Oakland County Sheriff's Office
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Oakland County Sheriff's Office | |
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![]() Oakland County Sheriff's Office Patch | |
Abbreviation | OCSO |
Motto | Coming soon |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1820 |
Employees | 1,400+ |
Annual budget | $163 million |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Oakland County, Michigan |
Size | 907 square miles (2,350 km2) |
Population | 1.2 million |
Legal jurisdiction | Oakland County, Michigan |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Pontiac, Michigan |
Sheriff responsible | |
Facilities | |
Detention Centers | 1 |
Website | |
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The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is the largest "full service" Sheriff's Office in the State of Michigan.[1] With a current jurisdictional population of 1.2 million residents,[2] the Sheriff's Office services over 343,000 of those residents through law enforcement contracts in 15 different communities and corrective services for nearly 1600 inmates. The coverage area also encompasses 450 inland lakes.[3]
Sheriff Michael J. Bouchard oversees over 1,400 department employees and manages an annual budget of over $163 million.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office has three divisions: The Administrative Services Division, which oversees hiring and human resources, as well as accounting, payroll, supplies, benefits and income; The Corrections and Court Services Division, which includes the 6th Circuit Court Detention, Main County Jail, and Jail Annexes East and South; and the Law Enforcement Division, which includes Patrol Services, Emergency Communications and Operations, Investigations and Forensic Services, and Emergency Response and Preparedness.
Headquarters[]
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is located at 1200 N Telegraph Rd, Building 38 East in Pontiac, Michigan, the Oakland County seat.
Rank structure[]
Title | Insignia |
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Sheriff | ![]() |
Undersheriff | ![]() |
Major | ![]() |
Captain | ![]() |
Lieutenant | ![]() |
Sergeant | ![]() |
Deputy II | |
Deputy I |
Substations[]
There are 12 substations under the OCSO:[4]
- Addison Township
- Brandon Township
- Commerce Township
- Highland Township
- Independence Township
- Lyon Township
- Orion Township
- Oakland Township
- Oxford Township
- Springfield Township
- City of Pontiac
- City of Rochester Hills
Specialized units[]
- SWAT
- Traffic
- K-9
- Aviation Unit
- Alcohol Enforcement Unit
- Crash Reconstruction Unit
- Marine and Parks Patrol Units
- Mounted Division
- Honor Guard
- Motorcycle Unit
- Reserves
- Cell Extraction Team
References[]
- ^ "Michigan's 60 largest police departments, ranked by staff size". mlive. October 31, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Oakland County, Michigan". www.census.gov. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "Oakland County MI Lakes - LakePlace.com". lakeplace.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "Law Enforcement Services Division | Law Enforcement". www.oakgov.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- Oakland County, Michigan
- Sheriffs' offices of Michigan
- 1820 establishments in Michigan Territory