Fairfield County CT Sheriff Department
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Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The county population is 916,829 according to the 2010 Census. There are currently 1,465 people per square mile in the county. It is the most populous county in the State of Connecticut and contains...
in place until the year 2000 when a majority vote eliminated the position of High Sheriff (one month later all deputy sheriffs in the state were transferred to State Judicial Marshals under the local county branch) in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
counties after the topic being brought up by Connecticut state attorney general Richard Blumenthal.
It served as security for the county court houses, carrying out arrest warrants, and transportation of prisoners for the county until the year in December 2000 when Connecticut eliminated the position of sheriff in all Connecticut Counties. The department had law enforcement powers, but did not use them in modern-times. The reason for this was that most towns and cities in the county, had their own police departments. The only exception to this was and still is the Town of Sherman
Sherman, Connecticut
Sherman is the northernmost and least populous town of Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,581 at the 2010 census. The town is named for New Haven's Founding Father, Roger Sherman....
in the very northern corner of the county. Unlike counties in most other states in the United States, in Connecticut, county sheriffs did not act as the primary law-enforcement and patrol agencies for areas of the county not served by a municipal police department. That job fell upon the Connecticut State Police
Connecticut State Police
The Connecticut State Police is a division of the Connecticut Department of Public Safety responsible for traffic regulation and law enforcement across the state of Connecticut, especially in areas not served by local police departments. The CSP currently has approximately 1,248 troopers, and is...
's Resident State Trooper program and still does to this day. Sherman participates in the Resident State Trooper program, where the Connecticut State Police
Connecticut State Police
The Connecticut State Police is a division of the Connecticut Department of Public Safety responsible for traffic regulation and law enforcement across the state of Connecticut, especially in areas not served by local police departments. The CSP currently has approximately 1,248 troopers, and is...
has at least one State Trooper every 24 hours assigned to act as the primary law enforcement officer for the entire town, performing routine patrols and law enforcement duties.
Now, instead of a county sheriff, Fairfield County
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The county population is 916,829 according to the 2010 Census. There are currently 1,465 people per square mile in the county. It is the most populous county in the State of Connecticut and contains...
is split into three judicial districts (Fairfield, Stamford-Norwalk, and Danbury), each with its own Chief Judicial Marshal
See also
External links
- Middlesex County Sheriff's Department (an example of a former Connecticut county sheriff's department)
- Connecticut Judicial Marshal's page
- A View of the Fairfield County Courthouse (google street view)