Nassau County Sheriff's Department (New York)

Nassau County Sheriff's Department
Abbreviation NCSD

Patch of the Nassau County Sheriff's Department
Agency overview
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* County (US) of Nassau in the state of New York, USA
Map of Nassau County Sheriff's Department's jurisdiction.
Size 453 square miles (1,170 km2)
Population 1,334,544 (2000)
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters East Meadow, New York
Correction Officers and Deputy Sheriffs 1,000
Civilians 300
Agency executive Michael J. Sposato, Sheriff
Website
NCSD Website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Nassau County Sheriff's Office is Nassau County, New York's oldest law enforcement agency. The Nassau County Sheriff's Office currently employs approximately 1200 people.

The Origin Of The Sheriff

The origin of the Sheriff is traceable to the Office of the Sheriff and Constable of early English history. On Long Island, from 1664 to 1683, ridings were used to establish boundaries within the Shire. The East riding comprised the territory now occupied by Suffolk County, New York. The West riding consisted of Kings County and Newtown (Queens County, New York). The remainder of Long Island belonged to the North riding. Collectively, the three ridings were called York shire.

The Governor appointed a “High Sheriff” for York Shire with a Deputy Sheriff from each riding. In 1683, the ridings were abolished and the West riding became Nassau County. The High Sheriff was no longer necessary being that each County would now have its own Sheriff.

After the American Revolution, the practice of the Governor appointing a Sheriff continued and was incorporated into the first Constitution adopted in New York in 1777. At the Constitutional Convention in 1821, the appointed Office of the Sheriff was made elective.

Offices

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Nassau County Sheriff's Department, 4 officers have died in the line of duty.[1]

Officer Date of Death Details
Corrections Officer George H. Klimpel
Friday, December 12, 1986
Automobile accident
Corrections Officer Maureen F. Callanan
Friday, December 12, 1986
Automobile accident
Corrections Officer Anthony L. Brown
Sunday, June 18, 1995
Gunfire
Corrections Officer John R. Allen
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Fall

See also

References

  1. The Officer Down Memorial Page

External links

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