The Lake County Sheriff's Office is largest law enforcement agency in Lake County, Florida

Lake County, Florida

Lake County is a county located in the state of Florida, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 210,528. The Census Bureau estimated the population in 2008 to be 307,243. Its county seat is Tavares...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Per the State of Florida Constitution, the sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. The current sheriff is Gary S. Borders who was appointed by former Governor Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush

John Ellis "Jeb" Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. He is a prominent member of the Bush family: the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush; the younger brother of former President George W...

 following the death of Sheriff Chris Daniels in 2006. He was elected in 2008. In November 2007, Sheriff Gary S. Borders led the agency to be awarded with a certificate of accreditation from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, consequently, both the Law Enforcement and Corrections divisions of the Lake County Sheriff's Office are now accredited.

Divisions

Law Enforcement Operations

• Uniform Patrol Bureau (Road Patrol, Street Crimes Unit, Report Writers)
• Criminal Investigations Bureau (Property Crimes, Missing Persons, Economic Crimes, Violent Crimes, Special Victims Unit, Crime Scene Investigations, Evidence)
• Special Investigations Bureau (Intelligence/Sexual Offender Tracking, Investigations)

Criminal Justice Operations

• Court Services Bureau (Court Deputies, Special Response Team)
• Detention Security Bureau (Detention Deputies, Building Security)
• Support Services Bureau (Booking, Classification, Fugitive Extradition, Transportation)

Administrative Services

• Emergency Management Bureau (Ag/Marine, Aviation, Communications Center, Homeland Security, Information Technology, Radio Tech)
• Special Services Bureau (School Resource Deputies,Juvenile Court Liaison, Criminal Justice Academy,D.A.R.E. Deputies, School Crossing Guards,Community Services)
• Support Services Bureau (Civil deputies, property section, warrants, fleet maintenance, records)

Specialty units

Like many law enforcement agencies, the Lake County Sheriff's Office also has deputies with specialized training. These deputies perform their normal full-time jobs (road patrol, detectives, detention deputy, etc.) and perform one the specialty units as the needs call for.
Some of the specialty units are:

• Aviation Unit
• Dive Team
• HDT (Hazardous Devices Team)
• Honor Guard
  Honor guard
  An honor guard, or ceremonial guard, is a ceremonial unit, usually military in nature and composed of volunteers who are carefully screened for their physical ability and dexterity...
  
  
• Hostage Negotiations Team
• Marine Unit
• Mounted Patrol and Posse
• SWAT
  SWAT
  A SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in various national law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers...
  
  
• K9 Unit
• Street Crimes Unit
• Traffic Enforcement Unit
• Motors Unit

Sheriff Gary S. Borders

Gary Borders was sworn in as Lake County's elected Sheriff in January 2009. Before that, he served the remaining term of Chris C. Daniels after Daniels was killed in a school bus accident during a charity bus race at New Smyrna Beach Speedway in October 2006. He is currently pursuing his Criminal Justice Administration degree. Sheriff Borders began his career as a corrections officer with the Osceola County Sheriff's Office

Osceola County Sheriff's Office

The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is largest and chief law enforcement agency in Osceola County, Florida, located in Kissimmee. Per the State of Florida Constitution, the Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county...

. Prior to his appointment as Sheriff, he served as Chief Deputy of Criminal Justice Operations at the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

Career path

• Sheriff of Lake County, 2006
• Chief Deputy of Criminal Justice Operations, 2005–2006
• Major of Lake County Department Corrections, 1991–2005
• Deputy Commander, Osceola County Sheriff's Office
  Osceola County Sheriff's Office
  The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is largest and chief law enforcement agency in Osceola County, Florida, located in Kissimmee. Per the State of Florida Constitution, the Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county...
  
   1985-1989
• Corrections Sergeant, Osceola County Sheriff's Office
  Osceola County Sheriff's Office
  The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is largest and chief law enforcement agency in Osceola County, Florida, located in Kissimmee. Per the State of Florida Constitution, the Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county...
  
  , 1981–1985
• Corrections Officer, Osceola County Sheriff's Office
  Osceola County Sheriff's Office
  The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is largest and chief law enforcement agency in Osceola County, Florida, located in Kissimmee. Per the State of Florida Constitution, the Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county...
  
  , 1980–1981

Service and awards

• D.A.R.E.
  Drug Abuse Resistance Education
  Drug Abuse Resistance Education, better known as DARE, is an international education program that seeks to prevent use of controlled drugs, membership in gangs, and violent behavior. D.A.R.E., which has expanded globally since its founding in 1983, is a demand-side drug control strategy of the U.S....
  
   2008 Sheriff of the Year
• Lake-Sumter Community College Foundation Board of Directors
• Educational Foundation of Lake County Board Member
• Lake County Shared Services Executive Network Committee Member
• Institute of Public Safety Advisory Board
• Sorrento Christian Center Board of Directors
• Leadership Lake County Board of Regents
• Volunteer for the Police Activities League
• Former Board of Directors for Green Isle Children’s Ranch
• Former member of Lake-Sumter Community College Advisory Board
• Active member of the West Central Florida Police Chief’s Association
• Lake Federated Republican Women’s Club
• Member of Lake County Conservative Founder’s Club
• Member of the American Correctional Association
• Nominated Officer of Year, JayCees, 1984
• Officer of the Year, JayCees, 1986
• Officer of the Year Award, Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency, 1986–1987
• Volunteer of the Year Award, Boy’s Club of Central Florida
• Volunteering Services Award, Kissimmee Little League, 1987

Honor roll

• Deputy Jean Estelle Daugharty - End of Watch: Sunday, January 24, 1993 http://www.odmp.org/officer/442-deputy-jean-estelle-daugharty
• Deputy William James (Bill) Marie - End of Watch: Saturday, March 19, 1994 http://www.odmp.org/officer/637-deputy-william-james-(bill)-marie
• Deputy Wayne J. Koester - End of Watch: Wednesday, February 9, 2005 http://www.odmp.org/officer/17562-deputy-wayne-j.-koester
• Sheriff Christopher Cooper Daniels Sr. - End of Watch: Saturday, October 14, 2006 http://www.odmp.org/officer/18542-sheriff-christopher-cooper-daniels-sr.

See also

• List of law enforcement agencies in Florida
• List of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies
• Sheriff (Florida)

External links

• Lake County Sheriff's Office (official site)
• The Officer Down Memorial Page
• Complete failures by LCSO to protect victims of domestic violence
• Complete failures by LCSO and other Florida law enforcement agencies to protect victims of domestic violence