Whatcom County Sheriff's Office
| Whatcom County Sheriff's Office | |
|---|---|
 Older WCSO Patch from 2009 | |
| Common name | Whatcom County Sheriff |
| Abbreviation | WCSO |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1854[1] |
| Employees | 190[2] |
| Annual budget | $41 million (2022)[3] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Whatcom County, Washington, U.S. |
| Population | 226,847 (2020)[4] |
| Governing body | Sheriff |
| General nature |
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| Headquarters | 311 Grand Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225 "The Public Safety Building" |
| Agency executive |
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| Facilities | |
| Stations |
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| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office (WCSO') is the primary law enforcement and investigation agency for Whatcom County, Washington, in the United States. It is among the largest and oldest law enforcement organizations in Washington.[6] The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office is headquartered in the county's largest city, Bellingham, Washington, but has plans to open a new jail in Ferndale, Washington.[7]
The main functions of the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office are to provide law enforcement services, operate the county's correctional facilities, and work cooperatively with municipal, state, tribal and federal law enforcement agencies.[8]
History
The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office was founded in 1854 with the first Whatcom County Sheriff being Ellis "Yankee" Barnes[9]
Past Sheriffs
- Ellis "Yankee" Barnes 1854
- J. E. Jewett 1855
- William A. Busey 1859
- Enoch May 1860
- F. F. Lane 1860
- Thomas Wynn 1861
- W. J. Kelly 1861
- F. F. Lane 1862
- James Kavanaugh 1863
- F. F. Lane 1864
- Watson Hodge 1868
- Charles Coots 1869
- Merritt H. Upson 1869
- G. E. L. Allen 1875
- James O'Loughlin 1881
- Stewart Leckie 1883
- F. W. Delorimer 1885
- George C. Curtis 1889
- F. W. Delorimer 1891
- Charles G. Requa 1893
- J. J. Bell 1895
- A. B. "Barney" Estabrook 1897
- William I. Brisbin 1901
- L. A. "Bert" Thomas
- Andrew Williams 1905
- S. B. Van Zandt 1909
- L. A. Thomas 1911
- Stewart Wilson 1915
- Will D. Wallace 1917
- A. L. Callahan 1921
- Earl K. McInroe 1927
- Thomas C. Fraser 1931
- W. T. Farmer 1935
- C. R. "Con" Axling 1943
- William "Bill" Breuer 1955
- Bernie Reynolds 1967
- Larry Mount 1979
- Dale Brandland 1994
- Bill Elfo 2003 (current)[10]
References
- ↑ https://www.whatcomcounty.us/200/Sheriff
- ↑ https://www.whatcomcounty.us/200/Sheriff
- ↑ https://www.thenorthernlight.com/stories/whatcom-county-budget-expands-in-law-and-health,22814#:~:text=In%20total%2C%20over%20the%20biennium,for%20the%20planning%20and%20development
- ↑ https://data.census.gov/all?q=Whatcom%20County,%20Washington
- ↑ https://www.whatcomcounty.us/200/Sheriff
- ↑ https://www.whatcomcounty.us/200/Sheriff
- ↑ https://www.cascadiadaily.com/news/2023/nov/07/jail-measure-heads-for-decisive-win-after-first-ballot-count/
- ↑ https://www.whatcomcounty.us/2433/The-Office-of-Sheriff
- ↑ https://www.whatcomcounty.us/2433/The-Office-of-Sheriff#:~:text=Whatcom%20County's%20first%20sheriff%20was,a%20Home%20Rule%20Washington%20County.
- ↑ https://www.whatcomcounty.us/DocumentCenter/View/20619/Whatcom-County-Sheriffs?bidId=
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