Monterey County Sheriff's Office

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Monterey County Sheriff's Office
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Patch of the Monterey County Sheriff's Office
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Seal of Monterey County, California
AbbreviationMCSO
Agency overview
Formed1850;175 years ago (1850)
Employees300
Annual budget165 million
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMonterey, California, U.S.
Legal jurisdiction Monterey County, California
Operational structure
Headquarters1414 Natividad Road Salinas, California 93906
Deputies250
Civilian employees50
Sheriff responsible
  • Tina Nieto
Facilities
Jails1
Website
Official Site

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office is the county law enforcement agency for Monterey County, California. It provides protection and law enforcement to the non-municipal areas of Monterey County. The Sheriff's Office has about 300 employees and a budget of over 50 million dollars.

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History

The Sheriff's Office was founded in 1850; and as such the department is one hundred and seventy-three years old. The Sheriff's Office is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the state of California.[ citation needed ]

In 2014, a federal judge issued an injunction against Sheriff Scott Miller barring him from campaigning in uniform. [1]

In October 2022, the League of United Latin American Citizens stated that four victims had asked for support with sexual harassment complains against the office, and called for an oversight board. [2] Also in October, two senior officers were terminated, one for unearned overtime, and one for receiving stolen prescription drugs. [3]

Tina Nieto was elected the county's first Latina sheriff in November 2022. [4]

List of Monterey County Sheriffs

List of Fallen Monterey County Sheriff's Officials

References

  1. "Monterey County Sheriff prohibited from campaigning in uniform". October 20, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  2. Balderas, Christian (October 5, 2022). "More victims of sexual harassment by the Monterey County Sheriff's Office, LULAC says". KSBW. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  3. Calkins, Royal (October 13, 2022). "Walked Out". Voices of Monterey Bay. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  4. Ortega, Jocelyn. "Election results: Tina Nieto defeats opponent to become Monterey County's first Latina sheriff". Salinas Californian. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  5. "Died in Office: Aaron Lyons, Sheriff of the County of Monterey died at six o'clock yesterday evening" "BY STATE TELEGRAPH". Daily Alta California. November 3, 1864.