The Broome County Sheriff's Office, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Broome County, New York, United States. As a constitutional officer the Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer within his County. While operating primarily in the unincorporated areas of the County, the Sheriff's Office does have jurisdiction within the City of Binghamton and various incorporated towns and villages. The current sheriff is David E. Harder. Sheriff Harder joined the Sheriff's Office in 1961 as a Deputy Sheriff. The Broome County Sheriff's Office was established in 1806. The first sheriff, William Woodruff, rode on horseback, enforcing laws. Broome County is located in south central New York state. Currently the office serves a population of approximately 197,000 people in a patrol area. This area encompasses city, suburban and rural type settings. As well as patrolling interstates 81, 86 and 88 which pass through the center of the county.
Divisions
The BCSO is divided into the following divisions:
Civil Division: responsible for handing and delivering civil processes such as judgements, evictions and auctions.
Corrections Division: responsible for maintaining custody of prisoners remanded by courts. The Corrections Division is currently operating a 536 bed direct supervision correctional facility in the Town of Dickinson.
Detective Division: responsible for major crimes and juvenile violators, special investigations and major crime tracking.
Highway Patrol Division: responsible for law enforcement, arrest of lawbreakers, criminal investigations, auto accident investigations, and public safety.
Identification Division: responsible for pistol permits, sheriff id cards, fingerprinting, and criminal records.
Training Division: responsible for mandated police and correctional training. Also provides all inservice training for Sheriff's Office employees. The Broome County Law Enforcement Academy also provides state mandated training for 40 law enforcement agencies in a 7 county area.
Business Office: responsible for cash receipts, cash disbursements, payroll reports and accounts payable.
Records Division: responsible for the recording and maintaining of all official records and documents relative to the police operations of the Broome County Sheriff's Office.
