Giles County Sheriff's Office (Virginia)

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Giles County Sheriff's Department
AbbreviationGCSD
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionGiles County, Virginia, Virginia, USA
Map of Virginia highlighting Giles County.svg
Map of Giles County Sheriff's Department's jurisdiction
Size360 square miles (930 km2)
Population17,286
Legal jurisdictionGiles County
Governing bodyCounty (United States)
Constituting instrument
  • Yes
General nature
  • Local civilian police
Operational structure
HeadquartersPearisburg, Virginia
Agency executive
Website
Official Website

The Giles County Sheriff's Department (GCSD) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 17,286 people within 360 square miles (930 km2) of jurisdiction within Giles County, VA.

Organization[]

The agency is currently headed by Sheriff Morgan Millirons.

  • Administrative Support Division: Responsible for all executive and personnel administrative functions. Members of this division also conduct all secretarial/clerical functions including correspondence, records management, accounting, personnel, and transcripts of interviews.
  • Criminal Investigations Division: Responsible for investigating various crimes committed in the county including homicides, suicides, narcotics violations, burglaries, identity thefts, frauds, and other felony-level offenses.
  • Patrol Division: Responsible for patrolling the county, answering complaints, and responding to crime scenes and crimes in progress. This division consists of school resource officers, D.A.R.E instructors, truancy officers, and animal control officers.
  • Court & Civil Division: Responsible for the service of civil process, execution of various writs, and other duties dealing with the service of legal process.
  • E-911 Communications Division: Provides dispatch services for all Sheriff's Office, local and state police, fire, rescue, and haz-mat services for Giles County.[1]

Fallen officers[]

Since the establishment of the Giles County Sheriff's Office, 1 officer has died in the line of duty.[2]

Officer Date of Death Details
Deputy Sheriff Bill Hugh Broadwell
Saturday, April 10, 1954
Gunfire

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Giles County Sheriff's Office - Sheriff's Office". Archived from the original on 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  2. ^ Officer Down Memorial page

External links[]

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