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Uniform Patrol |
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The Uniform Patrol Division of the York County Sheriff’s Office is
responsible for answering calls for service, enforcing traffic laws, serving
arrest warrants and legal process, and patrolling the highways and streets
of York County as a visible symbol of law enforcement. |
| The Uniform Patrol
Division currently has four shifts that consist of a Lieutenant, Sergeant and
eight field deputies. Specialized Units within the Patrol Division, Emergency
Response Team and the Bicycle Patrol, are used when a special situation or
emergency arises. Although the primary
responsibility of the Uniform Division is to respond to criminal incident
complaints and enforce criminal laws, in recent years an emphasis on traffic
enforcement has begun as a response to the growing complaints of the citizens of
York County. In 1993 the Sheriff’s Office issued 403 traffic tickets. By 1996,
that number had grown to 2767. In the first eight months of 2001 the Sheriffs
Office issued over 2200 traffic tickets. Residential radar enforcement and
traffic light violations are the areas that citizens requested to be emphasized.
The Sheriff’s Office has responded to those complaints in two ways. In 2001, a
traffic division was established and by requesting and receiving grants from the
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles to pay off-duty deputies to enforce these
violations and not reduce the manpower available for answering criminal
complaints and calls for service. |
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| The Uniform Patrol
Division of the York County Sheriff’s Office stands ready to assist the
citizens and businesses of York County. |
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