Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (Virginia)
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The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 312,311 people within 521 square miles (1,349.4 km²) of jurisdiction within Loudoun County, VA.
Special Operations Division:
Organization
The agency is currently headed by Sheriff Stephen O. Simpson.Special Operations Division:
- Adult Crime Prevention Unit The Adult Crime Prevention Unit offers many programs to assist and train the community in many aspects of crime prevention.
- Sheriff's Auxiliary Auxiliary personnel provide services during public service events and assist law enforcement personnel in the performance of their duties.
- Juvenile Crime Prevention/D.A.R.E. The Juvenile Crime Prevention/D.A.R.E offers many programs to assist and train children in many aspects of crime prevention.
- Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team (SERT) The SERT Team activates for hostage and/or barricaded persons, sniper incidents, ambush attacks, and to resolve any special, high risk situation task.
- Hostage Negotiations Team The Hostage Negotiation Team is responsible for conducting negotiations with perpetrators of incidents involving hostages, barricaded persons or situations where negotiations could prevent serious injury or the loss of life.
- Traffic Safety Unit The Traffic Safety Unit is composed of the Accident Reconstruction Unit, Motorcycle Squad, and the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Team.
- Dive Team The dive team aids in the search and rescue of victims of water-related accidents; and assists in the search and recovery of evidential items from bodies of water.
- Bicycle Patrol Team The Bicycle Patrol Team's focus is on building a better relationship with the public by getting out in the neighborhoods and focusing on the community's needs.
- Crossing Guard Program
- Identification The Identification team focuses on evidence recovery, collection, and preservation, evidence processing, photographic documentation, latent examinations,and fingerprint/photograph file maintenance.
- Canine Team The K-9 Unit is assigned to the Special Operations Division and supports of the other divisions of the Sheriffs Office.
- Computer Forensics Section The Computer Forensics Team focuses on computer-involved criminal investigations, computer seizures, data recovery/preservation, and documentation of evidential data.
- Project Fairness Project Fairness enforces the compliance of displaying a valid decal throughout the county
- Crime Scene Technicians
- Civil Disturbance Response Team
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, 1 officer has died in the line of duty.| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Charles Barton | |
Aircraft accident |