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Loudoun County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's office for Loudoun County, Virginia
Sheriff's office for Loudoun County, Virginia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| agencyname | Loudoun County Sheriff's Office |
| commonname | Loudoun County Sheriff |
| abbreviation | LCSO |
| patchcaption | Loudoun County Sheriff's Patch |
| badgecaption | Loudoun County Sheriff's Star |
| employees | 845 |
| budget | $87.9 million |
| country | United States of America |
| countryabbr | U.S. |
| divtype | State |
| divname | Virginia |
| subdivtype | County (United States) |
| subdivname | Loudoun |
| map | Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Loudoun_County.svg |
| sizearea | 521 sqmi |
| sizepopulation | 420,959 (2020) |
| legaljuris | Loudoun County |
| governingbody | County (United States) |
| constitution1 | Yes |
| police | Yes |
| local | Yes |
| headquarters | Leesburg, Virginia |
| sworntype | Deputies |
| sworn | 650 |
| unsworntype | Civilian |
| unsworn | 199 |
| chief1name | Michael L. Chapman |
| chief1position | Sheriff |
| stationtype | Station |
| website | Official Website |
The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency within Loudoun County, Virginia and is the largest Sheriff's Office in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The agency is currently headed by Sheriff Michael L. Chapman who was last re-elected in 2023.
Organization
LCSO is headed by the Sheriff and is divided into three bureaus, each led by a Chief Deputy with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel: Field Operations, Investigations, and Administrative and Corrections. Bureaus are made up of one or more divisions, sections, and units.
Rank Structure
| Insignia | Title | Responsibilities / Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:4 Gold Stars.svg | center | 94x94px]] | Sheriff | Commander of the department. |
| [[File:COL O6 insignia shaded.png | center | 42x42px]] | Undersheriff (Colonel) | Second-in-command of the department; rank no longer used. |
| [[File:US-O5 insignia.svg | center | 39x39px]] | Chief Deputy (Lieutenant Colonel) | Commands a Bureau. |
| [[File:US-O4 insignia.svg | center | 36x36px]] | Major | Commands a Division. |
| [[File:Captain insignia gold.svg | center | 33x33px]] | Captain | Commands a Station or assistant commander of a division. |
| [[File:US-O2 insignia.svg | center | 28x28px]] | First Lieutenant | Assistant Commander of a Station or commander of a Section. |
| [[File:US-O1 insignia.svg | center | 28x28px]] | Second Lieutenant | Commander of a Unit or a patrol shift. |
| [[File:Sergeant (yellow pin) 1.png | center | 39x39px]] | Sergeant | Supervisor within a Unit or patrol shift. |
| Master Deputy Sheriff | Competitive senior rank requiring 12 years of service. | |||
| Deputy First Class | Automatic promotion. | |||
| Deputy Sheriff | Automatic promotion. | |||
| Probationary Deputy |
Potential Transition to Police Department
Shortly after being re-elected in 2019, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Phyllis Randall proposed transitioning policing to a new police department while the sheriff would only be responsible for court related duties as is done in Prince William County and Fairfax County. Randall said the reason she proposed this is "I just simply don’t believe that law enforcement should be political." However, Sheriff Michael L. Chapman has stated that "[Loudoun Residents] are happy with the service they are getting, and it’s almost like, 'Why is there going to be a move to try and fix something that’s not broken?' it just seems to me to be a matter of just exercising power and control."
In 2012, the Board of Supervisors asked for a report about a potential transition and the commission responsible strongly recommended keeping the current system citing decreased state funding due to low crime rates and the idea that a police chief would be equally political when appointed.
To implement a police department a referendum is required and must be approved by voters in the county and enacted by the Virginia General Assembly.
In 2022, the Board of Supervisors announced that it would no longer seek the transition following an extensive report on the subject was released by the International Association of Chiefs of Police. The report recommended that the transition not go forward due to several reasons, including the cost (estimated to be between $200 and $300 million), the LCSO's very high satisfaction rates among county citizens, and the low crime rate of the county.
List of sheriffs
| Number | Portrait | Name | Term | Party | Electoral History | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aeneas Campbell | 1757 | ||||
| – | ||||||
| Unknown | Independent (United States)}}" | Independent | ||||
| Unknown | Elijah Viers White | 1867 | ||||
| – | ||||||
| Unknown | Independent (United States)}}" | Independent | ||||
| Unknown | Thomas W. Edwards | January 1, 1908 | ||||
| – | ||||||
| December 31, 1923 | Independent (United States)}}" | Independent | ||||
| Unknown | Eugene Adrian | 1930s | Independent (United States)}}" | Independent | ||
| Unknown | S. Paul Alexander | January 1, 1940 | ||||
| – | ||||||
| June 5, 1951 | Democratic Party (United States)}}" | Democratic | ||||
| Unknown | Carroll S. Hutchison | June 6, 1951 | ||||
| – | ||||||
| December 31, 1951 | Independent (United States)}}" | Independent | ||||
| Unknown | Roger Franklin Powell | January 1, 1952 | ||||
| – | ||||||
| December 31, 1959 | Democratic Party (United States)}}" | Democratic | ||||
| Unknown | Maurice "Max" Dwyer | January 1, 1960 | ||||
| – | ||||||
| December 31, 1963 | Democratic Party (United States)}}" | Democratic | ||||
| Unknown | Robert Willis Legard | January 1, 1964 | ||||
| – | ||||||
| December 31, 1979 | Democratic Party (United States)}}" | Democratic | ||||
| Unknown | Donald L. Lacy | January 1, 1980 | ||||
| – | ||||||
| December 31, 1983 | Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican | ||||
| Unknown | John R. Isom | January 1, 1984 | ||||
| – | ||||||
| December 31, 1995 | Democratic Party (United States)}}" | Democratic | ||||
| Unknown | [[File:Stephen O'Neil Simpson.jpg | 225x225px]] | Stephen O'Neil Simpson | January 1, 1996 | ||
| – | ||||||
| December 31, 2011 | Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican | ||||
| Unknown | [[File:Michael Louis Chapman.jpg | 225x225px]] | Michael Louis Chapman | January 1, 2012 | ||
| – | ||||||
| present | Republican Party (United States)}}" | Republican |
References
References
- "Sheriff Mike Chapman Announces Strategic Realignment of Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office".
- "PowerDMS".
- Cline, Nathaniel. (November 6, 2019). "New elected officials take the stage in Loudoun County; Randall expects new board to discuss county police department". Loudoun Times-Mirror.
- Cline, Nathaniel. (November 8, 2019). "Loudoun County sheriff calls police department proposal 'a matter of exercising power and control'". Loudoun Times-Mirror.
- (November 1, 2012). "Loudoun County Government Reform Commission Memorandum".
- "§ 15.2-1702. Referendum required prior to establishment of county police force".
- Cline, Nathaniel. (December 26, 2019). "Questions and answers about a potential Loudoun County Police Department". Loudoun Times-Mirror.
- (2022-04-06). "Loudoun Co. won't pursue police department; chair seeks to raise state bar for future sheriffs".
- Yudd, Charles. (April 5, 2022). "Presentation of Loudoun County Police Department Study".
- (13 July 2011). "Loudoun County Court Complex Collection 1833-1993".
- "Confederate Officer - Visit Loudoun - Elijah White".
- Scheel, Eugene. (2001-09-02). "Sheriff and Storyteller, Roger Powell Kept Little-Known Pieces of the Past Alive". Washington Post.
- Wadsworth, Chris. (2020-10-04). "Deadly shooting 88 years ago shocked Loudoun".
- (9 November 1939). "Loudoun News, Volume 3, Number 48".
- (4 November 1943). "Loudoun News, Volume 7, Number 48".
- (7 June 1951). "Loudoun News, Volume 15, Number 20".
- "Minute Book 02-05-1945 thru 02-03-1953.pdf".
- (9 August 1951). "Loudoun News, Volume 15, Number 29".
- Owens, Crystal. (Jun 16, 2010). "Former Loudoun County Sheriff Legard dies".
- Mike, Sager. (February 26, 1983). "Controversial Sheriff Of Loudoun County Won't Seek Reelection". The Washington Post.
- (1981-10-07). "Loudoun County Sheriff Under Investigation on -Misconduct Allegations". Washington Post.
- Sager, Mike. (September 12, 1983). "Sheriff Is a Hot Issue In Loudoun Campaign". The Washington Post.
- Cocroft, Anne. (1984-01-12). "Loudoun's New Sheriff Working Hard". Washington Post.
- "Loudoun County November 5, 1991 General Election Results".
- "Loudoun County November 7, 1995 General and Special Elections Results".
- "Loudoun County November 2, 1999 General and Special Elections Results".
- "Loudoun County November 4, 2003 General and Special Elections Results".
- "Loudoun County November 6, 2007 General and Special Elections Results".
- "Loudoun County November 8, 2011 General and Special Elections Results".
- "Loudoun County November 3, 2015 General Election Results".
- "Loudoun County November 5, 2019 General Election Results".
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