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==History==
==History==
[[File:Howard County Sheriff.jpg|thumb|Howard County Sheriff's Office fleet in 2014]]
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[[Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel County]] created the Howard District in 1831 from its Western half. Thomas Burgess acted as the Sheriff through the 1840s. In 1851, the Howard District became its own county with a dedicated Sheriff.<ref>{{cite web|title=Simpsonville Mill Survey|url=http://www.jefpat.org/NEHWeb/Assets/Collections/images/18ho80/PDFs/phase_iii.pdf|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}</ref> The HCSO was created in 1851.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.co.ho.md.us/Sheriff/Sheriff_HomePage.htm |title=Howard County Sheriff's Office website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617132641/http://www.co.ho.md.us/Sheriff/Sheriff_HomePage.htm |archive-date=June 17, 2008}}</ref> Former [[Ellicott City, Maryland|Ellicott City]] Mayor E.A. Talbot served in 1856,<ref>{{cite book|title=Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland|author=Maryland. General Assembly. Senate|page=556}}</ref> George W. Howard served in 1908;<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |title=100 GO DOWN IN CRASH AT ELLICOTT CITY: Spectators At Trial Dumped In Mass By Collapse Of Floor THIRTY-SEVEN ARE BADLY INJURED Crowd Attracted By Rumor Of Plot To Lynch Negro Charged With Assaulting And Robbing Farmer--Victims Brought To Baltimore Hospitals FEW ESCAPE UNHURT Easton's Hall Packed With People When Accident Occurs|date=December 30, 1908 |url=https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/100-go-down-crash-at-ellicott-city/docview/537600397/se-2 |url-access=subscription |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> Julius Wolsh Jr. in 1928;<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |title=Farmer Routs Fireman, Persihes Among Flames: Brandishes Knife as County Officials Arrive to Help Fight Blaze. Neighbor's Stock Burns |date=April 12, 1928 |url=https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/farmer-routs-firemen-perishes-amid-flames/docview/149910472/se-2 |url-access=subscription |via=ProQuest}}</ref> George D. Day Jr. in 1930;<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |title=Howard County's Salaries |date=January 14, 1933 |url=https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/howard-countys-salaries/docview/543340924/se-2 |url-access=subscription |via=ProQuest}}</ref> Norman O. Haward in 1962;<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=Republican Has Early Lead in Race For State Senate in Anne Arundel: GOP Wins 3 Races In Calvert County St. Marys Democrats Overwhelming Victors Charles County Board Control Goes to GOP GOP Board Elected In Howard County |date=November 7, 1962 |url=https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/republican-has-early-lead-race-state-senate-anne/docview/141708821/se-2 |url-access=subscription |via=ProQuest}}</ref> Donald Edward Ansell in 1972.<ref>{{cite news |first=Herbert H. |last=Denton |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=County Man Shackled, Jailed in $5 Ticket Case: Police in Counties Shackle, Jail Man in $5 Ticket Case |date=January 14, 1972 |url=https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/county-man-shackled-jailed-5-ticket-case/docview/148249376/se-2 |url-access=subscription |via=ProQuest}}</ref>
[[Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel County]] created the Howard District in 1831 from its Western half. Thomas Burgess acted as the Sheriff through the 1840s. In 1851, the Howard District became its own county with a dedicated Sheriff.<ref>{{cite web|title=Simpsonville Mill Survey|url=http://www.jefpat.org/NEHWeb/Assets/Collections/images/18ho80/PDFs/phase_iii.pdf|access-date=June 12, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714202108/http://www.jefpat.org/NEHWeb/Assets/Collections/images/18ho80/PDFs/phase_iii.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The HCSO was created in 1851.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.co.ho.md.us/Sheriff/Sheriff_HomePage.htm |title=Howard County Sheriff's Office website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617132641/http://www.co.ho.md.us/Sheriff/Sheriff_HomePage.htm |archive-date=June 17, 2008}}</ref> Former [[Ellicott City, Maryland|Ellicott City]] Mayor E.A. Talbot served in 1856,<ref>{{cite book|title=Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland|author=Maryland. General Assembly. Senate|page=556}}</ref> George W. Howard served in 1908;<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |title=100 GO DOWN IN CRASH AT ELLICOTT CITY: Spectators At Trial Dumped In Mass By Collapse Of Floor THIRTY-SEVEN ARE BADLY INJURED Crowd Attracted By Rumor Of Plot To Lynch Negro Charged With Assaulting And Robbing Farmer--Victims Brought To Baltimore Hospitals FEW ESCAPE UNHURT Easton's Hall Packed With People When Accident Occurs|date=December 30, 1908 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/537600397 |id={{ProQuest|537600397}} |url-access=subscription |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> Julius Wolsh Jr. in 1928;<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |title=Farmer Routs Fireman, Perishes Among Flames: Brandishes Knife as County Officials Arrive to Help Fight Blaze. Neighbor's Stock Burns |date=April 12, 1928 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/149910472 |id={{ProQuest|149910472}} |url-access=subscription |via=ProQuest}}</ref> George D. Day Jr. in 1930;<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |title=Howard County's Salaries |date=January 14, 1933 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/543340924 |id={{ProQuest|543340924}} |url-access=subscription |via=ProQuest}}</ref> Norman O. Haward in 1962;<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=Republican Has Early Lead in Race For State Senate in Anne Arundel: GOP Wins 3 Races In Calvert County St. Marys Democrats Overwhelming Victors Charles County Board Control Goes to GOP GOP Board Elected In Howard County |date=November 7, 1962 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/141708821 |id={{ProQuest|141708821}} |url-access=subscription |via=ProQuest}}</ref> Donald Edward Ansell in 1972.<ref>{{cite news |first=Herbert H. |last=Denton |newspaper=The Washington Post |title=County Man Shackled, Jailed in $5 Ticket Case: Police in Counties Shackle, Jail Man in $5 Ticket Case |date=January 14, 1972 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/148249376 |id={{ProQuest|148249376}} |url-access=subscription |via=ProQuest}}</ref>


Sheriff James F. Fitzgerald resigned in 2016 over allegations that he bullied his employees and made racist, sexist, and anti-Semitic remarks.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Michael E. |date=October 11, 2016 |title=Howard County sheriff resigns over alleged racist, anti-Semitic remarks |language=en-US |work=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/howard-county-sheriff-resigns-over-alleged-racist-anti-semitic-remarks/2016/10/11/1086c9ea-8fd8-11e6-9c52-0b10449e33c4_story.html |access-date=November 12, 2022 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
Sheriff James F. Fitzgerald resigned in 2016 over allegations that he bullied his employees and made racist, sexist, and anti-Semitic remarks.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Michael E. |date=October 11, 2016 |title=Howard County sheriff resigns over alleged racist, anti-Semitic remarks |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/howard-county-sheriff-resigns-over-alleged-racist-anti-semitic-remarks/2016/10/11/1086c9ea-8fd8-11e6-9c52-0b10449e33c4_story.html |access-date=November 12, 2022 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>


==Organization==
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Howard County Sheriff's Office
Howard County Sheriff's Office patch
Howard County Sheriff's Office patch
AbbreviationHCSO
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMaryland, USA
Map of Howard County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction
Size254 square miles (660 km2)
Population304,580 (2013)
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersEllicott City, Maryland
Agency executive
  • Marcus Harris, Sheriff
Website
https://www.howardcountymd.gov/Branches/Sheriffs-Office

The Howard County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is a law enforcement organization which acts as the enforcement arm of the Howard County court system and services Howard County, Maryland, population 328,200. Its mission centers around providing judicial enforcement and physical security for the Circuit Court. The department is a secondary law enforcement agency as police services are mostly provided by the larger, better-known Howard County Police Department while the county jail is run by the Howard County Department of Corrections. However, Sheriff's deputies are fully certified law enforcement officers with the same authority as any police officer in the state of Maryland. They assist county police officers with calls for service when requested or needed.

History

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Howard County Sheriff's Office fleet in 2014

Anne Arundel County created the Howard District in 1831 from its Western half. Thomas Burgess acted as the Sheriff through the 1840s. In 1851, the Howard District became its own county with a dedicated Sheriff.[1] The HCSO was created in 1851.[2] Former Ellicott City Mayor E.A. Talbot served in 1856,[3] George W. Howard served in 1908;[4] Julius Wolsh Jr. in 1928;[5] George D. Day Jr. in 1930;[6] Norman O. Haward in 1962;[7] Donald Edward Ansell in 1972.[8]

Sheriff James F. Fitzgerald resigned in 2016 over allegations that he bullied his employees and made racist, sexist, and anti-Semitic remarks.[9]

Organization

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The Sheriff's Office is located at the Howard County Circuit Court building, 9250 Judicial Way, Ellicott City, Maryland. The current sheriff is Marcus Harris, a former Baltimore County Police detective, elected in November 2018. The HCSO is divided into six sections:[10]

  • Domestic Violence Enforcement
  • Warrants/Fugitive
  • Courthouse Security
  • Landlord/Tenant
  • Transportation
  • Patrol Operations

Some of the Past Sheriffs

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Sheriff[11] Term
Charles G. Halsup 1848-1851
Seth W. Warfield 1851-1853
E.A. Talbot 1853-1855
Joshua McCauley 1855-1857
John Orem 1857-1859
Thomas Burgess 1859-1861
J.P. Ijams 1861-1863
David E. Hopkins 1864-1866
Edward McCaulley 1866-1867
William A. Webb 1867-1869
Claudius Stewart 1869-1871
John S. Tracy 1871-1873
Walter Dorsey 1873-1875
G. Washington Carr 1875-1877
Joseph Hunt 1877-1879
Joseph McCauley 1879-1881
Edward A. Talbott 1881-1883
N.T. Hutchins 1883-1885
Frank Shipley 1885-1887
George D. Day 1887-1889
Steven R. Hobbs 1889-1891
William G. Owings 1891-1893
Gilbert E. Flower 1893-1895
Greenbury Johnson Jr. 1895-1896
Frank Oldfield 1896-1897
Charles D. Pickett 1897-1899
Lewis E. Phelps 1899-1901
James E. Hobbs 1901-1903
John F. Kyrne 1903-1905
Joseph Hunt 1905-1907
George W Howard 1907-1909
James L. Hobbs 1909-1911
Sandy T. Mullinix 1911-1913
John V. Long 1913-1915
James L. Hobbs 1915-1917
H. Thomas Grimes 1917-1919
James H. Hudson 1919-1920
Arthur A. Brosenne 1921-1923
Phillip S. Brown 1923-1926
John H. Hardy 1926-1930
George D, Day Jr. 1930-1934
J. Frank Curtis 1934-1938
C. Dorsey Hobbs 1938-1942
L. Edwin Carr 1942-1946
Frederick C. Kramer 1946-1950
W. Harvey Hill 1950-1958
Norman O. Howard 1958-1970
Charles C. Senseney 1970-1974
John J. Votta 1974-1982
Virginia L. Donnelly 1982-1986
Herbert Stonesifer 1986-1990
Michael A. Chiuchiolo 1990-1998
Charles M. Cave 1998-2006
James F. Fitzgerald 2006-2016
William J. McMahon 2016-2018
Marcus R. Harris 2018–present

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Simpsonville Mill Survey" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "Howard County Sheriff's Office website". Archived from the original on June 17, 2008.
  3. ^ Maryland. General Assembly. Senate. Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland. p. 556.
  4. ^ "100 GO DOWN IN CRASH AT ELLICOTT CITY: Spectators At Trial Dumped In Mass By Collapse Of Floor THIRTY-SEVEN ARE BADLY INJURED Crowd Attracted By Rumor Of Plot To Lynch Negro Charged With Assaulting And Robbing Farmer--Victims Brought To Baltimore Hospitals FEW ESCAPE UNHURT Easton's Hall Packed With People When Accident Occurs". The Baltimore Sun. December 30, 1908. ProQuest 537600397 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ "Farmer Routs Fireman, Perishes Among Flames: Brandishes Knife as County Officials Arrive to Help Fight Blaze. Neighbor's Stock Burns". The Washington Post. April 12, 1928. ProQuest 149910472 – via ProQuest.
  6. ^ "Howard County's Salaries". The Baltimore Sun. January 14, 1933. ProQuest 543340924 – via ProQuest.
  7. ^ "Republican Has Early Lead in Race For State Senate in Anne Arundel: GOP Wins 3 Races In Calvert County St. Marys Democrats Overwhelming Victors Charles County Board Control Goes to GOP GOP Board Elected In Howard County". The Washington Post. November 7, 1962. ProQuest 141708821 – via ProQuest.
  8. ^ Denton, Herbert H. (January 14, 1972). "County Man Shackled, Jailed in $5 Ticket Case: Police in Counties Shackle, Jail Man in $5 Ticket Case". The Washington Post. ProQuest 148249376 – via ProQuest.
  9. ^ Miller, Michael E. (October 11, 2016). "Howard County sheriff resigns over alleged racist, anti-Semitic remarks". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  10. ^ "Howard County Sheriff's Office Operational Duties". Archived from the original on June 18, 2008.
  11. ^ Joshua Dorsey Warfield. The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. p. 538.
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