Prince George's County Sheriff's Office
| Office of the Sheriff, Prince George's County | |
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| Common name | Prince George's County Sheriff's Office |
| Abbreviation | PGSO |
Patch of the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office
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Seal of Prince George's County
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Badge of the Prince George's County Sheriff's Office
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Flag of Prince George's County
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| Motto | "Trust, Respect, Integrity, Professionalism, Public Service!" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1696 |
| Annual budget | $19,429,000 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Operations jurisdiction* | County of Prince George's in the state of Maryland, U.S. |
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| The Prince George's County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 498 square miles (1,290 km2) |
| Population | 801,515 |
| Legal jurisdiction | State of Maryland (common law) |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 5303 Chrysler Way, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S., 20772 38°48′53″N 76°44′26″W / 38.814797°N 76.740523°WCoordinates: 38°48′53″N 76°44′26″W / 38.814797°N 76.740523°W |
| Sworn members | 270 |
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| Patrol cars | Ford Explorer Interceptor Utility,Ford Taurus Police Interceptor,Chevrolet Impala,Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor |
| Transports | Freightliner FS-65 |
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| Prince George's County Sheriff's Office | |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
| Murders of James V. Arnaud and Elizabeth Licera Magruder | |
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Location of Adelphi in Prince George's County, Maryland.
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| Location | 9332 Lynmont Drive Adelphi, Maryland, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°00′33″N 76°57′52″W / 39.009086°N 76.964564°W |
| Date | Thursday, August 29, 2002 9:30 p.m. – 9:35 p.m. (UTC–4) |
| Target | Prince George's County sheriff's deputies |
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Murder |
| Weapons | Semi-automatic 9mm-chambered handgun |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Victims | James Victor "Jim" Arnaud Elizabeth "Liz" Licera Magruder |
| Perpetrator | James Ramiah Logan |
| Motive | Psychiatric illness |
The Prince George's County Sheriff's Office (PGSO), officially the Office of the Sheriff, Prince George's County (PGOS), provides law enforcement services in Prince George's County, Maryland in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Upper Marlboro, near the Depot Pond. The sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of Prince George's County and is elected every four years. There are no term limits for the sheriff.
Created in 1696, the traditional duties of the sheriff are keeper of the public peace and the enforcement arm of the county court, analogous to the U.S. Marshals Service. The PGSO has a relatively long history compared to other police departments and sheriff's offices in Maryland. The PGSO was involved with events that occurred during the burning of Washington and affected the writing of the "The Star-Spangled Banner". Prior to 1931, the PGSO was the sole law enforcement organization of the county.
Today, the duties of the sheriff include law enforcement services of the two county courthouses and surrounding property, service of court-ordered warrants, writs, protective orders, and other injunctions, and limited patrol responsibility with the County Police. The Domestic Violence Unit has expanded its role in the county to include responding to calls for service that are domestic-related. The creation of the School Resource Deputy division has placed a deputy sheriff at all of the local high schools, replacing the County Police. All other law enforcement services of the county are provided by multiple agencies but mostly left to the separate Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD), though some responsibilities are shared by both agencies. The PGSO, like most other county-level law enforcement agencies in the United States, is a progressive agency with an array of services in tom a Specialized Services Team dealing with high-risk arrest warrants and barricaded situations to community services aiding the county's citizens in safety education. Although the agency is not yet nationally accredited, it currently has a unit dedicated to accreditation.
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