# Allegany County Sheriff's Office

The Allegany County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) is the primary law enforcement agency for Allegany County, Maryland. The ACSO is a nationally accredited law enforcement agency servicing 430 square miles (1,100 km$^2$) and a population of 75,300.

## History

The Allegany County was created in 1789 when Allegany County was created from a portion of Washington County by the Acts of 1789. The Allegany County Sheriff's Office began when John C. Beatty was elected the first sheriff in 1791. The current sheriff is Craig Robertson Who was elected in November 2010 after the retirement of longtime Sheriff David A. Goad.

## Organization

The ACSO is divided into four divisions:
* The Patrol Division - Is currently only responsible for the service of court orders (e.g., Protective Orders, Peace Orders, Criminal Summons, Warrants, etc.) However full patrol duties are expected to be returned to the Patrol Division after the Allegany County Bureau of Police is dissolved by the Allegany County Commissioners sometime during 2011.
* The Correctional Division - Responsible for housing offenders and transportation.
* The Judicial Division - Responsible for lesser offenses, offenders not deemed a threat to public safety. Monitors community service programs.
* The Court Security Division - Responsible for the security of the courthouse and all personnel.

## Allegany County Bureau of Police

Created in 2008 and disbanded in 2011, the "Bureau of Police" (BOP) was created by the Allegany County Board of Commissioners who were largely in disagreement with then-Sheriff Goad as to how to police the county. Patrol and detective services were taken from the sheriff and given to the BOP. The Sheriff's Office continued court security, court order service, and jail duties. The creation of the BOP and their relationship with the Sheriff's Office were subjects of discontent with the citizens of the county, who in turn, voted out of office the three commissioners who voted in favor of the creation of the BOP. Subsequently, all patrol and detective services were returned to the Sheriff's Office in 2011.

## Administration

Sheriff-Craig Robertson
Major Randy Cutter Administration Supervisor
Captain David Morgan Administrative and Judicial Supervisor
Lieutenant Israel Sibley Patrol Administrator/Shift Supervisor
Lieutenant Brett Lysinger Patrol Administrator/Shift Supervisor
Sergeant Chris Hill K-9 Judicial Supervisor
Sergeant Vincent Benson Road Supervisor
Sergeant Jon Dowden Road Supervisor
Sergeant Justin Gordon Road Supervisor
Patrol Administrative Assistants:
Sherri Thompson
Tammi Mann
Detention Center - Assistant Administrator
Captain: Daniel B. Lasher
Training Director
Lieutenant: Rhonda L. Downton
Operations Director
Lieutenant: Betsy Shoemake
Security Director
Lieutenant: William Greise
Administrative Assistant
Linda Greise
Alternative Sentencing
Labor Unit Manager: James Bone
Judicial Unit Manager: Chapin Jewell

## Patrol Division

The Allegany County Sheriffs Patrol is a sworn full service Patrol Law Enforcement Agency serving the citizens of Allegany County. Sheriffs Deputies are responsible for the enforcement of all criminal and civil laws of the State of Maryland which includes the investigation of any crimes, traffic violations and vehicle accidents. Sheriffs Deputies are servants of the Circuit and District Courts and serve both criminal and civil process generated by the courts and a Deputy is assigned full-time to warrant service in the County. Sheriffs Deputies are also responsible for the security of the Allegany County Circuit Court and Getty Annex. Deputies are also assigned to the Allegany County Combined Criminal Investigations Unit (C3i) and Drug Task Force which investigates all major crimes and drug activity in the County.
* Division

## List of Sheriffs

1946–1958 Edward R. Muir
1958–1970 Paul C. Haberlein Republican Party (United States)/Republican Party
1970–1974 William E. Orr, Jr.
1974–1978 Francis D. Michaels
1978–1990 Donald R Wade Republican Party
1990–1994 Gary Simpson Republican Party
1994–2010 David Goad Democratic Party
2010–present Craig Robertson Republican Party
* List of Allegany County Sheriffs