Howard County Sheriff's Office (Maryland)
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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.
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Howard County Sheriff's Office | |
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Abbreviation | HCSO |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Maryland, USA |
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 |