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− | The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office was the first sheriff's office in the United States. | + | The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office was the first sheriff's office in the United States, established in 1637. "America's First" is a slogan of the office and is further reflected in the URL of their website, firstsheriff.com. |
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+ | The office is located in [[Leonardtown, Maryland]]. They also operate a satellite office on Great Mills Road in [[Lexington Park, Maryland]]. | ||
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+ | The Sheriff's Office also operates the [[St. Mary's County Detention Center]], which is essentially the county jail. | ||
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+ | Sheriff's detectives team with detectives from the [[Maryland State Police, Leonardtown Barrack]] in formation of a joint investigative unit known as the [[St. Mary's County Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI)]]. | ||
==Current Sheriff== | ==Current Sheriff== | ||
− | * [[Timothy Cameron]] | + | * [[Timothy Cameron]] (R) defeated [[David Zylak]] (D) in the 2006 election. Cameron served as the County's Director of Public Safety prior to winning the election. After the election, Zylak was hired for the position. |
==Prior Sheriffs== | ==Prior Sheriffs== | ||
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* [[David Zylak]] (D) | * [[David Zylak]] (D) | ||
* [[Richard Voorhar]] | * [[Richard Voorhar]] | ||
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+ | == Top Cops == | ||
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+ | The following officers hold executive and command positions within the Sheriff's Office: | ||
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+ | * Lt. T.L. Black, Commander, Patrol Division | ||
+ | * Lt. Rick Burris, Commander, Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) | ||
+ | * Lt. Alioto, Commander, BCI Narcotics Division | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
− | *http://firstsheriff.com/ | + | *[http://firstsheriff.com/ Sheriff's Office website] |
[[Category:Law Enforcement]] | [[Category:Law Enforcement]] | ||
[[Category:St. Mary's County Government]] | [[Category:St. Mary's County Government]] |
Latest revision as of 19:21, 14 December 2008
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office was the first sheriff's office in the United States, established in 1637. "America's First" is a slogan of the office and is further reflected in the URL of their website, firstsheriff.com.
The office is located in Leonardtown, Maryland. They also operate a satellite office on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, Maryland.
The Sheriff's Office also operates the St. Mary's County Detention Center, which is essentially the county jail.
Sheriff's detectives team with detectives from the Maryland State Police, Leonardtown Barrack in formation of a joint investigative unit known as the St. Mary's County Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI).
Current Sheriff
- Timothy Cameron (R) defeated David Zylak (D) in the 2006 election. Cameron served as the County's Director of Public Safety prior to winning the election. After the election, Zylak was hired for the position.
Prior Sheriffs
Top Cops
The following officers hold executive and command positions within the Sheriff's Office:
- Lt. T.L. Black, Commander, Patrol Division
- Lt. Rick Burris, Commander, Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI)
- Lt. Alioto, Commander, BCI Narcotics Division