The San Diego County Sheriff's Department, is the primary and largest law enforcement agency in San Diego County, California, and one of the largest sheriff's departments in the United States: with over 4,000 employees, an annual budget of over $960 million, and a service area over 4,500 square miles extending to a 60-mile international border. The department, established in 1850, has over 4,000 sworn deputies and additional civilian support personnel servicing an area of nearly 4,526 mi². The SDSO provides general law enforcement and public safety services to all unincorporated areas of the county. Nine incorporated cities within the county contract with the department for municipal law enforcement and public safety services. Within these cities, traffic enforcement is also provided. The department operates and provides detention facilities, court services, and specialized regional services to all of the county and the nine contract cities. The Wireless Services Division is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the San Diego County-Imperial County Regional Communications System. The sheriff is elected by the voters of San Diego County. The current sheriff is William Gore, who was appointed by the Board of Supervisors in 2009 when Bill Kolender resigned, and then was elected to a full term in June 2010.
Organization
Office of the Sheriff
Public Affairs
Intergovernmental Legislative Affairs
Legal Affairs
Senior Executive Assistant
Division of Inspectional Services
Service bureaus
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is organized into five service bureaus: Law Enforcement Services, Detention Facility Services, Court Services, Human Resource Services, and Management Services. Each bureau is managed by an Assistant Sheriff except the Management Services Bureau, which is headed by an Executive Director.
Law Enforcement Services Bureau
Central Investigations Division
* Central Operations Detail
** Computer And Technology Crime High-tech Response Team
4S Ranch Substation 10282 Rancho Bernardo Rd San Diego, CA 92127 Alpine Station 2751 Alpine Blvd Alpine, CA 91901 Borrego Springs Office 571 Palm Canyon Dr. Borrego Springs, CA 92004 Boulevard/Jacumba Substation 39919 Highway 94 Boulevard, CA 91905 Campo/Tecate Substation 378 Sheridan Rd Campo, CA 91906 North Coastal Station 175 N. El Camino Real Encinitas, CA 92024 Fallbrook Substation 388 East Alvarado St Fallbrook, CA 92028 Imperial Beach Station 845 Imperial Beach Blvd Imperial Beach, CA 91932 Lakeside Substation 12365 Parkside St. Lakeside, CA 92040 Julian Substation 2907 Washington St, Bldg C Julian, CA 92036 Lemon Grove Substation 3240 Main St Lemon Grove, CA 91945 Pine Valley Substation 28914 Old Highway 80, #106 Pine Valley, CA 91962 Poway Station 13100 Bowron Rd Poway, CA 92064 Ramona Substation 1424 Montecito Rd Ramona, CA 92065 Rancho San Diego Station 11486 Campo Rd. Spring Valley, CA 91978 Ranchita Office 25704 San Felipe Rd, S-2 Warner Springs, CA 92086 San Marcos Station 182 Santar Pl San Marcos, CA 92069 Santee Station 8811 Cuyamaca St Santee, CA 92071 Valley Center Substation 28201 N. Lake Wohlford Rd Valley Center, CA 92082 Vista Station 325 S. Melrose, Ste 210 Vista, CA 92081
Court Services Bureau
Detention Services Bureau
San Diego Central Jail
George Bailey Detention Facility
East Mesa Reentry Facility
Las Colinas Women's Detention Facility
South Bay Detention Facility
Vista Detention Facility
Facility 8
Human Resource Services Bureau
Personnel Division
* Background Investigations Unit
* Career Path Assessment Unit
* Recruiting Unit
Professional Standards Division
* Internal Affairs Unit
* Risk Management Unit
Training Division
* Detentions and Court Services Academy
* In-Service Training Unit
* Regional Basic Academy
* Weapons Training Unit
Management Services Bureau
Data Services Division
Wireless Services Division
Contracts Division
Fiscal Services
Vehicles
Over the years, the sheriff's office's marked vehicles have sported unusual paint schemes. Originally in a traditional black and white, they transitioned to a pink-salmon color in the 1960s. From 1971 to 1991 the vehicles were painted kelly green-and-white which were the campaign colors of Sheriff John F. Duffy. When he retired the fleet was returned to the black-and-white color scheme and has remained so ever since. The department has also had a few all-white cars over the years, but these were for Traffic Enforcement and Volunteer Patrols only. Today, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department utilizes the Ford Crown Victoria and Ford Explorer as their base models for their fleet. The Dodge Charger is the base model for SDSO Traffic Units. The SDSO also operates the Following Aircraft: Hughes 500, Bell 205, and Bell 407.
Weapons
Glock 22.40 S&W- standard issue, some equipped with flashlight depending on deputy preference.
Glock 23.40 S&W- used by detectives and other investigators, some regular deputies carry it as well as an off duty weapon.
Glock 27.40 S&W- backup gun for deputies, used by some investigators as well as an off duty weapon for some deputies.
Colt CAR-15A1/A2- R6520 variant used as a patrol rifle for deputies as is the R0603 variant can also be seen in patrol vehicles.
Remington 870 12 gauge- standard issue shotgun for deputies, is a pump action shotgun.
Springfield Armory M-14- used for certain situations, is not the standard issue rifle but the SDSO does have a few M-14's in the agency's inventory.
Theodore L. Beckmann Jr., February 8, 1989, vehicular assault
Patrick Steven Coyle, February 16, 1997, aircraft accident
Ken Collier, February 28, 2010, vehicle pursuit
Rank structure
History
The San Diego Sheriff department was formed in 1850, and since then it has served a diverse county consisting of many constituents with competing interests. San Diego Sheriff's department was a co-appellant in the very famous Supreme Court of the United States and Ninth Circuit cases Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 352, which held unconstitutional laws that allow law enforcement to demand that "loiterers" and "wanderers" provide identification; this continues to affect other departments nationwide.
