| Monroe County Sheriff's Office | |
| Abbreviation | MCSO |
| Patch of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. | |
| Motto | RITE "Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, Excellence" |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1821 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | County (US) of Monroe in the state of New York, USA |
| Map of Monroe County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 1,366 square miles (3,540 km2) |
| Population | 735,343 (2000) |
| General nature |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Rochester, New York |
| Agency executive | Patrick M. O'Flynn, Sheriff |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 6 |
| Jails | 2 |
| Police Boats | 3 |
| Website | |
| www.monroecountysheriff.info | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) provides law enforcement for Monroe County which is located in Western New York State. The sheriff's office's constitutional authority is to operate the county jail and provide a civil function. However, as with most counties in N.Y., the MCSO also provides a wide range of police services as well and provides physical and operational security to the courts (City, County, Family and State).
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The MCSO is led by the Sheriff who is elected by the residents of Monroe County and serves a 4-year term. The Sheriff is considered the highest police official in the county. The second-in-command is the Undersheriff who is appointed by the Sheriff and is in charge in the Sheriff's absence. The third highest ranking member of the department is the Chief Deputy.
By New York State Constitution, the Sheriff is the Warden of the county jail. The Jail Bureau is the largest component of the Sheriff's Office, overseeing an inmate population of around 1,400 and operates both a Jail and a Correctional Facility.
The Sheriff's Office operates a large road patrol force which patrols the towns within Monroe County that do not have their own police patrols, although the MCSO has jurisdiction throughout the county. The Sheriff's Office is also responsible for primary police patrols at the Greater Rochester International Airport as well as the many parks throughout the county. Deputies assigned to the Marine Unit patrol the coastline of Lake Ontario as well as Irondequoit Bay. The Police Bureau also features a mounted unit, as well as a traffic enforcement unit. Specialized units consist of Bomb Squad, SWAT, Hostage Recovery, SCUBA, Technical Services (Crime Scene), and K9.
The other major unit of the Police Bureau is the Criminal Investigation Section which investigates all major crimes responded to by Sheriff's deputies as well as assisting other area law enforcement agencies.
The Court Security Bureau provides security at the Hall of Justice as well as at the State Appellate Court building.
In 2011, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office was named the 2011 Public Safety Uniform Award in the County Sheriff's/Police Department category by the North American Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors (NAUMD).
The Current Administration is:
The county is divided into the following 3 zones:
| Zone | Communities |
|---|---|
| A | East Rochester, Fairport, Irondequoit, Penfield, Perinton, Pittsford, Webster |
| B | Brighton, Henrietta, Honeoye Falls, Rush, Mendon, Scottsville, Wheatland |
| C | Brockport, Chili, Churchville, Clarkson, Gates, Greece, Hamlin, Hilton, Ogden, Parma, Riga, Spencerport, Sweden |
Special Services Group
Airport Security Unit
Headquarters
- Training Unit - Recruitment - Standards and Compliance - Property & Evidence - Fleet - Historian - Quartermaster/Procurement - Records Unit
| Name | Tenure | Name | Tenure | Name | Tenure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Seymour | 1821–1822 1826–1828 |
Isaac H. Sutherland | 1869 | Charles S. Owen | January 1, 1915 – December 31, 1917 | ||
| John T. Patterson | 1823–1825 | Joseph B. Campbell | 1870–1872 | Andrew Wiedenmann | January 1, 1918 – December 31, 1920 | ||
| James K. Livingston | 1829–1831 | Charles S. Campbell | 1873–1875 | Frederick S. Couchman | January 1, 1921 – November 17, 1921 | ||
| Ezra M. Parsons | 1832–1835 | Henry E. Richmond | 1876–1878 | Henry W. Morse | November 18, 1921 – December 31, 1923 | ||
| Elias Pond | 1836–1837 | James K. Burlingame | 1879–1881 | Franklin W. Judson | January 1, 1924 – December 31, 1925 | ||
| Darius Perrin | 1838–1840 | Francis A. Schoeffel | 1882–1884 | Albert H. Baker | January 1, 1926 – December 31, 1928 | ||
| Charles L. Pardee | 1841–1843 | John W. Hannan | 1885–1887 1894–1896 |
Fred D. Budd | January 1, 1929 – December 31, 1931 | ||
| Hiram Sibley | 1844–1846 | Thomas C. Hodgson | 1888–1890 | William C. Stallknecht | January 1, 1932 – December 31, 1934 | ||
| George Hart | 1847–1849 | Burton H. Davy | 1891–1893 | James E. Malley | January 1, 1935 – December 31, 1937 | ||
| Octavius P. Chamberlain | 1850–1852 | John U. Schroth | 1897–1899 | Albert W. Skinner | January 1, 1938 – December 31, 1973 | ||
| Chauncey B. Woodworth | 1853–1855 | Thomas W. Ford | 1900–1902 | William F. Lombard | January 1, 1974 – December 31, 1979 | ||
| Alexander Babcock | 1856–1858 | Charles H. Bailey | 1903–1905 | Andrew P. Meloni | January 1, 1980 – May 2001 | ||
| Hiram Smith | 1859–1861 | William H. Craig | 1906 – December 31, 1908 | Patrick M. O'Flynn | May 2001 – present | ||
| James H. Warren | 1862–1864 | Willis K. Gillette | January 1, 1909 – December 31, 1911 | ||||
| Alonzo Chapman | 1865–1867 | Harley E. Hamil | January 1, 1912 – March 11, 1914 | ||||
| Caleb Moore | 1868 | George R. Brown | March 12, 1914 – December 31, 1914 |
Since the establishment of the Monroe County Sheriff Office, 8 officers have died in the line of duty.[1]
| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Simon J. Bermingham |
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Gunfire |
| Deputy William Marshall |
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Automobile accident |
| Deputy John Pullano |
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Motorcycle accident |
| Undersheriff George A. Conway |
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Automobile accident |
| Deputy Frank E. Dombrowski |
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Automobile accident |
| Sergeant Robert M. (Whitey) Skelton Jr. |
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Vehicular assault |
| Sergeant Peter J. Rotolo |
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Heart attack |
| Corporal Catherine M. Crawford |
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Assault |