| Nassau County Sheriff's Department | |
| Abbreviation | NCSD |
| Patch of the Nassau County Sheriff's Department. | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | County (US) of Nassau in the state of New York, USA |
| Map of Nassau County Sheriff's Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 453 square miles (1,170 km2) |
| Population | 1,334,544 (2000) |
| General nature |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | East Meadow, New York |
| Correction Officers and Deputy Sheriffs | 1,000 |
| Civilians | 300 |
| Agency executive | Michael J. Sposato, Sheriff |
| Website | |
| NCSD Website | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Nassau County Sheriff's Office is Nassau County's oldest law enforcement agency. The Nassau County Sheriff's Office currently employs approximately 1200 people.
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The origin of the Sheriff is traceable to the Office of the Sheriff and Constable of early English history. On Long Island, from 1664 to 1683, ridings were used to establish boundaries within the Shire. The East riding comprised the territory now occupied by Suffolk County. The West riding consisted of Kings County and Newtown (Queens County). The remainder of Long Island belonged to the North riding. Collectively, the three ridings were called Yorkshire.
The Governor appointed a “High Sheriff” for Yorkshire with a Deputy from each riding. In 1683, the ridings were abolished and the West riding became Nassau County. The High Sheriff was no longer necessary being that each County would now have its own Sheriff.
After the American Revolution, the practice of the Governor appointing a Sheriff continued and was incorporated into the first Constitution adopted in New York in 1777. At the Constitutional Convention in 1821, the appointed Office of the Sheriff was made elective.
Since the establishment of the Nassau County Sheriff's Department, 4 officers have died in the line of duty.[1]
| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
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| Corrections Officer George H. Klimpel |
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Automobile accident |
| Corrections Officer Maureen F. Callanan |
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Automobile accident |
| Corrections Officer Anthony L. Brown |
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Gunfire |
| Corrections Officer John R. Allen |
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Fall |