Lake County Sheriff's Office (Florida)

Lake County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation LCSO
Patch of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Logo of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Agency overview
Annual budget $61,799,661 (2008)
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* County (US) of Lake in the state of Florida, United States
Size 1,156 sq mi (2,990 km2).
Population 301,059
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Tavares, FL
Sworn members 515
Unsworn members 250
Agency executives
  • Gary S. Borders, Sheriff
  • Peyton C. Grinnell, Chief Deputy
Facilities
Substations 1
Jails 1
Helicopters 3 Ex-Army OH-58As
Website
http://www.lcso.org
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office is largest law enforcement agency in Lake County, Florida, United States. Per the State of Florida Constitution, the sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. The current sheriff is Gary S. Borders who was appointed by former Governor Jeb Bush following the death of Sheriff Chris Daniels in 2006. He was elected in 2008. In November 2007, Sheriff Gary S. Borders led the agency to be awarded with a certificate of accreditation from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, consequently, both the Law Enforcement and Corrections divisions of the Lake County Sheriff's Office are now accredited.

Contents

Divisions

Law Enforcement Operations

Criminal Justice Operations

Administrative Services

Specialty units

Like many law enforcement agencies, the Lake County Sheriff's Office also has deputies with specialized training. These deputies perform their normal full-time jobs (road patrol, detectives, detention deputy, etc.) and perform one the specialty units as the needs call for. Some of the specialty units are:

Sheriff Gary S. Borders

Gary Borders was sworn in as Lake County's elected Sheriff in January 2009. Before that, he served the remaining term of Chris C. Daniels after Daniels was killed in a school bus accident during a charity bus race at New Smyrna Beach Speedway in October 2006. He is currently pursuing his Criminal Justice Administration degree. Sheriff Borders began his career as a corrections officer with the Osceola County Sheriff's Office. Prior to his appointment as Sheriff, he served as Chief Deputy of Criminal Justice Operations at the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

Career path

Service and awards

Honor roll

See also

Florida portal
Law enforcement/Law enforcement topics portal


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