Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department

Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department
Common name	Stanislaus County Sheriff
Abbreviation	SCSD
Patch of the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department
Seal of Stanislaus County, California
Agency overview
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	County of Stanislaus County, California in the state of California, U.S.
Map of Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department's jurisdiction.
Population	525,491
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Stanislaus County, California
Agency executive	Adam Christianson, Sheriff-Coroner
Website
www.SCSDonline.com
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department (SCSD) is an American law enforcement agency that is charged with law enforcement duties within the boundaries of Stanislaus County, California. As of the 2013 United States Census, the county was inhabited by over 525,491 people.^{[N 1]}

History

In 2012, Deputy Robert Paris and civilian locksmith Glendon David Engert were shot and killed while attempting an eviction. The shooter, James Ferrario, 45 years old, subsequently shot and killed himself.^[1][2]

In April 2012, a member of the sheriff's department stun-gunned and fatally shot an unarmed man suffering from mental illness.^[3]

On November 13, 2016, Deputy Dennis Wallace was executed in Fox Grove Park near the City of Hughson by David Machado. Sheriff Adam Christianson reported the gun used was in contact with Deputy Wallace's head when it was fired.

Notes

References

External links

• Official website
• Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department at the Wayback Machine (archived January 21, 2011)
• Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2001)
• Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department at the Wayback Machine (archived September 1, 2000)