Hanover County Sheriff's Office

Hanover County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation HCSO
Agency overview
Formed 1720
Employees 236+
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* County (US) of Hanover County in the state of Virginia, USA
Map of Hanover County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.
Size 474 square miles (1,230 km2)
Population 99,863
Legal jurisdiction Hanover County
Governing body County (US)
Constituting instrument Yes
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Hanover Courthouse, Virginia
Deputys 236
Civilians 2
Agency executive David R. Hines, Sheriff
Website
Official Website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Hanover County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 99,863 people within 474 square miles (1,230 km2) of jurisdiction within Hanover County, Virginia.

History

The HCSO was created shortly after the county was formed on November 26, 1720 making it one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the country.[1]

Organization

The HCSO has 236 sworn officers and is headed by Col. David R. Hines, Sheriff. Directly under Col. Hines are three Majors, each of whom oversee a Division.

Maj. R. Allen Davidson currently oversees all Administrative Operations and Court services. Administrative Operations includes Crime Prevention, Finance, Personnel, Professional Standards and Risk Management, Permits and Records, Resource Management, System Administration, and Training. The Sheriff's Office was authorized in 2010 by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services to operate as an independent Criminal Justice training Academy. The first recruit basic law enforcement class graduated from the Academy on July 1, 2010.

Maj. Darrell S. Stanley oversees the entire Investigative Operations Division which is made up of General Investigations, Street Crimes, Vice and Narcotics, and Intelligence.

Maj. Thomas M. Woody oversees the entire Uniform Patrol Division. The Hanover County Sheriff's Office uses a 17-beat system with approximately 30 officers on each of the three shifts. Each Shift is supervised by one lieutenant and three sergeants.

There are also several Special Units in the Sheriff's Office such as the Traffic Safety Unit, K-9 Unit, the High risk Entry Team, and the Underwater Forensic Team among others.

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