San Diego County Sheriff's Department

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San Diego County Sheriff's Office
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Patch of the San Diego County Sheriff's Office
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Badge of the San Diego County Sheriff's Office
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Flag of San Diego County
Common nameSan Diego Sheriff's Office
AbbreviationSDSD
Agency overview
Formed1850;174 years ago (1850)
Employees4,000+
Annual budget$967 m (2020) [1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSan Diego, California, U.S.
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Map of San Diego County Sheriff's Department's jurisdiction.
Size4,526 square miles (11,700 km2)
Population2,974,859
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters9621 Ridgehaven Court
San Diego, CA 92123
Agency executive
Facilities
Stations18
Jails8
Website
http://www.sdsheriff.net/

The San Diego County Sheriff's Office (SDSO), is the primary and largest law enforcement agency in San Diego County, California, and one of the largest sheriff's offices in the United States: with over 4,000 employees, an annual budget of over $960 million, and a service area over 4,500 square miles extending to a 60-mile international border. The department, established in 1850, has over 4,000 sworn deputies and additional civilian support personnel servicing an area of nearly 4,526 mi2.

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The SDSO provides general law enforcement and public safety services to all unincorporated areas of the county (traffic enforcement, accidents, and other traffic related issues are handled by the California Highway Patrol).

Nine incorporated cities within the county (Del Mar, Encinitas, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove, Poway, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach, and Vista) contract with the department for municipal law enforcement and public safety services. Within these cities, traffic enforcement is also provided.

The office operates and provides detention facilities (jails), court services, and specialized regional services (such as air support, search and rescue, SWAT, etc.) to all of the county and the nine contract cities.

The Wireless Services Division is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the San Diego County-Imperial County Regional Communications System (RCS).

The Sheriff is elected by the voters of San Diego County. The current Sheriff is Kelly Martinez, who was elected in 2022 and took office at the beginning of 2023. [2]

Organization

Office of the Sheriff

Service bureaus

The San Diego County Sheriff's Office is organized into five service bureaus: Law Enforcement Services, Detention Facility Services, Court Services, Human Resource Services, and Management Services. Each bureau is managed by an Assistant Sheriff except the Management Services Bureau, which is headed by an Executive Director.

Law Enforcement Services Bureau

  • Major Crimes Division
    • Central Operations Detail
      • Computer And Technology Crime High-tech Response Team (CATCH)
      • Elder Abuse
      • Financial Crimes
      • Homicide Detail
    • Family Protection Detail
      • Domestic Violence
      • Sex Offender Management Unit
      • Child Abuse Unit
  • Communications Division
    • Communications Center
  • Emergency Services Division
    • Arson/Explosives
    • ASTREA (air support unit)
    • Dive Unit (Search and Recovery)
    • Reserves
    • Search and Rescue
    • Special Enforcement Detail (SED)/SWAT
  • Special Investigations Division
    • Intelligence
    • Narcotics
    • Public Inspections
    • Street Gang/Narcotics
Patrol Stations, Substations and Field Offices

4S Ranch Substation 10282 Rancho Bernardo Rd San Diego, CA 92127

Alpine Station 2751 Alpine Blvd Alpine, CA 91901

Borrego Springs Office 571 Palm Canyon Dr. Borrego Springs, CA 92004

Boulevard/Jacumba Substation 39919 Highway 94 Boulevard, CA 91905

Campo/Tecate Substation 378 Sheridan Rd Campo, CA 91906

North Coastal Station (formerly Encinitas Station) 175 N. El Camino Real Encinitas, CA 92024

Fallbrook Substation 388 East Alvarado St Fallbrook, CA 92028

Imperial Beach Station 845 Imperial Beach Blvd Imperial Beach, CA 91932

Lakeside Substation 12365 Parkside St. Lakeside, CA 92040

Julian Substation 2907 Washington St, Bldg C Julian, CA 92036

Lemon Grove Substation 3240 Main St Lemon Grove, CA 91945

Pine Valley Substation 28914 Old Highway 80, #106 Pine Valley, CA 91962

Poway Station 13100 Bowron Rd Poway, CA 92064

Ramona Substation 1424 Montecito Rd Ramona, CA 92065

Rancho San Diego Station 11486 Campo Rd. Spring Valley, CA 91978

Ranchita Office 25704 San Felipe Rd, S-2 Warner Springs, CA 92086

San Marcos Station 182 Santar Pl San Marcos, CA 92069

Santee Station 8811 Cuyamaca St Santee, CA 92071

Valley Center Substation 28201 N. Lake Wohlford Rd Valley Center, CA 92082

Vista Station 325 S. Melrose, Ste 210 Vista, CA 92081

Court Services Bureau

Detention Services Bureau

  • San Diego Central Jail (SDCJ)
  • George Bailey Detention Facility (GBDF)
  • East Mesa Reentry Facility (EMRF)
  • Las Colinas Women's Detention Facility (LCDF)
  • South Bay Detention Facility (SBDF)
  • Vista Detention Facility (VDF)
  • Facility 8 (FAC8)

Human Resource Services Bureau

  • Personnel Division
    • Background Investigations Unit
    • Career Path Assessment Unit
    • Recruiting Unit
  • Professional Standards Division
    • Internal Affairs Unit
    • Risk Management Unit
  • Training Division
    • Detentions and Court Services Academy
    • In-Service Training Unit
    • Regional Basic Academy
    • Weapons Training Unit (Range)

Management Services Bureau

  • Data Services Division
  • Wireless Services Division
  • Contracts Division
  • Fiscal Services

Vehicles

Salmon-colored 1966 Dodge Polara 1966 Dodge Polara; San Diego Police Department.jpg
Salmon-colored 1966 Dodge Polara
Green-and-white Ford LTD Crown Victoria, in 1991. Dep. M. Tally in green and white.jpg
Green-and-white Ford LTD Crown Victoria, in 1991.
Black-and-white second generation Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor in 2015 Sheriff San Diego County (23822664312).jpg
Black-and-white second generation Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor in 2015
Black-and-white Ford Police Interceptor Utility in 2015 Sheriff San Diego County (23848300121).jpg
Black-and-white Ford Police Interceptor Utility in 2015
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Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

Over the years, the sheriff's office's marked vehicles have sported unusual paint schemes. Originally in a traditional black and white, they transitioned to a pink-salmon color in the 1960s. From 1971 to 1991 the vehicles were painted kelly green-and-white which were the campaign colors of Sheriff John F. Duffy. When he retired the fleet was returned to the black-and-white color scheme and has remained so ever since. The department has also had a few all-white cars over the years, but these were for Traffic Enforcement and Volunteer Patrols only.

Today, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department utilizes the Ford Explorer as their base model for their fleet.

The SDSD also operates the Following Aircraft: Hughes 500, Bell 205, and Bell 407.

Weapons

Sheriffs

  1. Agoston Haraszthy, 1850–1851
  2. George F. Hooper, 1852–1853
  3. William Conroy, 1853–1854
  4. M. M. Sexton, 1854–1855
  5. Joseph Reiner, 1856–1857
  6. D. A. Hollister, 1857–1858
  7. George Lyons, 1858–1861
  8. James McCoy, 1862–1871
  9. Samuel W. Craigue, 1871–1874
  10. Nicholas Hunsaker, 1875–1876
  11. Joseph Coyne, 1876–1882
  12. Edward W. Bushyhead, 1883–1886
  13. Samuel A. McDowell, 1887–1890
  14. John H. Folks, 1891–1892
  15. Ben P. Hill, 1893–1894
  16. Frank S. Jennings, 1895–1902
  17. Thomas W. Brodnax, 1903–1906
  18. Fred M. Jennings, 1907–1914
  19. Ralph Conklin, 1915–1918
  20. James C. Byers, 1918–1929
  21. Edgar F. Cooper, 1929–1935
  22. Ernest W. Dort, 1936–1941
  23. Bert Strand, 1941–1962
  24. Elmer Jansen, 1962–1963
  25. Joseph C. O'Connor, 1963–1971
  26. John F. Duffy, 1971–1991
  27. Jim Roache, 1991–1995
  28. William B. Kolender, 1995-2009
  29. William D. Gore, 2009–2022
  30. Kelly Martinez, 2023–present

Deputies killed in line of duty

  1. Andrew Kriss, May 25, 1864, gunfire [5]
  2. Will Ward, November 27, 1899, assault [6]
  3. Thomas A. Fay, May 17, 1919, gunfire [7]
  4. Donn G. Witt, September 25, 1983, illness [8]
  5. Kelly Ann Bazer, January 13, 1986, gunfire [9]
  6. Lonny Gene Brewer, December 5, 1987, gunfire [10]
  7. Theodore L. Beckmann Jr., February 8, 1989, vehicular assault [11]
  8. Patrick Steven Coyle, February 16, 1997, aircraft accident [12]
  9. Ken Collier, February 28, 2010, vehicle pursuit [13]

Rank structure

TitleInsignia
Sheriff
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Undersheriff
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Assistant Sheriff
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Commander
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Captain
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Lieutenant
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Sergeant
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Corporal
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Deputy Sheriff

History

The San Diego Sheriff department was formed in 1850, and since then it has served a diverse county consisting of many constituents with competing interests. San Diego Sheriff's department was a co-appellant in the Supreme Court of the United States and Ninth Circuit cases Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 352 (1983), [14] [15] which held unconstitutional laws that allow law enforcement to demand that "loiterers" and "wanderers" provide identification; this continues to affect other departments nationwide. [16] [17] [18]

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References

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  2. "Kelly Martinez Steps In As Newly Elected San Diego County Sheriff". kpbs.org. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  3. "Report: 22 bullets fired in Vista deputy-involved shooting". 7 January 2006.
  4. "SEARCH: 1033 Program Equipment to San Diego-area police departments". www.inewsource.org. Archived from the original on 2014-09-16.
  5. Kriss, Officer Down Memorial Page
  6. Ward, Officer Down Memorial Page
  7. Fay,Officer Down Memorial Page
  8. Witt, Officer Down Memorial Page
  9. Bazer, Officer Down Memorial Page
  10. Brewer, Officer Down Memorial Page
  11. Beckmann, Officer Down Memorial Page
  12. Coyle, Officer Down Memorial Page
  13. Collier, Officer Down Memorial Page
  14. "Kolender v. Lawson". United States Reports. 461. Supreme Court of the United States: 352. May 2, 1983.
  15. "Lawson v. Kolender". United States Federal Reports. 2 (658). United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit: 1362. Oct 15, 1981. Archived from the original on 2010-05-15.
  16. "Judge Rejects New York's Stop-and-Frisk Policy". The New York Times. August 12, 2013.
  17. "L.A. County Sheriff's Department violated rights of blacks, Justice Department says". Los Angeles Times. June 28, 2013.
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