Osceola County Sheriff's Office

Osceola County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation OSO
Agency overview
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* County (US) of Osceola in the state of Florida, USA
Map of Osceola County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.
Size 1,506.35 sq mi (3,901.4 km2).
Population 268,685
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Kissimmee, FL
Sworn members 500+
Agency executives
  • Bob Hansell, Sheriff
  • Dave Sklarek, Chief Deputy
Facilities
Substations 2
Jails 1
Website
http://osceolasheriff.osceola.org
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is largest and chief law enforcement agency in Osceola County, Florida, located in Kissimmee. 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 Bob Hansell, who has been a member of the agency since 1976, and has spent his entire career there. The agency has over 700 employees and provides a service for a very diverse population of almost 270,000. Osceola County deputies patrol 1,506 square miles (3,900 km2) which include Kissimmee, St. Cloud, Celebration, and Poinciana as well as several other unincorporated communities. The Osceola County Sheriff's Office has been a CFA Accredited law enforcement agency since 1999. Unlike most Florida sheriff's offices which operate the County Jail, the Osceola County Corrections Department is not under the control of the Sheriff, and is an entirely separate agency.

Divisions

Enforcement Bureau

Criminal Investigations Division

Specialty Units

Administrative Bureau

Honor Roll

External Links

Municipalities and communities of Osceola County, Florida, USA
Cities
CDPs
Unincorporated
communities
Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties