Spokane County Sheriff's Office

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for Spokane County, Washington.[1] It is headquartered in Spokane, Washington.

Spokane County Sheriff's Office
AbbreviationSCSO
MottoReady to Protect, Proud to Serve
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSpokane, Washington, USA
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters1100 W Mallon Avenue Spokane, WA 99260
Agency executive

The current Sheriff is Ozzie D. Knezovich.[2] Knezovich was appointed as the Sheriff of Spokane County on April, 11th 2006.[3] 2022 will mark Knezovich's 30th year working in law enforcement.[3]

Divisions

Divisions Investigation Division

The Investigation Division is instructed by a Captain whose essential obligation is to give general administration course and control for the Investigation Division. The Investigation Division comprises the Crimes Against Person Unit, Crimes Against Property Unit, the Investigative Task Force, Gang Enforcement unit, Crime Analysis, the Regional Drug Task Force, Criminal Intelligence unit, SPOCAT and the Forensic unit.[4]

Detention Services Division

The Detention Services is led by a Captain whose essential obligation is to give general administration course and control for the Detention Services Division. The Detention Services Division comprises the Corrections Unit, Medical Unit, Classification Unit, and Booking and Administration Unit.[4]

Patrol Division
SCSO patrol car

The Patrol Division is separated into two regions. The City of Spokane Valley Precinct is told by an Inspector of the Sheriff's Office (otherwise called Chief of Police, City of the Spokane Valley), whose essential obligation is to give general administration course and control for that Precinct and for all law authorization exercises inside the City of Spokane Valley, to incorporate, Uniformed Patrol, Traffic Enforcement, Investigation of Crimes against Property, Fleet Management, Communications, School Resource Deputies and other Special units.[4]

The Downtown Precinct is instructed by a Captain whose essential duty is to give general administration bearing and control for that Precinct. The Downtown Precinct comprises Uniformed Patrol, Traffic unit, K-9 unit and other speciality units.[4]

Administrative Division

The Administration Division is told by the Undersheriff whose essential duty is to give general administration bearing and control for the Administration division. The Administration Division comprises Technical Services and Administrative Services.[4]

Contract Cities

These following cities contract their police departments to SCSO:

See also

References
  1. "Spokane County Sheriff's Office Website". Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  2. "Sheriff Ozzie D. Knezovich". Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  3. "Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich | Spokane County, WA". www.spokanecounty.org. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  4. "Spokane County Sheriff's Office Policy Manual" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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