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The Citrus County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) serves as the primary law enforcement agency for a population of 162,500 residents across 773.15 square miles (2,002.4 km2) in
Citrus County, Florida Citrus County is a County (United States), county located on the northwest central coast of the State (United States of America), U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 153,843. Its county s ...
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History

The sheriff's office commenced operations on June 2, 1887, coinciding with the establishment of Citrus County through the signature of the Governor. Edward A. Perry. In 2005, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office made national headlines with its investigation of the gruesome rape and murder of Jessica Lunsford, a 9-year-old Homosassa girl.


Organization

The current sheriff is David Vincent. The CCSO is divided into two bureaus: The Law Enforcement Bureau oversees the patrol, criminal investigation, and emergency management divisions, and the Administrative Bureau oversees judicial services, staff, finance, human resources (recruiting), and information services, as well as special projects personnel.


See also

* List of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies * Sheriff (Florida)


References


External links


Citrus County Sheriff's Office official websiteCitrus County government official website
{{Fla LawEnforce Sheriff's Office Sheriffs' departments of Florida 1887 establishments in Florida