Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (Maryland)

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Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Patch
Patch
Badge of the MCSO's sheriff
Badge of the MCSO's sheriff
Flag[1]
Flag[1]
Agency overview
FormedJuly 1777 (1777-07)
Employees165
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMontgomery County, Maryland, U.S.
Map of Maryland highlighting Montgomery County.svg
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction
Operational structure
HeadquartersRoom T400, Montgomery County Judicial Center, 50 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland, U.S.
39°05′00″N 77°09′00″W / 39.083456°N 77.150045°W / 39.083456; -77.150045 (Room T400, Montgomery County Judicial Center, 50 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland, U.S.)Coordinates: 39°05′00″N 77°09′00″W / 39.083456°N 77.150045°W / 39.083456; -77.150045 (Room T400, Montgomery County Judicial Center, 50 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland, U.S.)
Agency executive
Facilities
SUVs2016 Chevrolet Suburban
Website
http://www.mcsheriff.com/

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is a nationally accredited U.S. law enforcement agency and acts as the enforcement arm of the courts in Montgomery County, Maryland. All of its deputy sheriffs are fully certified law enforcement officials with full authority of arrest.[2]

The office was created in July 1777 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. It was nationally accredited in 1995, the first county sheriff's office in Maryland to be so. The office is headed by a sheriff; the current sheriff is Darren M. Popkin.

Duties[]

The duties of the MCSO are as follows:[3]

  • Courthouse security[4]
  • Criminal warrant service[5]
  • Prisoner Transportation and Extraditions
  • Domestic Violence Intervention
  • Canine Unit
  • Special Response Team (SRT)[6]
  • Criminal and Civil Court Order Service
  • Child support enforcement
  • Eviction Unit[7]
  • Fugitive Task-Force
  • School Resource Deputies
  • Other duties as assigned

History[]

Former patch of the MCSO, used in the 1990s and early 2000s
A Montgomery County Sheriff's Office cruiser blocks off a street in Silver Spring, Maryland in October 2008, at the scene of a car fire.

1770s[]

Created in July 1777,[8] the MCSO is the oldest law enforcement agency in Montgomery County.[9]

1920s[]

In July 1924, William L. Aud, a former Montgomery County sheriff, became the Montgomery County police chief.[10]

1930s[]

In February 1939, Charles M. Orme, who was a Montgomery County Sheriff's Office deputy from 1925 to 1939, became the Montgomery County police chief.[11]

1990s[]

The MCSO was accredited in 1995; the first county sheriff's office in Maryland to be. It advertises this fact through stickers affixed to the quarter panels of its vehicles.

2010s[]

In December 2010, the MCSO's longest-serving sheriff,[12] Raymond M. Kight, retired.

Organization[]

The MCSO has authorized over 165 employees consisting of sworn law enforcement officers and civilian support staff.[13]

Headquarters[]

The office is headquartered in Room T400 of the Montgomery County Judicial Center at 50 Maryland Avenue in Rockville, Maryland.[14]

Sheriff[]

The office is headed by the sheriff, who has been elected every four years since the 1920s. The sheriff currently is Darren M. Popkin, a Democrat.[15] Popkin succeeded Raymond M. Kight as sheriff,[16] who retired in December 2010.[17] Popkin's current term ends in 2018,[18] when he will be eligible for reelection.[19]

List of sheriffs[]

Sheriffs of Montgomery County
No. Name Tenure Party Life
Clement Beall[20] 1777–1780[20]
Simon Nicholls[20] 1780–1783[20]
John Haymond Nicholls[20] 1783–1786[20]
William Robertson[20] 1786–1789[20]
Benjamin White Jones[20] 1789–1792[20]
Solomon Holland[20] 1792–1795[20]
Benjamin Ray Jr.[20] 1795–1798[20]
Benjamin White Jones[20] 1798–1801[20]
Solomon Holland[20] 1801–1804[20]
Benjamin Ray Jr.[20] 1804–1807[20]
  John Fleming[20] 1807–1810[20] F-MD[20]
William Candler[20] 1810–1813[20]
Robert W. Fleming[20] 1813–1816[20]
  Arnold T. Windsor[20] 1816–1819[20] F-MD[20]
  Brice Shelby[20] 1819–1822[20] F-MD[20]
  William Clements[20] 1822–1825[20] R-MD[20]
Henry Harding[20] 1825–1828[20]
Thomas F. W. Vinson[20] 1828–1831 [20]
William O'Neall[20] 1831–1834[20]
Richard R. Waters[20] 1834–1837[20]
William O. Chappell[20] 1837–1840[20]
Henry Lilly[20] 1840–1842[20]
Thomas F. W. Vinson[20] 1842–1843[20]
Daniel H. Candler[20] 1843–1846[20]
William O. Chappell[20] 1846–1849[20]
William Thompson[20] 1849–1851[20]
Philip J. Connell[20] 1851–1853[20]
Matthew Fields[20] 1853–1855[20]
Silas Browning[20] 1855–1857[20]
John T. Benson[20] 1857–1859[20]
  Samuel Gloyd[20] 1859–1861[20] D-MD[20]
John T. Baker[20] 1861–1862[20]
Perrie Leizear[20] 1862–1865[20]
Zephariah N. Jones[20] 1865–1867[20]
James H. Claggett[20] 1867–1869[20]
John T. Benson[20] 1869–1871[20]
Thomas S. Waters of S.[20] 1871–1873[20]
  Edward H. Waters[20] 1873–1875[20] D-MD[20]
Hilleary O. Higgins[20] 1875–1877[20]
  John Ambrose Clements[20] 1877–1879[20] D-MD[20]
John H. Kelchner[20] 1879–1881[20]
John H. Kelchner[20] 1883–1885[20]
John A. Collier[20] 1895–1897[20]
Horton G. Thompson[20] 1897–1899[20]
Arthur Williams[20] 1899–1901[20]
  John W. Collier[20] 1901–1903[20] D-MD[20]
Arthur Williams[20] 1903–1905[20]
James P. Gott[20] 1905–1907[20]
  George W. Mullican[20] 1907–1909[20] D-MD[20]
  William Edward Viett[20] 1909–1911[20] D-MD[20]
  Clifford L. Howard[20] 1911–1913[20] D-MD[20]
Benjamin Peyton Whalen[20] 1913–1915[20]
  W. Frank Gaither[20] 1915–1917[20] D-MD[20]
William L. Aud[20] 1917–1919[20]
George R. Nicholson[20] 1919–1921[20]
Olvie A. Moxley[20] 1921–1923[20]
  Clay Plummer[20] 1923–1926[20] D-MD[20]
Joseph B. Pyles[20] 1926–1930[20]
  Richard H. Lansdale[20] 1930–1934[20] D-MD[20]
George Edington Bell[20] 1934–1938[20]
  H. Leslie Carlin[20] 1938–1942[20] D-MD[20]
  Robert W. Farmer[20] 1942–1946[20] D-MD[20]
  Frank I. Davis[20] 1946–1950[20] D-MD[20]
  Charles S. Lawrenson[20] 1950–1954[20] R-MD[20]
  Luke J. Bennett Jr.[20] 1954–1962[20] D-MD[20]
  Ralph W. Offutt[20] 1962–1978[20] D-MD[20]
  James Andrew Young[20] 1978–1986[20] D-MD[20] (1924-08-14)August 14, 1924 – February 22, 2004(2004-02-22) (aged 79)[21]
  Raymond M. Kight[22][20] December 1986 – December 2010[20] D-MD[20]
  Darren M. Popkin[20] December 2010 – present[20] D-MD[20]

Equipment[]

Uniforms[]

MCSO deputies wear tan shirts with black pants,[23][24][25] with the wearer's last name embroidered above the right pocket. In the past the MCSO wore brown pants with tan striping on the sides.[26]

Fleet[]

The MCSO uses the 2016 Chevrolet Suburban.[27]

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, MD: Department Introduction". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09.
  3. ^ "Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, MD: Duties". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09.
  4. ^ Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (June 12, 2002). "Montgomery County Sheriff's Office". Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. Maryland: Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. Archived from the original on July 20, 2002. Retrieved July 20, 2002.
  5. ^ MCSO MCSO (October 6, 2016). "What is the Sheriffs Office" – via YouTube.
  6. ^ Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (November 7, 2000). "Montgomery County Sheriff's Office". Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. Maryland: Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. Archived from the original on December 4, 2000. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "Montgomery County Sheriff's Office". August 16, 2000. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000.
  8. ^ "Montgomery County Sheriff's Office". December 5, 2001. Archived from the original on December 5, 2001.
  9. ^ "Montgomery County Sheriff's Office". www.mcsheriff.com.
  10. ^ "Sheriffs". Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  11. ^ "Obituary". The Frederick Post. Maryland. July 16, 1970. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  12. ^ Londoño, Ernesto (October 12, 2006). "Deputy Brings More Than Order to the Court". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  13. ^ "Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, MD:". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09.
  14. ^ "Montgomery County Sheriff's Office". June 20, 2002. Archived from the original on June 20, 2002.
  15. ^ "Darren M. Popkin, Sheriff, Montgomery County, Maryland". Maryland State Archives. Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse State Archives Building, 350 Rowe Blvd, Annapolis, Maryland: State of Maryland. August 29, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2018.CS1 maint: location (link)
  16. ^ "Montgomery County Sheriff's Office". January 24, 2000. Archived from the original on January 24, 2000. The current Sheriff, Raymond M. Kight, is the seventy-third elected Sheriff to serve the County. Sheriff Kight was elected Sheriff in 1986,1990, 1994, and 1998. The Sheriff is a graduate of the University of Baltimore Law School receiving a Juris Doctor Degree in 1970. Sheriff Kight served with the Montgomery County Police from 1962 to 1966. Thereafter, he joined the Sheriffs Office, where he served as a Deputy Sheriff, Lieutenant and Chief Deputy before being elected Sheriff in 1986. Sheriff Kight served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1961 while stationed in Heidelberg, Germany. The Sheriff's Office, under Sheriff Kight, became the first Sheriff's Office in the State to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
  17. ^ McCarthy, Robert M. (November 6, 2000). "Ray Kight: King of Montgomery's 'Silent Service'". Montgomery Journal Newspaper. Archived from the original on February 17, 2001. Retrieved February 17, 2001.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ^ "Montgomery County, Maryland - Government, Judicial Branch". Maryland State Archives. Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse State Archives Building, 350 Rowe Blvd, Annapolis, Maryland: State of Maryland. February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.CS1 maint: location (link)
  19. ^ Kazanjian, Glynis (2017). "GOP challenger rises against Sheriff Popkin". Montgomery County Sentinel. Maryland. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd fe "Sheriffs, Montgomery County, Maryland". Maryland State Archives. Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse State Archives Building, 350 Rowe Blvd, Annapolis, Maryland: State of Maryland. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.CS1 maint: location (link)
  21. ^ "James Andrew Young Sr.'s Obituary". The Washington Post. 2004. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  22. ^ "Raymond M. Kight, Sheriff, Montgomery County, Maryland". Maryland State Archives. Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse State Archives Building, 350 Rowe Blvd, Annapolis, Maryland: State of Maryland. March 7, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2018.CS1 maint: location (link)
  23. ^ "Montgomery County (MD) Sheriff's Office". www.facebook.com.
  24. ^ "Montgomery County (MD) Sheriff's Office". www.facebook.com.
  25. ^ "Montgomery County (MD) Sheriff's Office". www.facebook.com.
  26. ^ Metcalf, Andrew; Hull, Steve (March 25, 2015). "Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Closes Pitzze Restaurant". Bethesda Magazine. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  27. ^ "Canine Section". www.montgomerycountymd.gov.

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