History
The Allegany County was created in 1789 when Allegany County was created from a portion of Washington County by the Acts of 1789. The Allegany County Sheriff's Office began when John C. Beatty was elected the first Sheriff in 1791. The current sheriff is Craig Robertson Who was elected in November 2010 after the retirement of longtime Sheriff David A. Goad.Organization
The ACSO is divided into four divisions: *The Patrol Division - Is currently only responsible for the service of court orders (e.g., Protective Orders, Peace Orders, Criminal Summons, Warrants, etc.) However full patrol duties are expected to be returned to the Patrol Division after the Allegany County Bureau of Police is dissolved by the Allegany County Commissioners sometime during 2011. *The Correctional Division - Responsible for housing offenders and transportation. *The Judicial Division - Responsible for lesser offenses, offenders not deemed a threat to public safety. Monitors community service programs. *The Court Security Division - Responsible for the security of the courthouse and all personnel.Allegany County Bureau of Police
Created in 2008 and disbanded in 2011, the "Bureau of Police" (BOP) was created by the Allegany County Board of Commissioners who were largely in disagreement with then-Sheriff Goad as to how to police the county. Patrol and detective services were taken from the Sheriff and given to the BOP. The Sheriff's Office continued court security, court order service, and jail duties. The creation of the BOP and their relationship with the Sheriff's Office were subjects of discontent with the citizens of the county, who in turn, voted out of office the three commissioners who voted in favor of the creation of the BOP. Subsequently, all patrol and detective services were returned to the Sheriff's Office in 2011.Administration
Sheriff-Craig Robertson Major Randy Cutter Administration Supervisor Captain David Morgan Administrative and Judicial Supervisor Lieutenant Israel Sibley Patrol Administrator/Shift Supervisor Lieutenant Brett Lysinger Patrol Administrator/Shift Supervisor Sergeant Chris Hill K-9 Judicial Supervisor Sergeant Vincent Benson Road Supervisor Sergeant Jon Dowden Road Supervisor Sergeant Justin Gordon Road Supervisor Patrol Administrative Assistants: Sherri Thompson Tammi Mann Detention Center - Assistant Administrator Captain: Daniel B. Lasher Training Director Lieutenant: Rhonda L. Downton Operations Director Lieutenant: Betsy Shoemake Security Director Lieutenant: William Greise Administrative Assistant Linda Greise Alternative Sentencing Labor Unit Manager: James Bone Judicial Unit Manager: Chapin JewellPatrol Division
The Allegany County Sheriffs Patrol is a sworn full service Patrol Law Enforcement Agency serving the citizens of Allegany County. Sheriffs Deputies are responsible for the enforcement of all criminal and civil laws of the State of Maryland which includes the investigation of any crimes, traffic violations and vehicle accidents. Sheriffs Deputies are servants of the Circuit and District Courts and serve both criminal and civil process generated by the courts and a Deputy is assigned full-time to warrant service in the County. Sheriffs Deputies are also responsible for the security of the Allegany County Circuit Court and Getty Annex. Deputies are also assigned to the Allegany County Combined Criminal Investigations Unit (C3i) and Drug Task Force which investigates all major crimes and drug activity in the County.List of Sheriffs
1946–1958 Edward R. Muir 1958–1970 Paul C. HaberleinSee also
* List of law enforcement agencies in MarylandReferences
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