Howard County Sheriff's Office (Maryland)
| Howard County Sheriff's Office |
| Abbreviation |
HCSO |
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| Patch of the Howard County Sheriff's Office. |
| Agency overview |
| Legal personality |
Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure |
| Operations jurisdiction* |
State of Maryland, USA |
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| Map of Howard County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction. |
| Size |
252.04 square miles |
| Population |
272,452 |
| General nature |
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| Operational structure |
| Headquarters |
Ellicott City, Maryland |
| Agency executive |
James F. Fitzgerald, Sheriff |
| Footnotes |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. |
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The Howard County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is the enforcement arm of the Howard County court system and services the population of Howard County, Maryland.
History
The HCSO was created in 1851.[1]
Organization
The current sheriff of the HCSO is James F. Fitzgerald. The HCSO is divided into four sections:[2]
- Domestic Violence Enforcement
- Warrants/Fugitive
- Courthouse Security
- Landlord/Tenant
See also
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Maryland portal |
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Law enforcement/Law enforcement topics portal |
References
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