Oakland County Sheriff's Office
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| Oakland County Sheriff's Office | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | OCSO |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1820 |
| Employees | 1,400+ |
| Annual budget | $163 million |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Oakland County, Michigan |
| Size | 907 square miles (2,350 km2) |
| Population | 1.2 million |
| Legal jurisdiction | Oakland County, Michigan |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Pontiac, Michigan |
| Sheriff responsible | |
| Facilities | |
| Detention Centers | 1 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is the largest sheriff's department in the state of Michigan. The Sheriff's Office had 859 uniformed officers as of 2017,[1] and has jurisdiction over all of Oakland County, with a population of 1.274 million as of the 2020 census. Roughly 343,000 residents of fifteen communities are served by the Sheriff's Office under contract.
The Sheriff's Office also includes a marine patrol and rescue unit, responsible for patrolling 450 lakes across the county.[2]
Republican Michael Bouchard has served as the Oakland County Sheriff since 1999.
Headquarters
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is located at 1200 N Telegraph Road, Building 38 East in Pontiac, Michigan, the Oakland County seat.
Rank structure
| Title | Insignia |
|---|---|
| Sheriff |  |
| Undersheriff |  |
| Major |  |
| Captain |  |
| Lieutenant |  |
| Sergeant | .svg){kind=icon} |
| Deputy II | |
| Deputy I |
Communities served
The Sheriff's Office patrols fifteen municipalities under contract. Each city and township has its own substation.[3]
- Addison Township (including the village of Leonard)
- Brandon Township (including the village of Ortonville)
- Clarkston
- Commerce Township
- Highland Township
- Independence Township
- Lyon Township
- Oakland Township
- Orion Township
- Oxford Township
- Springfield Township
- Pontiac
- Rochester Hills
The Addison Township and Brandon Township substations are within the villages of Leonard and Ortonville respectively.
Specialized units
- SWAT
- Traffic
- K-9
- Aviation Unit
- Alcohol Enforcement Unit
- Crash Reconstruction Unit
- Marine and Parks Patrol Units
- Mounted Division
- Honor Guard
- Motorcycle Unit
- Reserves
- Cell Extraction Team
References
- ^ MLive, Julie Mack | special to (October 31, 2017). "Michigan's 60 largest police departments, ranked by staff size". mlive. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Marine Patrol | Patrol Units & Teams". www.oakgov.com. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Law Enforcement Services Division | Law Enforcement". www.oakgov.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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