Kent County Sheriff's Office (Maryland)

The Kent County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing a population of 19,983 people within 279.43 square miles (723.7 km²) of jurisdiction within Kent County located on Maryland's eastern shore.^[1]

History

The KCSO was created in 1648 with Henry Morgan appointed as the first sheriff.^[2]

Organization

Nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies,^[3] the KCSO is full-service organization. The current sheriff of the KCSO is John F. Price IV. The agency is sub-divided into six units:^[4]

• Administrative
• Victim Services
• School Resource
• Patrol Division- within the Patrol Division, there are three units:
  • K-9 Unit
  • Community Policing Unit
  • Bicycle Patrol Unit
• Services Division
• Kent Bureau of Investigation

See also

• List of law enforcement agencies in Maryland

References

1. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/24/24029.html
2. http://www.kentcounty.com/sheriff/aboutus.htm
3. http://www.kentcounty.com/sheriff/aboutus.htm
4. http://www.kentcounty.com/sheriff/organization.htm