About the
Broome County Sheriff's Office
According
to the Broome County Sheriff, “The Broome County Sheriff's Office was established in 1806. The first sheriff, William
Woodruff, rode on horseback, enforcing laws. Broome County is located in south central New York state. Currently the office
serves a population of approximately 220,000 people in a 850 mile patrol area. This area encompasses city, suburban and rural
type settings. As well as patrolling interstates 81, 86 and 88 which pass through the center of the county.
The office is broken into these divisions: Civil Division: responsible for handing and delivering civil processes
such as judgments, evictions and auctions; Corrections Division: responsible for maintaining custody of prisoners remanded
by courts; Detective Division: responsible for major crimes and juvenile violators, special investigations and major crime
tracking; Highway Patrol Division: responsible for law enforcement, arrest of lawbreakers, criminal investigations, auto accident
investigations, and public safety; Identification Division: responsible for pistol permits, sheriff id cards, fingerprinting,
and criminal records; Training Division: responsible for mandated police and correctional training. Also provides all in-service
training for Sheriff's Office employees and runs the Basic Police Academy for a seven county area; Business Office: responsible
for cash receipts, cash disbursements, payroll reports and accounts payable; Records Division: responsible for the recording
and maintaining of all official records and documents relative to the police operations of the Broome County Sheriff's
Office; and, Community Policing: responsible for community policing activities for the Sheriff's Office.
