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It is one of the largest Sheriff's Office in

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with nearly 600 sworn deputies. The Sheriff and her deputies are fully sworn law enforcement officers with full arrest powers within

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, City of Fairfax and the Towns of Herndon and

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. The Sheriff's Office assists the

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and other law enforcement agencies to maintain peace and order in Fairfax County.

History

The Sheriff's Office was formed in 1742 when Fairfax County was created from

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. The sheriff is a position established under the Virginia Constitution. The sheriff is elected every four years. There have been 70 elected sheriffs in Fairfax County. the current Sheriff is Stacey Kincaid, who was first elected in a 2013 special election, and is the county's first woman sheriff. The Fairfax County Sheriff's Office responsibilities have changed since its inception. It was the primary law enforcement agency in the county until 1940. That year Sheriff Eppa P. Kirby persuaded the

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to separate the law enforcement role of the county police from the Sheriff's Office. On July 1, 1940, the

became a separate agency under the control of Board of Supervisors. In 2015, Natasha McKenna died in the Fairfax County Jail after corrections officers tasered her during transport. Since the establishment of the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office in 1742, two officers have died in the line of duty: * Deputy George A. Malcolm, April 7, 1905; gunfire. * Sergeant Frederick H. "Butch" Cameron, January 12, 2021; SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19). Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office (3543949029).jpg, A Fairfax County Sheriff's Office cruiser in 2009 Fairfax July 4th QD3J0052 (28131194235) (cropped).jpg, Sheriff Stacey Kincaid appearing in a parade in July 2016

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