Pasco County Sheriff's Office


The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is the law enforcement agency responsible for Pasco County, Florida. It is the largest law enforcement agency within the county, and serves as a full service law enforcement and detention agency for the over 512,000 citizens of Pasco County, Florida.

Sheriff Chris Nocco

The current Sheriff is Chris Nocco, who was appointed by Governor Rick Scott. Former Sheriff Bob White announced his early retirement effective May 1, 2011. On April 25, 2011, Florida governor Rick Scott appointed Major Chris Nocco to fulfill the remaining two years left on Sheriff White's term.

Body Cameras

In February 2015, the Pasco Sheriff's Office was the first Sheriff's Office in the central Florida region to adopt a full scale body camera program. The PSO issued a body worn camera manufactured by TASER Inc to every one of its Deputy Sheriffs on patrol in the county.

Sidearm

Deputies are issued the SIG-Sauer P320 as the sidearm and it is chambered in 9mm.

Ranks and insignia

Fallen officers

Since the formation of the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, five deputies have been killed in the line of duty. The most common cause of line of duty deaths to date is gunfire.
OfficerDate of DeathDetails
Saturday, May 8, 1909
Gunfire
Wednesday, October 4, 1922
Gunfire
Friday, January 1, 1926
Gunfire
Saturday, June 26, 1948
Automobile accident
Sunday, June 1, 2003
Gunfire