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The Howard County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is a law enforcement organization which acts as the enforcement arm of the Howard County court system and services Howard County, Maryland, population 328,200. Its mission centers around providing judicial enforcement and physical security for the Circuit Court. The department is a secondary law enforcement agency as police services are mostly provided by the larger, better-known Howard County Police Department while the county jail is run by the Howard County Department of Corrections. However, Sheriff's deputies are fully certified law enforcement officers with the same authority as any police officer in the state of Maryland. They assist county police officers with calls for service when requested or needed.
| Howard County Sheriff's Office | |
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 Howard County Sheriff's Office patch | |
| Abbreviation | HCSO |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Maryland, USA |
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| Map of Howard County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 254 square miles (660 km2) |
| Population | 304,580 (2013) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Ellicott City, Maryland |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | |
| https://www.howardcountymd.gov/Branches/Sheriffs-Office | |
History
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Anne Arundel County created the Howard District in 1831 from its Western half. Thomas Burgess acted as the Sheriff through the 1840s. In 1851, the Howard District became its own county with a dedicated Sheriff.[1] The HCSO was created in 1851.[2] Former Ellicott City Mayor E.A. Talbot served in 1856,[3] George W. Howard served in 1908;[4] Julius Wolsh Jr. in 1928;[5] George D. Day Jr. in 1930;[6] Norman O. Haward in 1962;[7] Donald Edward Ansell in 1972.[8]
Sheriff James F. Fitzgerald resigned in 2016 over allegations that he bullied his employees and made racist, sexist, and anti-Semitic remarks.[9]
Organization
editThe Sheriff's Office is located at the Howard County Circuit Court building, 9250 Judicial Way, Ellicott City, Maryland. The current sheriff is Marcus Harris, a former Baltimore County Police detective, elected in November 2018. The HCSO is divided into six sections:[10]
- Domestic Violence Enforcement
- Warrants/Fugitive
- Courthouse Security
- Landlord/Tenant
- Transportation
- Patrol Operations
Some of the Past Sheriffs
edit| Sheriff[11] | Term |
|---|---|
| Charles G. Halsup | 1848-1851 |
| Seth W. Warfield | 1851-1853 |
| E.A. Talbot | 1853-1855 |
| Joshua McCauley | 1855-1857 |
| John Orem | 1857-1859 |
| Thomas Burgess | 1859-1861 |
| J.P. Ijams | 1861-1863 |
| David E. Hopkins | 1864-1866 |
| Edward McCaulley | 1866-1867 |
| William A. Webb | 1867-1869 |
| Claudius Stewart | 1869-1871 |
| John S. Tracy | 1871-1873 |
| Walter Dorsey | 1873-1875 |
| G. Washington Carr | 1875-1877 |
| Joseph Hunt | 1877-1879 |
| Joseph McCauley | 1879-1881 |
| Edward A. Talbott | 1881-1883 |
| N.T. Hutchins | 1883-1885 |
| Frank Shipley | 1885-1887 |
| George D. Day | 1887-1889 |
| Steven R. Hobbs | 1889-1891 |
| William G. Owings | 1891-1893 |
| Gilbert E. Flower | 1893-1895 |
| Greenbury Johnson Jr. | 1895-1896 |
| Frank Oldfield | 1896-1897 |
| Charles D. Pickett | 1897-1899 |
| Lewis E. Phelps | 1899-1901 |
| James E. Hobbs | 1901-1903 |
| John F. Kyrne | 1903-1905 |
| Joseph Hunt | 1905-1907 |
| George W Howard | 1907-1909 |
| James L. Hobbs | 1909-1911 |
| Sandy T. Mullinix | 1911-1913 |
| John V. Long | 1913-1915 |
| James L. Hobbs | 1915-1917 |
| H. Thomas Grimes | 1917-1919 |
| James H. Hudson | 1919-1920 |
| Arthur A. Brosenne | 1921-1923 |
| Phillip S. Brown | 1923-1926 |
| John H. Hardy | 1926-1930 |
| George D, Day Jr. | 1930-1934 |
| J. Frank Curtis | 1934-1938 |
| C. Dorsey Hobbs | 1938-1942 |
| L. Edwin Carr | 1942-1946 |
| Frederick C. Kramer | 1946-1950 |
| W. Harvey Hill | 1950-1958 |
| Norman O. Howard | 1958-1970 |
| Charles C. Senseney | 1970-1974 |
| John J. Votta | 1974-1982 |
| Virginia L. Donnelly | 1982-1986 |
| Herbert Stonesifer | 1986-1990 |
| Michael A. Chiuchiolo | 1990-1998 |
| Charles M. Cave | 1998-2006 |
| James F. Fitzgerald | 2006-2016 |
| William J. McMahon | 2016-2018 |
| Marcus R. Harris | 2018–present |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Simpsonville Mill Survey" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ^ "Howard County Sheriff's Office website". Archived from the original on June 17, 2008.
- ^ Maryland. General Assembly. Senate. Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland. p. 556.
- ^ "100 GO DOWN IN CRASH AT ELLICOTT CITY: Spectators At Trial Dumped In Mass By Collapse Of Floor THIRTY-SEVEN ARE BADLY INJURED Crowd Attracted By Rumor Of Plot To Lynch Negro Charged With Assaulting And Robbing Farmer--Victims Brought To Baltimore Hospitals FEW ESCAPE UNHURT Easton's Hall Packed With People When Accident Occurs". The Baltimore Sun. December 30, 1908 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Farmer Routs Fireman, Perishes Among Flames: Brandishes Knife as County Officials Arrive to Help Fight Blaze. Neighbor's Stock Burns". The Washington Post. April 12, 1928 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Howard County's Salaries". The Baltimore Sun. January 14, 1933 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Republican Has Early Lead in Race For State Senate in Anne Arundel: GOP Wins 3 Races In Calvert County St. Marys Democrats Overwhelming Victors Charles County Board Control Goes to GOP GOP Board Elected In Howard County". The Washington Post. November 7, 1962 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Denton, Herbert H. (January 14, 1972). "County Man Shackled, Jailed in $5 Ticket Case: Police in Counties Shackle, Jail Man in $5 Ticket Case". The Washington Post – via ProQuest.
- ^ Miller, Michael E. (October 11, 2016). "Howard County sheriff resigns over alleged racist, anti-Semitic remarks". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Howard County Sheriff's Office Operational Duties". Archived from the original on June 18, 2008.
- ^ Joshua Dorsey Warfield. The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. p. 538.
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