Osceola County Sheriff's Office

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Osceola County Sheriff's Office
AbbreviationOCSO
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionOsceola County, Florida, USA
Map of Florida highlighting Osceola County.svg
Map of Osceola County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction
Size1,506.35 sq mi (3,901.4 km2)
Population268,685
General nature
  • Local civilian police
Operational structure
HeadquartersKissimmee, Florida
Sworn members500+
Agency executives
  • Marco R. Lopez, Sheriff
  • John Haydel, Chief Deputy
  • Nirva Rodriguez, Executive Director
  • Dan Weis, Major over Administrative Bureau
  • Wiley Black, Major over Criminal Investigations Bureau
  • Robert Yawn, Major over Patosceolasheriff.org

The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is the largest and chief law enforcement agency in Osceola County, Florida, located in Kissimmee. Per the State of Florida Constitution, the Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. The current Sheriff is Marcos R. Lopez, the 20th sheriff of the county and the first Hispanic to serve as a Sheriff in the county. The agency has over 700 employees and serves a population of 390,341. Osceola County deputies patrol 1,506 square miles (3,900 km2) which include Kissimmee, St. Cloud, Celebration, and Poinciana as well as several other unincorporated communities. The Osceola County Sheriff's Office has been a CFA-accredited law enforcement agency since 1999.

Divisions[]

Enforcement Bureau

  • Uniform Patrol
  • Aviation Unit
  • Mounted Patrol Unit
  • HIDTA Task Force
  • IRS Task Force
  • FBI-JTTF

Criminal Investigations Division

  • East Property Crimes
  • West Property Crimes
  • Economic Crimes
  • Persons Crimes
  • Sex Crimes/Child Abuse
  • Crime Analysis/Intelligence
  • Robbery
  • Violent Crimes
  • Evidence Unit
  • Forensics

Specialty Units

  • SWAT
  • Emergency Response Team
  • Agriculture/Marine
  • Community Response Team
  • K-9 Unit
  • Tourism Policing Unit
  • Traffic/DUI Unit
  • Gang Unit
  • N.E.T.
  • O.C.I.B.

Administrative Bureau

  • Civilian Volunteers
  • Civil Process
  • Communications
  • Community Services
  • Court Services
  • Crime Prevention
  • Fleet Maintenance
  • Records
  • Information Management
  • Quality Assurance and Accreditation
  • Research and Development
  • School Resource
  • Training
  • Warrants
  • K9-Unit

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