Dickenson County Sheriff's Office (Virginia)

Dickenson County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation	DCSO
Agency overview
Formed	1880
Employees	22
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	County (US) of Dickenson County in the state of Virginia, USA
Map of Dickenson County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.
Size	332 square miles (860 km2)
Population	15,903
Legal jurisdiction	Dickenson County
Governing body	County (US)
Constituting instrument	Yes
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Clintwood, Virginia
Deputys	20
Civilians	2
Agency executive	Bobby G. Hammons, Sheriff
Website
Official Website
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Dickenson County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 15,903 people within 332 square miles (860 km²) of jurisdiction within Dickenson County, Virginia.

History

The DCSO was created after the county was formed in 1880. At that time, one person was appointed as the Election Supervisor, Tax Collector, and the Chief Law Enforcement Officer. Now the sheriff is a constitutional officer who is elected by the voters to serve a four year term.^[1]

Organization

The department has 20 sworn officers and is headed by the Sheriff Bobby G. Hammons. Officers include Major Chief Deputy Andy Paul Silcox, Investigators are Scott Stanley, John Hall and Kenneth Hill. Deputies include Sergeant Jared Salyer, Sergeant Mike Stidham, Sergeant Chris Yates, K9 Deputy Wes Mullins and K9 Appco, K9 Deputy Matthew "coojo" Mullins and K9 Atticus, Deputy David Phipps, Deputy Bobby Edwards, Deputy Jeremy Fleming, Deputy Jeremy Osborne and Deputy Kelly Fleming. Courtroom Security are Terry Wallace and Tim Wampler. School Resource officers are Tammy Robinson, Jim Nichols and Chris Mullins. Office staff are Rena Powers and Teresa Robinson. The DCSO also has a host of Auxiliary officers and part time employees.^[2]

The Department has a fleet of Ford Crown Victoria's and Chevy Trailblazers that are white in color with a brown and gold county emblem located on them.

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Dickenson County Police Department, 5 officers have died in the line of duty.^[3]

Officer	Date of Death	Details
Sheriff William P. Stanley	Friday, July 25, 1902	Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John Bunyon Counts	Tuesday, March 28, 1922	Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Mayner Cleve Lambert	Saturday, May 8, 1948	Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Duran Ratliff	Tuesday, March 6, 1973	Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Paul H. Salyer	Thursday, August 14, 1975	Gunfire

See also

	Virginia portal
	Law enforcement/Law enforcement topics portal

• List of law enforcement agencies in Virginia

References

1. ^ Dickenson County Sheriff's Office - Sheriff's Office
2. ^ Dickenson County Sheriff's Office - Sheriff's Office Staff
3. ^ Officer Down Memorial page

External links

• Dickenson County Sheriff's Office official weblink
• Dickenson County government official website