Monroe County Sheriff's Office (New York)
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement for Monroe County which is located in Western New York State. The sheriff's office's constitutional authority is to operate the county jail and provide a civil function. However, as with most counties in N.Y., the MCSO also provides a wide range of police services as well and provides physical and operational security to the courts.
Organization
The MCSO is led by the Sheriff who is elected by the residents of Monroe County and serves a 4-year term. The Sheriff is considered the highest police official in the county. The second-in-command is the Undersheriff who is appointed by the Sheriff and is in charge in the Sheriff's absence. The third highest-ranking member of the department is the Chief Deputy. Currently the Sheriff is Sheriff Todd K. Baxter, the Undersheriff is Undersheriff Korey Brown, and the Chief Deputy is Chief Deputy Michael Fowler.By New York State Constitution, the Sheriff is the Warden of the county jail. The Jail Bureau is the largest component of the Sheriff's Office, overseeing an inmate population of around 1,000.
The Sheriff's Office operates a large road patrol force which patrols the towns within Monroe County that do not have their own police patrols, although the MCSO has jurisdiction throughout the county. The Sheriff's Office is also responsible for primary police patrols at the Greater Rochester International Airport as well as the many parks throughout the county. Deputies assigned to the Marine Unit patrol the coastline of Lake Ontario as well as Irondequoit Bay. The Police Bureau also features a mounted unit, as well as a traffic enforcement unit. Specialized units consist of Bomb Squad, SWAT, Hostage Recovery, SCUBA, Technical Services, and K9.
The other major unit of the Police Bureau is the Criminal Investigation Section which investigates all major crimes responded to by Sheriff's deputies as well as assisting other area law enforcement agencies.
The Court Security Bureau provides security at the Hall of Justice as well as at the State Appellate Court building.
In 2011, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office was named the 2011 Public Safety Uniform Award in the County Sheriff's/Police Department category by the North American Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office can be found on Facebook and Twitter.
Zones
The county is divided into the following 3 zones:| Zone | Communities |
| A | East Rochester, Fairport, Irondequoit, Penfield, Perinton, Pittsford, Webster |
| B | Brighton, Henrietta, Honeoye Falls, Rush, Mendon, Scottsville, Wheatland |
| C | Brockport, Chili, Churchville, Clarkson, Gates, Greece, Hamlin, Hilton, Ogden, Parma, Riga, Spencerport, Sweden |
Other Stations
Special Operations- Parks Patrol
- Marine Unit
- Horse Mounted Patrol
- Traffic Enforcement/Tactical Unit
- SWAT
- Community Services to include DARE
- K-9
- Bomb Squad
- Hostage Recovery Team
- Scuba
- ATV, Bike and Snowmobile
- All Police Services at the Greater Rochester International Airport
- Administrative/Staff Services:
- Recruitment
- Standards and Compliance
- Property & Evidence
- Fleet
- Quartermaster
- Records Unit
- Historian
- Criminal Investigations
- Internal Affairs
History
| Name | Tenure | Name | Tenure | Name | Tenure | ||
| James Seymour | 1821–1822 1826–1828 | Isaac H. Sutherland | 1869 | Charles S. Owen | January 1, 1915 – December 31, 1917 | ||
| John T. Patterson | 1823–1825 | Joseph B. Campbell | 1870–1872 | Andrew Wiedenmann | January 1, 1918 – December 31, 1920 | ||
| James K. Livingston | 1829–1831 | Charles S. Campbell | 1873–1875 | Frederick S. Couchman | January 1, 1921 – November 17, 1921 | ||
| Ezra M. Parsons | 1832–1835 | Henry E. Richmond | 1876–1878 | Henry W. Morse | November 18, 1921 – December 31, 1923 | ||
| Elias Pond | 1836–1837 | James K. Burlingame | 1879–1881 | Franklin W. Judson | January 1, 1924 – December 31, 1925 | ||
| Darius Perrin | 1838–1840 | Francis A. Schoeffel | 1882–1884 | Albert H. Baker | January 1, 1926 – December 31, 1928 | ||
| Charles L. Pardee | 1841–1843 | John W. Hannan | 1885–1887 1894–1896 | Fred D. Budd | January 1, 1929 – December 31, 1931 | ||
| Hiram Sibley | 1844–1846 | Thomas C. Hodgson | 1888–1890 | William C. Stallknecht | January 1, 1932 – December 31, 1934 | ||
| George Hart | 1847–1849 | Burton H. Davy | 1891–1893 | James E. Malley | January 1, 1935 – December 31, 1937 | ||
| Octavius P. Chamberlain | 1850–1852 | John U. Schroth | 1897–1899 | Albert W. Skinner | January 1, 1938 – December 31, 1973 | ||
| Chauncey B. Woodworth | 1853–1855 | Thomas W. Ford | 1900–1902 | William F. Lombard | January 1, 1974 – December 31, 1979 | ||
| Alexander Babcock | 1856–1858 | Charles H. Bailey | 1903–1905 | Andrew P. Meloni | January 1, 1980 – May 2001 | ||
| Hiram Smith | 1859–1861 | William H. Craig | 1906 – December 31, 1908 | Patrick M. O'Flynn | May 2001 – December 31, 2017 | ||
| James H. Warren | 1862–1864 | Willis K. Gillette | January 1, 1909 – December 31, 1911 | Todd Baxter | January 1, 2018 – present | ||
| Alonzo Chapman | 1865–1867 | Harley E. Hamil | January 1, 1912 – March 11, 1914 | - | - | ||
| Caleb Moore | 1868 | George R. Brown | March 12, 1914 – December 31, 1914 | - | - |
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Monroe County Sheriff Office, 8 officers have died in the line of duty.| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
Wednesday, January 10, 1912 | Gunfire | |
Wednesday, April 3, 1946 | Automobile accident | |
Thursday, May 16, 1957 | Motorcycle accident | |
Monday, September 13, 1965 | Automobile accident | |
Friday, February 6, 1970 | Automobile accident | |
Friday, June 23, 1972 | Vehicular assault | |
Friday, September 20, 1974 | Heart attack | |
Sunday, March 5, 1995 | Assault |