The Hernando County Sherrif's Office (HCSO) serves as the primary law enforcement agency for a population of 194,515 residents across 589 square miles (1,530 km2) in

Hernando County, Florida Hernando County () is a County (United States), county located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 194,515. Its county seat is Brooksville, Florida, Brooks ...

, United States.

History

The sheriff's office commenced operations on 1865.

Organization

The current sheriff is Al Nienhuis. The HCSO is divided into three bureaus: * The Law Enforcement Operations Bureau oversees the patrol, and the criminal investigations division. * The Judicial Bureau which oversees the Detention Division. * Administrative Bureau which oversees Information Technology division and Communications division.

References

Sheriffs' departments of Florida {{Law-enforcement-stub