The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is a local law enforcement agency that serves Santa Clara County, California. It provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County, as well as incorporated cities within the county that have contracted with the agency for law-enforcement services such as Saratoga, Cupertino, and Los Altos Hills. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority also contracted with the Sheriff's Office for law enforcement service.
On December 15, 1998, Laurie Smith became the 28th person to hold the position of sheriff in Santa Clara County, California and the first woman law enforcement officer to hold the office of sheriff in the history of California. In early 2022, Smith retired while under grand jury corruption charges and after a unanimous vote of no confidence by the county Board of Supervisors.[1] She was convicted in November.[2]
On August 27, 2015, mentally-ill inmate Michael Tyree was beaten to death[3] by three jail guards. The guards were convicted of second-degree murder in 2017.[4]
Two inmates escaped from custody in San Jose in November 2016.[5] Two more inmates escaped from custody in Palo Alto in November 2017.[6]
In November 2022, Bob Jonsen was elected to succeed Smith. Jonsen served as Chief of Police for the City of Palo Alto prior to his election.
Organizationedit
The Department is divided into four major bureaus — Field Operations, Support Services, Jail Operations and Administrative Services.
Rank structureedit
Currently, the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Department currently has the following Titles
In addition to the full-time sworn staff, the Sheriff's Office has 65 Reserve Deputy Sheriffs. To support the entire operation, the Department employs 223 non-sworn, civilian staff.
Fallen officersedit
Since the establishment of the Santa Clara Sheriff's Office, seven officers have died while on duty.[7]
^"Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith Announces Retirement". NBC Bay Area. 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
^Parker, Jordan (2022-11-04). "Jury finds retired Santa Clara County sheriff Laurie Smith guilty of civil corruption". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
^"An Analysis of the Reasons for Termination of Santa Clara County Jail Employees During the Period of 2010 to 2015" (PDF). Deputy Sheriffs' Association of Santa Clara County. 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
^Kaplan, Tracy (2017-10-11). "What's up with the sheriff's race?". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
^"2 escaped Santa Clara County jail inmates appear in court". ABC7 San Francisco. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
^Levitsky, Allison (2017-12-01). "Candidate says sheriff lied about staffing levels before courthouse escape". Palo Alto Daily Post. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
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template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The Santa Clara County Sheriff s Office is a local law enforcement agency that serves Santa Clara County California It provides general service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County as well as incorporated cities within the county that have contracted with the agency for law enforcement services such as Saratoga Cupertino and Los Altos Hills The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority also contracted with the Sheriff s Office for law enforcement service Santa Clara County Sheriff s OfficePatch of the Santa Clara County Sheriff s OfficeLogo prior to 1990AbbreviationSCCSOAgency overviewFormed1850 173 years ago 1850 Annual budget 298 940 800Jurisdictional structureOperations jurisdictionSanta Clara California USAJurisdiction of Santa Clara County Sheriff s OfficeSize1 304 square miles 3 380 km2 Population1 936 259 2020 General natureLocal civilian policeOperational structureHeadquartersSan Jose CaliforniaDeputy Sheriff Correctional Deputy Correctional Officers1429Civilian employees312Agency executiveBob Jonsen SheriffFacilitiesStations4Airbases1Helicopters1Websitehttp www sccgov org sites sheriff Contents 1 History 2 Organization 3 Rank structure 4 Fallen officers 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editOn December 15 1998 Laurie Smith became the 28th person to hold the position of sheriff in Santa Clara County California and the first woman law enforcement officer to hold the office of sheriff in the history of California In early 2022 Smith retired while under grand jury corruption charges and after a unanimous vote of no confidence by the county Board of Supervisors 1 She was convicted in November 2 On August 27 2015 mentally ill inmate Michael Tyree was beaten to death 3 by three jail guards The guards were convicted of second degree murder in 2017 4 Two inmates escaped from custody in San Jose in November 2016 5 Two more inmates escaped from custody in Palo Alto in November 2017 6 In November 2022 Bob Jonsen was elected to succeed Smith Jonsen served as Chief of Police for the City of Palo Alto prior to his election Organization editThe Department is divided into four major bureaus Field Operations Support Services Jail Operations and Administrative Services Rank structure editCurrently the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Department currently has the following Titles Title InsigniaSheriff nbsp Undersheriff nbsp Assistant Sheriff nbsp Captain nbsp Lieutenant nbsp Sergeant nbsp Deputy SheriffIn addition to the full time sworn staff the Sheriff s Office has 65 Reserve Deputy Sheriffs To support the entire operation the Department employs 223 non sworn civilian staff Fallen officers editSince the establishment of the Santa Clara Sheriff s Office seven officers have died while on duty 7 See also edit nbsp California portalList of law enforcement agencies in CaliforniaReferences edit Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith Announces Retirement NBC Bay Area 2022 03 10 Retrieved 2022 03 25 Parker Jordan 2022 11 04 Jury finds retired Santa Clara County sheriff Laurie Smith guilty of civil corruption San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved 2022 11 13 An Analysis of the Reasons for Termination of Santa Clara County Jail Employees During the Period of 2010 to 2015 PDF Deputy Sheriffs Association of Santa Clara County 2016 02 20 Retrieved 2018 02 13 Kaplan Tracy 2017 10 11 What s up with the sheriff s race The Mercury News Retrieved 2022 11 13 2 escaped Santa Clara County jail inmates appear in court ABC7 San Francisco 2016 12 02 Retrieved 2022 11 13 Levitsky Allison 2017 12 01 Candidate says sheriff lied about staffing levels before courthouse escape Palo Alto Daily Post Retrieved 2022 11 13 The Officer Down Memorial PageExternal links editwww sccgov org sites sheriff Santa Clara County Sheriff s Office Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Santa Clara County Sheriff 27s Office amp oldid 1189113431, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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