The Kent County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing a population of 19,983 people within of jurisdiction within Kent County located on

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History

The KCSO was created in 1648 with Henry Morgan appointed as the first sheriff.

Organization

Nationally accredited by the

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, the KCSO is full-service organization. The current

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of the KCSO is John F. Price IV. The agency is sub-divided into six units: *Administrative *Victim Services *School Resource *Patrol Division- within the Patrol Division, there are three units: **K-9 Unit **Community Policing Unit **Bicycle Patrol Unit *Services Division *Kent Bureau of Investigation The KCSO lacks extensive crime scene investigation capabilities and thus relies on the

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