Rockland County Sheriff's Office - (845) 638-5400

Sheriff Louis Falco III was elected November 08, 2011. He is a lifelong resident of Rockland County.

The Rockland County Sheriff's Office was established in 1798. The Sheriff of Rockland County is an elected official (4 year term) who is the chief law enforcement officer of the County.
The office of sheriff is not a department of County Government. It is an independent office through which the Sheriff exercises the powers of the public trust. No individual or small group hires or fires the Sheriff, or has the authority to interfere with the operations of the office. The sheriff is accountable directly to the Constitution, statutes, and the citizens of the county. The sheriff however should do his best to work with all entities because it is important in a democratic society that the sheriff be able to work with all segments of government to serve and protect all citizens of the County.

The Rockland County Sheriff's Office is comprised of four divisions, POLICE, CORRECTIONS, CIVIL, and COMMUNICATIONS under the leadership of the Sheriff. A brief description of each division is below.

POLICE

Rockland County Sheriff's Police Division is dedicated to the protection of life and property, reduction of crime through patrol and enforcement, and the provision of a safer environment in which our citizens can live, work, and pursue a better quality of life. The Rockland County Sheriff’s Patrol is the Police Division of the Sheriff’s Department. It is a police agency at the county level responsible for the protection of county properties, roads, thoroughfares, holdings and interests.

The Division will handle any and all complaints occurring in or on Rockland County properties. This is accomplished under the direction of the Sheriff by utilizing aggressive modern police patrol techniques. The Division also assists any and all outside agencies, resources permitting, as requested by that agency. In 2008, The Rockland County Sheriff’s Office joined a select group of police agencies statewide to receive accreditation from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.

CORRECTIONS

The Rockland County Correctional Center accepts all individuals legally remanded to the custody of the Sheriff from all State and Federally constituted Courts and law enforcement agencies at every level of government. The Rockland County Correctional Center provides detention facilities for males and females over the age of 16 who are either awaiting trial or sentenced to serve one year or less and who have been legally committed by a judge.

The Rockland County Correctional Center additionally provides a secure, safe, human, well managed, cost efficient, low profiled facility for individuals temporarily removed from society until legally released. The Rockland County Correctional Center provides for its inmates the basic human needs of food, clothing, shelter, health, religion, recreation, family visitation and by offering counseling, education and release preparation services to aid in the inmates return to the community. In 2011, the Corrections Division received accredation from New York State and Rockland became one of 24 counties out of 62 in the state that has its jail and corrections division accredited.

CIVIL

The Rockland County Sheriff’s Civil Enforcement Division has been in existence since the office of Sheriff was established in 1798.

The division’s main responsibility is to enforce court mandates that are issued out of the judicial system. The division recovers over 4.5 million dollars in judgments mainly for residents of Rockland County. Approximately $475,000 in revenue is turned over to the County’s general fund. In 2009, The Civil Enforcement Division was accredited by the New York State Sheriff’s Association and is one of only a select few Sheriff’s Offices to achieve this prestigious award. It is an independent confirmation that the Civil Enforcement Division exceeds the highest standards of professionalism and operational effectiveness. In 2009, the Civil Division received accreditation, becoming one of a distinct number of Sheriff’s Office's in New York State to achieve this prestigious award.

COMMUNICATIONS

The Sheriff's Communications Division continues to serve the public and assist public safety agencies by use of modern communications equipment and techniques to enhance the delivery of Emergency Services. As a participant playing a key role in the County's E-911 Network, we will strive to meet the demand for professional promptness and efficiency which the system requires to function.

Using the radio moniker "44 Control", under F.C.C. call sign "KEE398" the Communications Division is solely responsible for the dispatching of Fire Departments throughout Rockland County. Receiving commercial fire alarms directly into a computer system and taking 9-1-1 calls that are transferred from local Police Departments the Division dispatches tone and voice messages to 26 volunteer fire departments resulting in excess of 6000 dispatches a year. Known as "Radio Headquarters" under F.C.C. call sign "KEA323", the Communications Division also maintains a County-Wide radio system and police alarm database for all towns and villages within Rockland County. Connected to N.Y.S.P.I.N., the New York State Police Information Network and NCIC, the National Crime Information Center, they can access DMV information as well as criminal information for proper dissemination to those agencies needing it. The division is also responsible for the County-Wide Mobile Data Terminal System (MDT) which provides each town and village with several 800mhz computers located in the patrol vehicles

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