Lake County, Indiana Sheriff's Department

Infobox Law enforcement agency
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sizearea = Total 626 sq mi (1,621 km²)
- Land 497 sq mi (1,287 km²)
- Water 129 sq mi (334 km²)
sizepopulation = 484,564 (2000)
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headquarters = 2293 North Main Street
Crown Point, Indiana
sworn = 174 (police officers)
179 (correctional officers)
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minister1name = Rogelio 'Roy' Dominguez
chief1name = Marco Kuyachich
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The Lake County Sheriff's Department is the county law enforcement agency for Lake County, Indiana. The first sheriff was elected in 1837, when Lake County was organized.

Current Sheriff

Rogelio 'Roy' Dominguez is the 48th sheriff of Lake County. On January 1, 2003, he was sworn into office and is currently in his second term.

Sheriff Dominguez is a former Indiana State Police trooper and holds a law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law in Valparaiso, Indiana. [ [http://www.lakecountysheriff.com/admin/sheriff.htm Biography of Sheriff Rogelio 'Roy' Dominguez] ]

Organization

The Lake County Sheriff's Department employs 174 sworn police officers,
179 sworn corrections officers and 156 civilians under the sheriff's direction. [http://www.lakecountysheriff.com/history/history.htm History of the Lake County Sheriff's Department] ]

His command staff includes Chief of Police Marco Kuyachich and four commanders, each responsible for a division, who are assisted by deputy commanders. The Corrections Division is led by a chief warden, an assistant warden and three deputy wardens. [ [http://www.lakecountysheriff.com/admin/commanders.htm Command Staff of the Lake County Sheriff's Department] ]

*Administrative Services Division consists of the Bureau of Information, Bookkeeping, Human Resources, Property/Evidence Management, Telecommunications, Training and Vehicle Maintenance Operations. [ [http://www.lakecountysheriff.com/support/support.htm Administrative Services Division overview] ]

*Civil Division is charged with serving summons, subpoenas, evictions and writs of the Lake County Superior and Circuit courts as well as from other jurisdictions. [ [http://www.lakecountysheriff.com/civil/civil.htm Civil Division overview] ]

*Corrections Division operates the Lake County Jail and administers the Work Release Program designed as an alternative to incarceration for non-violent offenders. [ [http://www.lakecountysheriff.com/corrections/corrections.htm Corrections Division overview] ] The modern Lake County Jail opened in 1975 in a five-floor facility with 286 beds. In 1991, capacity was increased to 460 beds and additions in 2000 provided for a total of 1,085 beds. A Special Operations Response Team (SORT) is utilized in controlling inmate disturbances and restoring order in emergency situations.

*Criminal Investigations Division is comprised of the General Assignment, Auto Theft and Warrant units as well as the Crime Laboratory and officers assigned to multi-jurisdictional task forces. [ [http://www.lakecountysheriff.com/criminal/criminal.htm Criminal Investigations Division overview] ]

*Uniform Division primarily provides police service to the unincorporated areas of the county and in the town of Winfield which does not have an established police department. [ [http://www.lakecountysheriff.com/uniform/uniform.htm Uniform Division overview] ] This division also maintains an organized Bicycle Unit as well as a Traffic Unit which utilizes both patrol vehicles and motorcycles for enforcement and has trained accident reconstructionists. The Court Security Unit provides security at all county courts located at the Lake County Government Center and at facilities in East Chicago, Gary and Hammond.

The department also has a number of Special Operations Units with specifically trained personnel assigned for Aquatics Underwater Recovery and Rescue, Aviation, Bomb Squad, Chaplains, K-9, Marine, Tactical (SWAT) and a mobile communications Command Center. [ [http://www.lakecountysheriff.com/specialops/specialops.htm Special Operations Units overview] ]

Aircraft

The Lake County Sheriff's Department has two helicopters used for law enforcement in the county and for assistance to local police agencies. They are maintained by the Aviation Unit and are operated from the Griffith-Merrillville Airport in Griffith, Indiana. According to FAA records, the helicopters currently registered to the agency include a Bell OH-58A airreg|N|512LC and a Bell OH-58A airreg|N|513LC.

Fallen officers

In the history of the Lake County Sheriff's Department, five officers have been killed in the line of duty.

ee also

*Lake County, Indiana
*List of law enforcement agencies in Indiana
*Sheriff

References

External links

* [http://www.lakecountyin.org/index.jsp Lake County Government]
* [http://www.lakecountysheriff.com/ Lake County Sheriff's Department]
* [http://www.in.gov/isp/ Indiana State Police]