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The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is a local law enforcement agency that serves Santa Clara County, California.It provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County, as well as incorporated cities within the county that have contracted with the agency for law-enforcement services such as Saratoga, Cupertino, and Los Altos Hills.
San Diego Police officers confer with FEMA Administrator David Paulison during the October 2007 California wildfires.. According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 509 law enforcement agencies exist in the U.S. state of California, employing 79,431 sworn police officers—about 217 for each 100,000 residents.
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office; Santa Rita Jail; Sebastopol Police Department; V. Vacaville Prison; W. West County Detention Facility
The department is made up of 64 sworn officers and regular employees. The department is a full service organization. The department works with several other law enforcement agencies including the California Highway Patrol, Campbell Police Department, San Jose Police Department, and Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith, shown in 2011, has faced a civil corruption case in which prosecutors allege that her office issued concealed-carry permits to political donors and supporters.
Santa Clara County voters will choose a new sheriff in next week’s election. Smith announced her retirement effective Monday, according to a statement from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (1 C, 19 P) Pages in category "Sheriffs' departments of California" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Laurie Smith (born June 21, 1952) was the 28th Sheriff of Santa Clara County, California, serving from 1998 until her early retirement in 2022 when under indictment for corruption. She was the first female County Sheriff in the history of the state.