Lake County Sheriff's Office (Florida)
| Lake County Sheriff's Office | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | LCSO |
| Agency overview | |
| Annual budget | $61,799,661 (2008) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Lake, Florida, United States |
| Size | 1,156 sq mi (2,990 km2). |
| Population | 325,875 (2015) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Tavares, Florida, U.S. |
| Sworn members | 514 |
| Unsworn members | 260 |
| Agency executive |
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| Facilities | |
| Substations | 3 |
| Jails | 1 |
| Helicopters | 3 Ex-Army OH-58As |
| Website | |
| http://www.lcso.org | |
The Lake County Sheriff's Office is the largest law enforcement agency in Lake County, Florida, United States. Per the State of Florida Constitution, the sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. The current Sheriff is U.S. Marine Corps veteran Peyton C. Grinnell who was elected November, 2016 in the Lake County general election. He succeeds Sheriff Gary Borders (d. Nov. 2021), who was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush following the death of Sheriff Chris Daniels in 2006, and was subsequently elected in 2008, and 2012. The agency has been awarded with a certificate of accreditation from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, consequently, both the Law Enforcement and Corrections divisions of the Lake County Sheriff's Office are now accredited.