St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office
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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.
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. Defeated David Zylak in 2006. Cameron served as the County's Director of Public Safety prior to winning the election. After the election, Zylak was hired for the position.