Albemarle County Sheriff S Office Reserve
Must be ages 13 to 21 interested in a career in law enforcement have no criminal history or school discipline history good personality with great morals and attitude and must pass the cadet interview board.
Albemarle county sheriff s office reserve. The reserve division is. Albemarle county sheriff s office charlottesville virginia. Every member of the albemarle county sheriff s office has taken an oath of office to protect and serve the community. A volunteer organization of dedicated and trained citizens who support and assist the operations and duties of the sheriff s office.
The albemarle county sheriff s office was created in 1745 and joseph thompson was appointed as the county s first sheriff. In the early years of albemarle county sheriffs were appointed to office for a two year term. It was not until 1895 that the citizens of albemarle county elected the sheriff to a four year term in office. The albemarle county sheriff s office foundation consists of a group of local citizens committed to come together and support the sheriff s office and its many volunteer initiatives.
The reserve division not only provides a much needed service to our community but also saves the taxpayers of albemarle county over 600 000 annually in the process. The sheriff s office has been an accredited agency since 2002. The albemarle county sheriff s office continued to serve as the county s primary law enforcement agency until 1983 when the albemarle county police department was established. It is my responsibility to make sure that my staff upholds the oath of office and lives by the law enforcement code of.
We take that oath very seriously. Bailey transitioned from sheriff to the first police chief of the newly formed acpd. Lucian watts became the first elected sheriff of the county and. The badge represents integrity trust compassion and responsibility.
100 of all proceeds and donations to the albemarle county sheriff s foundation for the 2020 posse golf round up will help to provide unmanned arial systems for search and rescue bullet proof vests. Chan bryant sheriff the albemarle county sheriff s office has been serving the. We currently have 22 full time and 2 part time deputies and a reserve division of 60 sworn volunteers. The albemarle county sheriff s office has been serving the citizens of albemarle county since 1745.