Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office is the principal law enforcement agency that serves Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It provides law enforcement services for the county's freeways, Milwaukee County Courthouse, the Milwaukee County Criminal justice facility, the county-owned General Mitchell International Airport, and 156 Milwaukee County Parks system, including all of the Milwaukee lakefront. At one time it was the largest sheriff's department in the state of Wisconsin, with about 750 deputy sheriffs. By 2015 the agency had reduced the number of sworn personnel to approximately 300. The reduced of sworn members was  due to hiring correction officers and no longer needing deputies in the county jail. The current sheriff (which is elected by the public as a partisan office) is Earnell Lucas, who was sworn on January 7, 2019. Lucas was elected as a Democrat. Bureaus and divisions. Administrative Services Bureau. The Administrative Services Bureau contains the Open Records Division, Central Records Unit, Media Relations, Clerical Staff, Traffic Desk and Special Events. Detention Services Bureau. The Detention Services Bureau handles inmate health, transportation, food services, inmate housing, property, jail records, visiting, classification, central booking records and warrants. Police Services Bureau. In addition  to countywide patrol services; the Police Services Bureau oversees the Airport Division, Explosive Ordnance Disposal/Bomb Unit, Drug Enforcement, Civil Process Unit, TEU, Motorcycle Unit and K9 Operations. Additionally, the Courts Division has been incorporated into the Police Services Bureau and provides Bailiff services for the largest court system in the State of Wisconsin. Fallen officers. Since the establishment of the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, 12 officers have died in the line of duty. For 11 years, the Milwaukee County Law Enforcement Executives Association, in conjunction with the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office and the Milwaukee Police Department, has  hosted the Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony annually in May. The event, which honors Milwaukee County law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, is part of the National Law Enforcement Memorial Week. Equipment. Weapons and other duty equipment Vehicles: