San Diego County Sheriff's Office Explained

Agencyname:San Diego County Sheriff's Office
Patch:Patch of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.png
Patchcaption:Patch of the San Diego County Sheriff's Office
Badge:Seal of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.png
Badgecaption:Badge of the San Diego County Sheriff's Office
Flag:Flag of San Diego County, California.pngborder
Flagcaption:Flag of San Diego County
Abbreviation:SDSO
Employees:4,000+ (2024)[1]
Budget:US$1,198,649,583 (2024)[2]
Country:United States
Divtype:U.S. stateState
Subdivtype:County (United States)County
Subdivname:San Diego County, California
Map:Map of California highlighting San Diego County.svg
Sizearea:4200sqmi
Sizepopulation:2,974,859
Police:Yes
Local:Yes
Headquarters:9621 Ridgehaven Court
San Diego, CA 92123
Chief1name:Kelly A. Martinez
Chief1position:Sheriff
Stationtype:Station
Stations:18
Lockuptype:Jail
Lockups:8

The San Diego County Sheriff's Office (SDSO) is the primary law enforcement agency of San Diego County, California. It was established in 1850. It is the largest law enforcement agency in the county and one of the largest sheriff's offices in the United States, with over 4,700 employees, an annual budget of over $1.1 billion, and a service area over 4,500 square miles extending to a 60-mile international border.

The office provides general law enforcement and public safety services to all unincorporated areas of the county (traffic enforcement, accidents, and other traffic related issues are handled by the California Highway Patrol). Nine incorporated cities within the county (Del Mar, Encinitas, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove, Poway, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach, and Vista) contract with the office for municipal law enforcement and public safety services. Within these cities, traffic enforcement is also provided.

The office operates and provides detention facilities (jails), court services, and specialized regional services (such as air support, search and rescue, SWAT, etc.) to all of the county and the nine contract cities. The Wireless Services Division is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the San Diego County–Imperial County Regional Communications System. The Sheriff is elected by the voters of San Diego County. The current Sheriff is Kelly Martinez, who was elected in 2022 and took office at the beginning of 2023.[3]

Organization

Office of the Sheriff

Service bureaus

The San Diego County Sheriff's Office is organized into five service bureaus: Law Enforcement Services, Detention Facility Services, Court Services, Human Resource Services, and Management Services. Each bureau is managed by an Assistant Sheriff except the Management Services Bureau, which is headed by an Executive Director.

Law Enforcement Services Bureau

Patrol Stations, Substations and Field Offices

4S Ranch Substation10282 Rancho Bernardo RdSan Diego, CA 92127

Alpine Station2751 Alpine BlvdAlpine, CA 91901

Borrego Springs Office571 Palm Canyon Dr.Borrego Springs, CA 92004

Boulevard/Jacumba Substation 39919 Highway 94Boulevard, CA 91905

Campo/Tecate Substation378 Sheridan RdCampo, CA 91906

North Coastal Station (formerly Encinitas Station)175 N. El Camino RealEncinitas, CA 92024

Fallbrook Substation388 East Alvarado StFallbrook, CA 92028

Imperial Beach Station845 Imperial Beach BlvdImperial Beach, CA 91932

Lakeside Substation12365 Parkside St. Lakeside, CA 92040

Julian Substation2907 Washington St, Bldg CJulian, CA 92036

Lemon Grove Substation3240 Main StLemon Grove, CA 91945

Pine Valley Substation28914 Old Highway 80, #106Pine Valley, CA 91962

Poway Station13100 Bowron RdPoway, CA 92064

Ramona Substation1424 Montecito RdRamona, CA 92065

Rancho San Diego Station11486 Campo Rd.Spring Valley, CA 91978

Ranchita Office25704 San Felipe Rd, S-2Warner Springs, CA 92086

San Marcos Station182 Santar PlSan Marcos, CA 92069

Santee Station8811 Cuyamaca StSantee, CA 92071

Valley Center Substation28201 N. Lake Wohlford RdValley Center, CA 92082

Vista Station325 S. Melrose, Ste 210Vista, CA 92081

Detention Services Bureau

Human Resource Services Bureau

Management Services Bureau

Vehicles

Over the years, the sheriff's office marked vehicles have sported unusual paint schemes. Originally in a traditional black and white, they transitioned to a pink-salmon color in the 1960s. From 1971 to 1991 the vehicles were painted kelly green-and-white which were the campaign colors of Sheriff John F. Duffy. When he retired the fleet was returned to the black-and-white color scheme and has remained so ever since. The office has also had a few all-white cars over the years, but these were for Traffic Enforcement and Volunteer Patrols only.

Today, the San Diego County Sheriff's Office utilizes the Ford Explorer as their base model for their fleet.

The SDSD also operates the Following Aircraft: Hughes 500, Bell 205, and Bell 407.

Weapons

Sheriffs

  1. Agoston Haraszthy, 1850–1851
  2. George F. Hooper, 1852–1853
  3. William Conroy, 1853–1854
  4. M. M. Sexton, 1854–1855
  5. Joseph Reiner, 1856–1857
  6. D. A. Hollister, 1857–1858
  7. George Lyons, 1858–1861
  8. James McCoy, 1862–1871
  9. Samuel W. Craigue, 1871–1874
  10. Nicholas Hunsaker, 1875–1876
  11. Joseph Coyne, 1876–1882
  12. Edward W. Bushyhead, 1883–1886
  13. Samuel A. McDowell, 1887–1890
  14. John H. Folks, 1891–1892
  15. Ben P. Hill, 1893–1894
  16. Frank S. Jennings, 1895–1902
  17. Thomas W. Brodnax, 1903–1906
  18. Fred M. Jennings, 1907–1914
  19. Ralph Conklin, 1915–1918
  20. James C. Byers, 1918–1929
  21. Edgar F. Cooper, 1929–1935
  22. Ernest W. Dort, 1936–1941
  23. Bert Strand, 1941–1962
  24. Elmer Jansen, 1962–1963
  25. Joseph C. O'Connor, 1963–1971
  26. John F. Duffy, 1971–1991
  27. Jim Roache, 1991–1995
  28. William B. Kolender, 1995-2009
  29. William D. Gore, 2009–2022
  30. Kelly Martinez, 2023–present

Deputies killed in line of duty

  1. Andrew Kriss, May 25, 1864, gunfire[6]
  2. Will Ward, November 27, 1899, assault[7]
  3. Thomas A. Fay, May 17, 1919, gunfire[8]
  4. Donn G. Witt, September 25, 1983, illness[9]
  5. Kelly Ann Bazer, January 13, 1986, gunfire[10]
  6. Lonny Gene Brewer, December 5, 1987, gunfire[11]
  7. Theodore L. Beckmann Jr., February 8, 1989, vehicular assault[12]
  8. Patrick Steven Coyle, February 16, 1997, aircraft accident[13]
  9. Ken Collier, February 28, 2010, vehicle pursuit[14]

History

The San Diego Sheriff Office was formed in 1850, and since then it has served a diverse county consisting of many constituents with competing interests. San Diego Sheriff's Office was a co-appellant in the Supreme Court of the United States and Ninth Circuit cases Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 352 (1983),[15] [16] which held unconstitutional laws that allow law enforcement to demand that "loiterers" and "wanderers" provide identification; this continues to affect other offices nationwide.[17] [18] [19]

See also

References

  1. Web site: https://www.sdsheriff.gov/bureaus/about-us.
  2. Web site: https://www.sdsheriff.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/8200/638515391306970000.
  3. Web site: Kelly Martinez Steps In As Newly Elected San Diego County Sheriff. kpbs.org. 2 January 2023. 7 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Report: 22 bullets fired in Vista deputy-involved shooting. 7 January 2006.
  5. Web site: SEARCH: 1033 Program Equipment to San Diego-area police departments . www.inewsource.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140916123559/http://www.inewsource.org/data-tables/search-san-diego-police-military-equipment.html . 2014-09-16.
  6. http://www.odmp.org/officer/7742-deputy-sheriff-andrew-kriss Kriss, Officer Down Memorial Page
  7. http://www.odmp.org/officer/13842-deputy-sheriff-will-ward/ Ward, Officer Down Memorial Page
  8. http://www.odmp.org/officer/15557-special-deputy-thomas-a.-fay/ Fay,Officer Down Memorial Page
  9. http://www.odmp.org/officer/14412-deputy-sheriff-donn-g.-witt/ Witt, Officer Down Memorial Page
  10. http://www.odmp.org/officer/1616-deputy-sheriff-kelly-ann-bazer/ Bazer, Officer Down Memorial Page
  11. http://www.odmp.org/officer/2237-deputy-sheriff-lonny-gene-brewer/ Brewer, Officer Down Memorial Page
  12. http://www.odmp.org/officer/1671-deputy-sheriff-theodore-l.-beckmann-jr./ Beckmann, Officer Down Memorial Page
  13. http://www.odmp.org/officer/14870-deputy-sheriff-patrick-steven-coyle/ Coyle, Officer Down Memorial Page
  14. http://www.odmp.org/officer/20287-deputy-sheriff-ken-collier/ Collier, Officer Down Memorial Page
  15. Kolender v. Lawson . United States Reports . 461 . 352 . May 2, 1983 . Supreme Court of the United States .
  16. Lawson v. Kolender . United States Federal Reports . 2 . 658 . 1362 . Oct 15, 1981 . United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100515044039/http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/658/658.F2d.1362.79-3685.79-3641.79-3633.79-3629.html . 2010-05-15 .
  17. News: Judge Rejects New York's Stop-and-Frisk Policy . August 12, 2013 . The New York Times.
  18. News: L.A. County Sheriff's Department violated rights of blacks, Justice Department says . June 28, 2013 . Los Angeles Times.
  19. Web site: Investigation of Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department Stations in Antelope Valley . US Department of Justice . June 28, 2013.

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