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The Alameda County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) is a law enforcement agency serving Alameda County, California.ACSO is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), the American Correctional Association (ACA), National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) and the California Medical Association (CMA).
Alameda County sheriff's deputies are urging prosecutors to charge three teenagers allegedly involved in luring an 18-year-old to San Leandro and then killing him as adults.
In August 2021, Sanchez announced that she would run for Sheriff of Alameda County. [3] [7] Sanchez campaigned a reform platform to add more resources for inmates, increase transparency of the office, and train deputies to better approach crises. [6]
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office bomb range is located behind the Santa Rita Jail. [18] It has come into the public eye by being featured in many episodes of MythBusters, and named as their #1 favorite location in their Top 12 Favorite Locations special. The MythBusters will often use this bomb range to safely and legally test myths ...
In 1986, Plummer was elected the 21st Sheriff of Alameda County. [2] During his tenure, the Alameda Sheriff's Department became the only western law enforcement department to have an accredited bomb squad. [2] Plummer retired 13 January 2007 after serving five terms as sheriff. Gregory J. Ahern, a 26-year veteran of the sheriff's office, was ...
After four terms as Sheriff running unopposed, Ahern was defeated by over 21 percent in the June 2022 primary by Yesenia Sanchez, an Alameda County Sheriff's Deputy. Conditions at Santa Rita jail were cited as a factor. [11] [17] [18] Sanchez campaigned on the promises to bring accountability and reform to the department. [18] [19]
San Diego Police officers confer with FEMA Administrator David Paulison during the October 2007 California wildfires.. According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 509 law enforcement agencies exist in the U.S. state of California, employing 79,431 sworn police officers—about 217 for each 100,000 residents.
Frank Madigan (1908–1979) was sheriff the Alameda County Sheriff's Office in Alameda County, California from 1963 to 1975. Thomas Lafayette Houchins Jr. served under him during the Berkeley, CA protests.