Roanoke County Sheriff's Office

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Since 1838, the Office of the Sheriff has served Roanoke County, Virginia as the original law enforcement agency. [1]

The current Sheriff is Gerald S. Holt was first elected in 1992.

[edit] History

The Office of the Sheriff was formed in 1838 with the creation of Roanoke County out of the southern part of Botetourt County. The Roanoke County Sheriff's Office was a full service department until 1990 when The Roanoke County Police was created. The Sheriff's Office now runs the Roanoke County / Salem Jail and the Roanoke County Courthouse.

Two Deputies have lost their lives in the line of duty: Deputy Sheriff Clifford Louis Johnson in 1927 and Deputy Sheriff Clarence Edward Simmons in 1936. [2]

In August of 2000 the Roanoke County Jail attained national accredition from the American Correctional Association. [3]

[edit] Present

Currently, the Roanoke County Sheriff's Office has 118 sworn and civilian employees. [1]

Due to overcrowding a serveral local jails Franklin County, Montgomery County, Roanoke County and the City of Salem have gotten together to build a new jail. This shared facility has been named the Western Regional Jail authority and will be built in the Dixie Caverns area of Roanoke County in 2008. [4]

External links

[1]Roanoke County Sheriff's Office web site

[2]The Officer Down Memorial Page

[3]American Correctional Association

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