultimate authority to operate the 80-bed county jail, built in 1985.[7] In this county, rather than an undersheriff, it is managed by a "jail superintendent" with 27 other employees and managers.[7]
The sheriff's office is also involved in pre-trial and post-release supervision.[8]
Elections and organization
Sheriffs in New York State (outside of New York City, Nassau and Westchester Counties) are elected for three or four-year terms, depending on the vote of the county government, specifically the county legislature.[9] This office is unusual in NY state in that a superintendent, rather than a titutlar undersheriff, runs the jail.[7]
The current sheriff is Gary T. Maha and the undersheriff is William A. Sheron, Jr.[1][2]
History
In 1895, a constable working for this sheriff's office was slain in the line of duty, the only known fatal casualty.[10] He was William Harvey Johnson, then 44 years old, was shot by a person he was serving with an arrest warrant; the suspect then committed suicide.[11]
The current Genesee County Jail was built in 1985.[7]
In June 2008, the office investigated a notorious arson-murder in Batavia.[12]
See also
References
- 1 2 USA cops web site. Last accessed July 3, 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 Genesee County, New York Sheriff's Office main web page. Accessed June 26, 2008.
- ↑ See NY Division of Criminal Justice Services official web site Index Crimes Reported: 2003 - 2007. Accessed June 26, 2008.
- ↑ New York State Sheriffs' Association Website
- ↑ For a detailed list of the duties and rights of Sheriff in N.Y., see N.Y. County Law, article 17, sections 650-662, found online at NYPublicLaw, type in CNT, then Article 17.
- ↑ See N.Y. County Law, article 17, sections 652, found online at NYPublicLaw, type in CNT, then Article 17, and finally click on 652.
- 1 2 3 4 "County Law, Article 17, Section 650, acknowledges the Sheriff as an Officer of the Court; Correction Law, Article 20, Section 500C, designates the Sheriff as custodian of the County Jail," from Genesee County government web site Jail page. Accessed June 26, 2008.
- ↑ NY State Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives. Accessed June 26, 2008.
- ↑ N.Y. Constitution, Article 13, section 13. See (pdf) at p. 41; see also (html).
- ↑ The Officer Down Memorial Page. Accessed June 26, 2008.
- ↑ The Officer Down Memorial Page on William Harvey Johnson. Accessed June 26, 2008.
- ↑ "UPDATE: Cause of fatal Genesee County fire determined" Updated: June 1, 2008 at WITV News report. Accessed June 26, 2008.