Denver Sheriff Department
The Denver Sheriff Department is a criminal justice agency based in Denver, Colorado, United States.
| Denver Sheriff Department | |
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Patch of Denver Sheriff Department since 1999 | |
Badge of Denver Sheriff Department since 2004 | |
| Abbreviation | DSD |
| Motto | Dedication, Service, Duty (DSD) |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | December 2, 1902 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Jurisdiction of Denver Sheriff Department | |
| Size | 154.9 square miles (401 km2) |
| Population | 663,862 (2014) |
| Legal jurisdiction | City & County of Denver, City & County of Denver Courts, and Denver Detention Facilities |
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| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 490 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80204 |
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| Parent agency | Denver Department of Safety; Executive Director of Safety Armando Saldate III |
| Website | |
| Denver Sheriff Website | |
The DSD is composed of both uniformed and civilian employees. It is organized into three divisions with multiple units and sections, including jail operations at the Denver County Jail and the Downtown Detention Center, as well as the supervision of incarcerated individuals receiving care at the Denver Health Medical Center. The Denver Sheriff staff also operates the Vehicle Impound Facility, provides security at the County and District courts, transport prisoners across the state, including the extraditions of wanted persons from throughout the United States, serves as officers of the courts by providing for the process of service, including evictions, and has many specialty units such as the Criminal Investigations Unit, Fugitive Unit, Emergency Response Unit, Honor Guard, Mounted Posse, Gang Intelligence Unit and K9 Unit.
The department is overseen by the executive director of safety and the sheriff; both positions are appointed by the mayor. Denver's Sheriff is appointed by the Mayor of Denver; This is unique in Colorado, as all other county sheriffs are elected, although in the City & County of Broomfield, Colorado, the Chief of Police oversees the "sheriff function".
The Denver Sheriff Department is the largest Sheriff Department in the State of Colorado and as of September 2016, the agency employed more than 985 sworn and civilian members.