Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office

Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office
Agency overview
Employees 300+
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters 8045 Howard St. Spartanburg, SC 29303
Sheriff responsible Chuck Wright
Website
Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office web site
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Sub division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office is based in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. It was established in 1785 and currently employs more than 300 uniformed officers.

Uniform Patrol

Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office Uniform Patrol Division consist of more than 100 Deputies. The Uniform Patrol Division is divided into four platoons:

Deputies work a 12-hour shift. Alpha and Bravo Platoons work day shift from 7 am to 7 pm, while Charlie and Delta Platoon work night shift from 7 pm to 7 am.

For operational purposes, the Sheriff's Office has divided Spartanburg County into four policing regions. For quicker response those regions have been divided into zones. While each region and zone has enforcement challenges unique to itself, all of Spartanburg County continues to experience rapid growth that requires the agency to continually re-evaluate its policies, procedures, and the way it does business.[1]

Special Services

The Special Services division includes:

  • Detention Center
  • Traffic
  • SWAT Team
  • DUI Team
  • Aviation
  • Dive Team
  • Bomb Unit
  • Court Detail
  • Warrants Office
  • Crime Prevention
  • School Resource Officers
  • ICE - Interstate Criminal Enforcement
  • COBRA - Chemical, Ordnance, Biological & Radiological

History

The office of Spartanburg county sheriff was established in 1785, shortly after the county was created. The department's current structure was established in the 1970s. Some of the former sheriffs are listed below.[2]

Sheriff Dates
William Young 1785 - 1799
Brittain Williford 1799-1800
James Hunt 1820-1822
Alexander C. Bomar 1839-1843
J. N. O. Dewberry 1868-1876
William J. White 1909-1921
Samuel M. Henry 1932-1944
Belton B. Brockman 1945-1960
Charles T. Snipes 1961-1968
Charles P. Alverson 1969-1976
Larry D. Smith 1977-1988
William B. Coffey 1989-2004
Chuck Wright 2005–Present

Recently Sheriff Wright made national headlines for wanting to reinstate the chain gang and also for telling women to go get their concealed weapon permits.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office". Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  2. ↑ "SHERIFF'S OFFICE HISTORY". spartanburgso.org. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
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