Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office

The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office is the principal law enforcement agency that serves Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It provides law enforcement services for the county's unincorporated areas, the county's road system, freeways in the county, the Milwaukee County Courthouse, the Milwaukee County Jail in downtown Milwaukee and House of Corrections in rural Franklin, the county-owned General Mitchell International Airport, and the Milwaukee County Parks system, including much of the Milwaukee lakefront. At one time it was the largest sheriff's department in the state of Wisconsin, with about 720 deputy sheriffs. By 2015 the agency had reduced the number of sworn personnel to approximately 303.[1]

Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office
Common nameMilwaukee County Sheriff
AbbreviationMCSO
MottoExpect the Best
Jurisdictional structure
Legal jurisdictionMilwaukee County, Wisconsin
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters821 W. State Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233
United States
Sworn members303
Sheriff responsible
  • Earnell Lucas
Bureaus
Website
county.milwaukee.gov/OfficeoftheSheriff7719.htm

The current sheriff (which is elected by the public as a partisan office) is Earnell Lucas, who was sworn on January 7, 2019. Lucas was elected as a Democrat.

Bureaus and divisions

Administrative Services Bureau

The Administrative Services Bureau contains the Open Records Division, Central Records Unit, Media Relations, Clerical Staff, Traffic Desk and Special Events.

Detention Bureau

The Detention Bureau handles inmate health, transportation, food services, inmate housing, property, jail records, visiting, classification, central booking records and warrants.

Police Services Bureau

In addition to countywide patrol services; the Police Services Bureau oversees the Airport Division, Explosive Ordnance Disposal/Bomb Unit, Drug Enforcement, Civil Process Unit, TEU, Motorcycle Unit and K9 Operations.

Additionally, the Courts Division has been incorporated into the Police Services Bureau and provides Bailiff services for the largest court system in the State of Wisconsin.

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, 12 officers have died in the line of duty.[2] For 11 years, the Milwaukee County Law Enforcement Executives Association, in conjunction with the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office and the Milwaukee Police Department, has hosted the Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony annually in May.[3][4] The event, which honors Milwaukee County law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, is part of the National Law Enforcement Memorial Week.[5]

Officer Date of Death Details
Deputy Sheriff Sergio Aleman
July 31, 2012
 Automobile accident
Deputy Sheriff Sung Hui Bang
August 17, 2000
 Aircraft accident
Deputy Sheriff I Ralph Edward Zylka
August 17, 2000
 Aircraft accident
Deputy Sheriff I David Michael Demos
January 25, 1997
 Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff I John Valentine Trandel
May 1, 1981
 Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Wallace N. Schilling
October 8, 1975
 Gunfire (Accidental)
Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Rhodes
November 17, 1951
 Automobile accident
Deputy Sheriff Al Beckemeier
May 10, 1947
 Motorcycle accident
Deputy Sheriff Howard F. Grundman
January 30, 1934
 Motorcycle accident
Deputy Sheriff George Pazik
May 30, 1917
 Motorcycle accident
Deputy Sheriff Frank X. Heup
November 1, 1915
 Motorcycle accident
Deputy Sheriff William Wank
August 18, 1915
 Gunfire

Equipment

Weapons and other duty equipment

  • Glock 22 GEN 4 .40 S&W- standard issue pistol.[6]
  • Glock 27 .40 S&W- generally used depending on assignment and by high-ranking members of the agency.
  • Colt AR-15- different variants are issued by the agency depending on unit. The Colt RO603 (M16a1) is used for normal patrol deputies.
  • Taser- Used by patrol deputies as well as corrections officers.
  • Pepper Spray- used by most deputies in jail and on patrol.

Vehicles:

See also

References
  1. "25 Milwaukee County deputies earned more than $100,000 in 2013". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. April 21, 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. "The Officer Down Memorial Page" Check |url= value (help). odmp.org. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. "2015 Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial". Wisconsin Public Safety Photo Library. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  4. "2013 Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial". Wisconsin Public Safety Photo Library. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  5. "Law enforcement memorial honors officers killed on duty" (May 6, 2015). Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  6. http://archive.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/sheriffs-office-orders-glocks-in-bulk-h364fvi-162538316.html
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