Oakland County Sheriff's Office
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is the largest sheriff's department in the state of Michigan. The Sheriff's Office had 859 uniformed officers as of 2017,[1] and has jurisdiction over all of Oakland County, with a population of 1.274 million as of the 2020 census. Roughly 343,000 residents of fifteen communities are served by the Sheriff's Office under contract.
Oakland County Sheriff's Office | |
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Abbreviation | OCSO |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1820 |
Employees | 1,400+ |
Annual budget | $163 million |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Oakland County, Michigan |
Size | 907 square miles (2,350 km2) |
Population | 1.2 million |
Legal jurisdiction | Oakland County, Michigan |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Pontiac, Michigan |
Sheriff responsible | |
Facilities | |
Detention Centers | 1 |
Website | |
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The Sheriff's Office also includes a marine patrol and rescue unit, responsible for patrolling 450 lakes across the county.[2]
Republican Michael Bouchard has served as the Oakland County Sheriff since 1999.
Headquarters
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is located at 1200 N Telegraph Road, Building 38 East in Pontiac, Michigan, the Oakland County seat.
Rank structure
Title | Insignia |
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Sheriff | ![]() |
Undersheriff | ![]() |
Major | ![]() |
Captain | ![]() |
Lieutenant | ![]() |
Sergeant | ![]() |
Deputy II | |
Deputy I |
Communities served
The Sheriff's Office patrols fifteen municipalities under contract. Each city and township has its own substation.[3]
- Addison Township (including the village of Leonard)
- Brandon Township (including the village of Ortonville)
- Clarkston
- Commerce Township
- Highland Township
- Independence Township
- Lyon Township
- Oakland Township
- Orion Township
- Oxford Township
- Springfield Township
- Pontiac
- Rochester Hills
The Addison Township and Brandon Township substations are within the villages of Leonard and Ortonville respectively.
Specialized units
References
- MLive, Julie Mack | special to (October 31, 2017). "Michigan's 60 largest police departments, ranked by staff size". mlive. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- "Marine Patrol | Patrol Units & Teams". www.oakgov.com. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- "Law Enforcement Services Division | Law Enforcement". www.oakgov.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.