Johnson County Sheriff's Office

Johnson County Sheriff's Office
Johnson County Sheriff's Office
	Patch of Johnson County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation	JCSO
Agency overview
Formed	1861; 161 years ago
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Johnson, Kansas, USA
Legal jurisdiction	Johnson County, Kansas and the cities of Edgerton and DeSoto
Operational structure
Headquarters	27747 West 159th Street, New Century, KS 66031
Agency executive	Calvin Hayden (R), Sheriff;
Website
	Official website

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is a law-enforcement agency that serves the citizens of Johnson County, Kansas. The Patrol Division is tasked with maintaining peace and providing law enforcement services to the unincorporated parts of Johnson County as well as the cities of Edgerton, Kansas and DeSoto, Kansas.^[1]

Organization[]

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is organized into several bureaus consisting of commissioned and civilian personnel. Those bureaus are then organized into several divisions.

The current Sheriff Calvin Hayden like his Predecessor Frank Dennings is a Republican, as are most county officials in the county which is predominantly Republican.^[2]

Judicial Services Bureau[]

Civil
Court Security

Communications Bureau[]

The Communications Bureau is the primary public-safety answering point within Johnson County.
Provides dispatching services for several law enforcement agencies with jurisdictions in Johnson County.

Operations Bureau[]

Patrol
Warrants
Investigations
Specialized units such as the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team and the Patrol K9's operate under the Operations Bureau.

Detention Bureau[]

Operates two facilities in Johnson County. They are located in New Century, Kansas and Olathe, Kansas.

Training Bureau[]

Training
Research and Planning

Criminalistics Laboratory[]

An accredited crime lab by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board.^[3]
Provides services which aid investigations to agencies within Johnson County.

Support Services Bureau[]

Personnel
Records
Fleet Management
Property

Rank structure[]

Rank	Insignia
Sheriff
Undersheriff
Chief Deputy
Major
Captain
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Master Deputy	No insignia
Deputy	No insignia

Weapons and Equipment[]

Vehicles:

Weapons:

Glock 17 GEN 4 9mm- standard issue sidearm and can be equipped with a flashlight (Streamlight TLR-1).
M4 carbine- patrol Rifle

Staff casualties[]

Since the establishment of the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, three officers have died while on duty, with the most recent being on September 11, 2016.^[4]

References[]

^ "Public Information". 13 January 2017.
^ "Three Republican candidates for sheriff agree on many of questions posed by conservative group". 8 June 2016.
^ "Public Information". 13 January 2017.
^ The Officer Down Memorial Page

External links[]

Official web site

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[1] "Public Information". 13 January 2017.

[2] "Three Republican candidates for sheriff agree on many of questions posed by conservative group". 8 June 2016.

[3] "Public Information". 13 January 2017.

[4] The Officer Down Memorial Page

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