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| King County
Sheriff's Office |
| Common name |
King County Sheriff's Office |
| Abbreviation |
KCSO |
|
|
| Patch of
the King County Sheriff's Office. |
| Agency overview |
| Preceding agency |
Municipal Police |
| Employees |
1,000+ |
| Legal personality |
Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure |
| Operations jurisdiction* |
County of King County in the state of Washington,
U.S. |
| Population |
1.6 million |
| General nature |
|
| Operational structure |
| Sworn members |
720 |
| Agency executive |
Sue Rahr, Sheriff |
| Units |
6
Patrol
K-9 Unit
TAC-30/SWAT Unit
Search and Rescue
Motorcycle Unit
Marine/Dive Unit
|
| Facilities |
| Precincts |
Yes (4) |
| Police boats |
Yes |
| Helicopters |
2 |
| Website |
| http://www.metrokc.gov/sheriff/ |
| Footnotes |
* Divisional
agency: Division of the country, over which the agency
has usual operational jurisdiction.
Note: The KCSO provides policing for
unincoorporated areas of King County, 12 contracting
cities |
|
The King County Sheriff's Office
(KCSO) is a local civilian police agency in King County, Washington. It is the
primary law enforcement agency for all
unincorporated areas of King
County, as well as 12 cities, and 2 transit agencies, which
contract their police services to the KCSO. KCSO also provided
Police and Fire ARFF Services to the King County International
Airport (Boeing Field. KCSO also provides regional-level support
services to other local law enforcement agencies such as air
support and search and rescue. The department has over 1,000
employees and serves over 1.6 million citizens[1], over
500,000 of whom live in either unincorporated areas or the 12
contract cities.
The current sheriff of King County is Sue Rahr.
History
The Green
River Killer
On July 15, 1982, the body of Wendy Lee Coffield was found in
the Green River. Within a month, four other bodies were found on
the riverbank: Debra Lynn Bonner, Marcia Faye Chapman, Opal
Charmaine Mills and Cynthia Jean Hinds. Thus began one of the
longest and largest serial murder investigations in United States
history. Eventually, the deaths of at least 48 women would be
linked to the Green River killer.[2]
Gary Ridgway
was eventually convicted of the crimes. Ridgway is considered one
of the most prolific serial killers in American history.
Fallen
Officers
Since the establishment of the King County Sheriff's Office, 15
officers have died in the line of duty.[3]
| Officer |
Date of Death |
Details |
| Deputy Sheriff Wesley F.
Cherry |
Sunday, March 6, 1853
|
Gunfire |
| Sheriff Louis V.
Wyckoff |
Friday, January 20, 1882
|
Heart attack |
| Officer George W.
Poor |
Sunday, July 26, 1891
|
Gunfire (Accidental) |
| Posseman Cornelius
Rowley |
Friday, July 4, 1902
|
Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff Robert Carl
Scott |
Sunday, April 4, 1920
|
Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff Steven S.
Watson |
Monday, July 9, 1934
|
Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff Thomas
Meehan |
Wednesday, November 13, 1935
|
Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff Norman F.
Silkworth |
Friday, March 7, 1952
|
Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff Donald A.
Armeni |
Wednesday, September 15, 1954
|
Gunfire |
| Detective Sergeant Samuel A.
Hicks |
Thursday, June 24, 1982
|
Gunfire |
| Detective Michael L.
Raburn |
Tuesday, March 27, 1984
|
Stabbed |
| Deputy Sheriff Richard S.
Cochran II |
Wednesday, May 22, 1991
|
Motorcycle accident |
| Deputy Sheriff Mark William
Brown |
Saturday, February 27, 1999
|
Motorcycle accident |
| Deputy Sheriff Richard
Anthony Herzog |
Saturday, June 22, 2002
|
Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff Steve E.
Cox |
Saturday, December 2, 2006
|
Gunfire |
Organization
Contract
cities
King County, WA Contract City Patches
The following cities contract their police departments to
KCSO:
Other
contracts
Most of the contracts within the Sheriff's Office have their own
patch and patrol car design and wear a King County Sheriff badge,
while other contracts have no identity other then the King County
Sheriff uniform, patch and patrol car. Those contracts that don't
have their own identity are, North Bend Police, Beaux Arts Village,
Skykomish, Snoqualmie Tribe, Muckleshoot Tribe (although they used
to wear a tribal patch) and King County Metro Transit. However,
King County Metro Transit does have their own style of patrol car
specific to Metro Police, and their own uniform, they currently
wear the standard King County Sheriff patch.
Law Enforcement Exploring
Program
The King County Sheriff's Office has a volunteer program for
individuals between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one who are
interested in investigating a career in the field of law
enforcement. The program is called the King County Sheriff
Explorers and is a local post of the Learning for Life Exploring
program. The explorer post has a rank structure similar to the
Sheriff's Office. The explorers attend academies and competitions,
ride-along with deputies on patrol, and receive training on a
variety of law enforcement topics.
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