Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office (Massachusetts)

Middlesex Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation	MSO
Patch of the Middlesex Sheriff's Office
Agency overview
Formed	1692
Employees	800
Annual budget	$60 Million
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	State of Massachusetts, USA
Legal jurisdiction	County of Middlesex, Massachusetts
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Medford, Massachusetts
Sheriff responsible	Peter Koutoujian
Facilities
Lockups	2
Patrol Vehicles	Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Middlesex Sheriff's Office is a law enforcement agency which serves the 54 cities and towns of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The agency's primary responsibility is oversight of the Middlesex House of Correction and Jail in Billerica, Massachusetts . In addition, the Sheriff's Office operates the Office of Civil Process and, the Lowell Community Counseling Centers, and many crime prevention and community service programs. The office of sheriff was created in 1692, making it one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the United States.

This is a list of current and former Sheriffs for Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

All Middlesex County Sheriff Office recruits go through a training academy to prepare themselves as corrections officers of the county. At the academy, the recruits are taught subjects such as communication skills, disorder management, defensive tactics, etc.