Lake County Sheriff's Office (Florida)

Divisions

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Law Enforcement Operations

• Uniform Patrol Bureau (Road Patrol, Traffic Enforcement, Street Crimes Unit, Report Writers)
• Criminal Investigations Bureau (Property Crimes, Missing Persons, Economic Crimes, Violent Crimes, Special Victims Unit, Crime Scene Investigations, Evidence, Fingerprints)
• Special Investigations Bureau (Intelligence Unit, Sexual Offender Tracking Unit, Narcotics Unit, Homeland Security Unit, Cyber Crimes Unit, Felony Registration) Criminal Justice Operations
• Court Services Bureau (Court Deputies, Bailiff Unit, Building Security)
• Detention Security Bureau (Detention Deputies, Building Security)
• Support Services Bureau (Booking, Classification, Fugitive Extradition, Transportation) Administrative Services
• Emergency Management Bureau (Ag/Marine, Animal Enforcement Officers, Aviation, Emergency Management)
• Special Services Bureau (9-1-1 Communications, Information Technology, School Resource Deputies, Radio/Electronics Shop, Juvenile Court Liaison, Criminal Justice Academy, Explorer Post 60, School Crossing Guards, Citizens On Patrol, 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 (Underwater Search and Recovery)
• HDT (Hazardous Devices Team)
• Honor Guard
• Hostage Negotiations Team
• K9 Unit
• Marine Unit
• Mounted Patrol and Posse
• SWAT
• Street Crimes Unit
• Traffic Enforcement Unit (Motors Unit)

Previous Sheriffs (1887-2016)

• Sheriff B.A. Cassidy also served as interim Sheriff from 1908-1909
• Sheriff John P. Galloway also Served as Sheriff of Sumter County, Florida and later Marion County, Florida

Misconduct

In January 2011, Lieutenant C.J. Thompson bought a laptop computer with a department credit card. He then repaid the amount due from investigative funds. He resigned when he was caught.

In July 2012, unnamed deputies were seeking a man suspected of murder. They went to the wrong apartment door at night and were met by an armed occupant who came out armed and was shot and killed. Drugs and Paraphernalia were found in the apartment. The deputies said they had not announced themselves as police as required by procedures.Deputies shoot, kill man after knocking on wrong door; FDLE looking into deputy-involved shooting

16 July 2012, WESH.com

In January 2014, Deputy Matthew Donnelly was arrested for the sexual battery of a woman after placing her boyfriend in handcuffs in the back of his police car. A police spokesman said DNA evidence pointed to Donnelly. The officer was fired shortly after his arrest., Donnelly was sentenced to 12 years in state prison.

References

References

1. Association, Florida Sheriffs. "Lake County: Sheriff Peyton C. Grinnell".
2. (2018-10-11). "Lake County Sheriff's Office-Accreditations".
3. "Corrections – Florida Accreditation".
4. "Law Enforcement – Florida Accreditation".
5. "LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE".
6. From Historical Sheriff's Office Display - Lake County Historical Museum, 317 W. Main St. Tavares, FL 32778
7. "Sheriff John P. Galloway by Bill Bond, Orlando Sentinel".
8. Former Lake deputy arrested after confessing to paying for son's laptop with agency credit card, by Erica Rodriguez, 8 January 8, 2013 Orlando Sentinel
9. Lake County deputy accused of sexually battering woman during traffic stop; Dash camera was turned off for 22 minutes, officials say, by Rikki Klaus, 23 January 2014, WESH.com
10. Lake County deputy charged with sexual battery to be fired; by Dave DeMarco, 23 January 2014, MyNews13.com accessed 22 November 2014
11. Trial continued for Lake County deputy accused of sexual battery; by Tyler Shepard, 27 October 2014, ClickOrlando.com accessed 22 November 2014