Orange County Sheriff's Office (Florida)
Encyclopedia
The Orange County Sheriff's Office is the chief law enforcement agency
for Orange County
, Florida
, USA. The office is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the southeastern United States with a budget of more than $180 million dollars and over 2,400 sworn and civilian employees. The current sheriff, Jerry Demings, was elected in 2008 and is the chief law enforcement officer of Orange County responsible for the safety of over 1 million residents and the more than 45 million tourists that visit Orange County each year.
was renamed Orange County, a name reflective of the spreading blanket of orange groves throughout the region. Less than six weeks later, on March 3, 1845, Florida's status as a territory was changed to that of statehood. The first statewide election was conducted on May 26, 1845. William Henry Williams was elected to serve as Orange County's first sheriff.
Since 1845, numerous prominent individuals have held the position of the Orange County Sheriff, including David William Mizell. Mizell was the only sheriff killed in the line of duty. There have been numerous theories and tales regarding the story which lead to his demise, ranging from the local tradition of the 'Barber-Mizell feud' to Reconstruction politics to a lawman simply attempting to do his additional duty of levying fines and collecting taxes.
Law enforcement agency
In North American English, a law enforcement agency is a government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws.Outside North America, such organizations are called police services. In North America, some of these services are called police while others have other names In North American...
for Orange County
Orange County, Florida
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 1,145,956....
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, USA. The office is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the southeastern United States with a budget of more than $180 million dollars and over 2,400 sworn and civilian employees. The current sheriff, Jerry Demings, was elected in 2008 and is the chief law enforcement officer of Orange County responsible for the safety of over 1 million residents and the more than 45 million tourists that visit Orange County each year.
History
The first sheriff of Orange County dates from the earliest days of Florida's statehood in 1845. On January 31, 1845, the area known as Mosquito County in Territorial FloridaFlorida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
was renamed Orange County, a name reflective of the spreading blanket of orange groves throughout the region. Less than six weeks later, on March 3, 1845, Florida's status as a territory was changed to that of statehood. The first statewide election was conducted on May 26, 1845. William Henry Williams was elected to serve as Orange County's first sheriff.
Since 1845, numerous prominent individuals have held the position of the Orange County Sheriff, including David William Mizell. Mizell was the only sheriff killed in the line of duty. There have been numerous theories and tales regarding the story which lead to his demise, ranging from the local tradition of the 'Barber-Mizell feud' to Reconstruction politics to a lawman simply attempting to do his additional duty of levying fines and collecting taxes.
Uniform Patrol
- Sectors (Road Patrol)
- I (Apopka Division) - 1111 N. Rock Springs Rd., Apopka, FL 32712
- II (Winter Park Division) - 10244 E. Colonial Drive, Suite 205, Orlando, FL 32817
- III (Ocoee Division) - 475 W. Story Road, Ocoee, FL 34761
- IV (Orlando Division) - 2400 W. 33rd Street, Orlando, FL 32839
- V (T.O.P.S.) - 6825 Westwood Blvd, Suite A, Orlando, FL 32821
- VI (Bay LakeBay Lake, FloridaBay Lake is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. The population was 23 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 22. It is named after Bay Lake, a lake east of the Magic Kingdom. Most of the Walt Disney World Resort, including...
/Lake Buena Vista contract area) - 1920 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
- Hazardous Device Team
- SWATSWATA SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in various national law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers...
- Emergency Response Team
- K-9Police dogA police dog, often referred to as a "K-9 dog" in some areas , is a dog that is trained specifically to assist police and other law-enforcement personnel in their work...
Unit - Hostage Negotiation Team
- Juvenile Arrest & Monitor (JAM) Unit
- Dive Team
- Parking Enforcement Unit
- Agriculture/Marine Team
- Mounted Patrol/Posse
- Field training & Evaluation
Criminal Investigations
- ForensicsForensicsForensic science is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to a legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or a civil action...
Unit - Sexual Offender Surveillance Squad
- Property CrimesProperty crimeProperty crime is a category of crime that includes, among other crimes, burglary, larceny, theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, shoplifting, and vandalism. Property crime only involves the taking of money or property, and does not involve force or threat of force against a victim...
- RobberyRobberyRobbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. At common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property, by means of force or fear....
Unit - HomicideHomicideHomicide refers to the act of a human killing another human. Murder, for example, is a type of homicide. It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English...
Unit - Child abuseChild abuseChild abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Children And Families define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or...
/Missing persons - Sex Crimes
- Economic crimes
- Persons unit
- Domestic ViolenceDomestic violenceDomestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...
unit - Auto TheftMotor vehicle theftMotor vehicle theft is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle...
Special Operations and Investigations
- Narcotics/ViceViceVice is a practice or a behavior or habit considered immoral, depraved, or degrading in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a defect, an infirmity, or merely a bad habit. Synonyms for vice include fault, depravity, sin, iniquity, wickedness, and corruption...
- FugitiveFugitiveA fugitive is a person who is fleeing from custody, whether it be from private slavery, a government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals...
- Tactical anti-crime
- Gang unit
- FelonyFelonyA felony is a serious crime in the common law countries. The term originates from English common law where felonies were originally crimes which involved the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods; other crimes were called misdemeanors...
squad - Auto Trap
- Traffic Section
- AviationAviationAviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
Administrative
- Employee & Retiree Benefits
- Fiscal Management
- Information Management Services
- CommunicationTelecommunicationTelecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
s - Fleet management
- Civil Process
- MediaNews mediaThe news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.These include print media , broadcast news , and more recently the Internet .-Etymology:A medium is a carrier of something...
Relations
Honor Roll
- Sheriff David W. L. Mizell - End of Watch: Feb. 1st 1870
- Deputy Sheriff Bobby L. Corley Sr. - End of Watch: Aug. 8th 1965
- Deputy Sheriff Samuel Parker Jr. - End of Watch: Jan. 23rd 1975
- Deputy Sheriff Arnold William Wilkerson - End of Watch: Jan. 10th 1984
- Deputy Sheriff Frank Nelson Seton - End of Watch: Jan. 4th 1989
- Deputy Sheriff Thomas Allen Ingram - End of Watch: May 12, 1990
- Deputy Sheriff Harry Jordan Dalton Jr. - End of Watch: March 25, 1991
- Deputy Sheriff John Joseph Creegan - End of Watch: May 29, 1996
- Deputy Sheriff Grady Terrill Braddock - End of Watch: May 26, 1998
- Deputy Sheriff John Harold Hollomon - End of Watch: Dec. 15th 1998
- Deputy Sheriff James Marcus (Jimmy) Weaver - End of Watch: Nov. 23rd 2003
- Deputy Sheriff Mariano (Rocky) Lemus Jr. - End of Watch: May 6, 2005
- Deputy Sheriff Michael Anthony Callin - End of Watch: Aug. 2nd 2006
- Deputy Sheriff Brandon Lee Coates - End of Watch: Dec. 8th, 2010
See also
- List of law enforcement agencies in Florida
- List of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies
- County sheriff (Florida)County sheriff (Florida)The County sheriff is a Florida constitutional officer and a part of the state judicial branch.The Sheriff has a duty to enforce both the Florida Constitution and Florida state laws and statutes, and to provide for the security, safety and well being of its citizens...