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Howard County Sheriff's Office
Howard County Sheriff's Office patch
Abbreviation	HCSO
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Maryland, USA
Map of Howard County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction
Size	254 square miles (660 km)
Population	304,580 (2013)
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Ellicott City, Maryland
Agency executive	Marcus Harris, Sheriff
Website
https://www.howardcountymd.gov/Branches/Sheriffs-Office

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.

History

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. The HCSO was created in 1851. Former Ellicott City Mayor E.A. Talbot served in 1856, George W. Howard served in 1908; Julius Wolsh Jr. in 1928; George D. Day Jr. in 1930; Norman O. Haward in 1962; Donald Edward Ansell in 1972.

Sheriff James F. Fitzgerald resigned in 2016 over allegations that he bullied his employees and made racist, sexist, and anti-Semitic remarks.

Organization

The 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:

• Domestic Violence Enforcement
• Warrants/Fugitive
• Courthouse Security
• Landlord/Tenant
• Transportation
• Patrol Operations

Some of the Past Sheriffs

See also

• List of law enforcement agencies in Maryland

References

1. "Simpsonville Mill Survey" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
2. "Howard County Sheriff's Office website". Archived from the original on June 17, 2008.
3. Maryland. General Assembly. Senate. Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland. p. 556.
4. "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. ProQuest 537600397 – via ProQuest.
5. "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. ProQuest 149910472 – via ProQuest.
6. "Howard County's Salaries". The Baltimore Sun. January 14, 1933. ProQuest 543340924 – via ProQuest.
7. "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. ProQuest 141708821 – via ProQuest.
8. 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. ProQuest 148249376 – via ProQuest.
9. 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.
10. "Howard County Sheriff's Office Operational Duties". Archived from the original on June 18, 2008.
11. Joshua Dorsey Warfield. The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. p. 538.

External links

• Howard County Sheriff's Office official website

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Universities	Bowie State University Frostburg State University Salisbury University Towson University University of Baltimore University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Maryland at College Park Baltimore City Public Schools Police

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