The Jackson County Sheriff's Office is a
law enforcement
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agency located in
Jackson County,
Mississippi
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, which is responsible of providing law enforcement services to areas of the county that are
unincorporated communities which do not have their own local police force. With over 200 officers, it is the largest law enforcement agency in Jackson County.
The current sheriff for the Jackson County Sheriff's Office is John Ledbetter (Acting).
The county's largest city in population is
Pascagoula, Mississippi.
History
In 2000, Deputy Sheriff Bruce Wayne Evans was killed while on duty. The cause of death was "vehicular assault", and the assailant received a life sentence.
Organization
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement services to the
unincorporated communities in
Jackson County, Mississippi
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 139,668, making it the fifth-most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Pascagoula. The county was named for Andrew Jac ...
.
These communities are:
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Big Point
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Escatawpa
Escatawpa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,254 at the 2020 census.
History
The commun ...
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Gulf Hills
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Gulf Park Estates
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Helena
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Hickory Hills
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Hurley
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St. Martin
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Vancleave
Vancleave is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,886 at the 2010 census, up from 4,910 at ...
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Wade
Substations
# Main Station, Pascagoula
# Ocean Springs Substation, St. Martin
# Hurley Substation, Hurley, Escatawpa
# Vancleave Substation, Vancleave
See also
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List of law enforcement agencies in Mississippi
References
External links
Jackson County Sheriff's site
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Jackson County
Jackson County, Mississippi