Comal County Sheriff's Office
| Comal County Sheriff's Office | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CCSO |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1846 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | County (US) of Comal in the state of Texas, United States |
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| Map of Comal County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 575 sqmi |
| Population | 123,694[1] |
| Legal jurisdiction | Comal County, Texas |
| Constituting instrument | Yes |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | New Braunfels, Texas |
| Sheriff responsible | James Robert "Bob" Holder |
| Website | |
| http://www.co.comal.tx.us/so/index.html | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Comal County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement services to the county of Comal County, Texas which has a population of about 120,000.
History
List of Comal County County Sheriff's[2]
- Sheriff Henry Gerwin: served 1846-1848 (self-appointed)
- Sheriff Adam Maurer: served 1848-1849
- Sheriff Arnold Hueckel: served 1849-1850
- Sheriff Anton Pieper: served 1850-1851
- Sheriff George Ullrich: served 1851-1856
- Sheriff Julius Bose: served 1856-1858
- Sheriff George Ullrich: served 1858-1860
- Sheriff Daniel Wiskemann: served 1860-1864
- Sheriff Charles Wiegreffe: served 1864-1866
- Sheriff William Schmidt: served 1866-1873
- Sheriff Charles Saur: served 1873-1876
- Sheriff George H. Schmidt: served 1876-1882
- Sheriff Julius W. Halm: served 1882-1898
- Sheriff Peter Nowotny Sr.: served 1898-1908
- Sheriff W.H. Adams: served 1908-1920
- Sheriff Peter Nowotny Jr.: served 1920-1930
- Sheriff August Knetsch: served 1930-1936
- Sheriff Elmo Arnold: served 1936-1940
- Sheriff W.A. Scholl: served 1940-1948
- Sheriff Ed Schleyer: served 1948-1952
- Sheriff Walter Fellers: served 1952-1988
- Sheriff Jack Bremer: served 1988-1996
- Sheriff Bob Holder: served 1997-present
Fallen deputies
Since the establishment of the Comal County Sheriff's Office, 3 deputies have died in the line of duty.[3]
| Deputy | Date of death | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Alfred Otto Fischer | |
Gunfire |
| Investigator Elvis (Ed) Murphy | |
Aircraft Accident |
| Deputy William J. (Bill) Urban | |
Heart Attack |
2016 Elections
In December 2015, a 21-year old Comal County resident, DJ Seeger, filed a declaration as an Independent candidate for Sheriff of Comal County in the November 2016 elections.[4] On November 8, 2016, Comal County will hold a General Election for Sheriff and if elected, Seeger will be the youngest elected Sheriff in the United States.
See also
References
- ↑ County, Comal. "Comal County Population". Public Data - Google. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ Holder, Bob. "Sheriff". Comal County Sheriff's Office. Comal County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ Holder, Bob. "Sheriff". Comal County Sheriff's Office. Comal County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ↑ MacCormack, Zeke. "Independent candidate, 20". San Antonio Express News. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
External links
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