East Los Angeles Sheriff Dept

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, located in Los Angeles, is the largest sheriff's department in the world. The department provides law enforcement services to unincorporated areas and cities that do not have their own police departments, and operates the county jails. In addition to law enforcement the department provides specialized services, such as the Sheriff's Youth Foundation, International Liaison and Employee Support Services. The Department is divided into ten divisions, each headed by a Division Chief. There are three patrol divisions, a Custody Operations division, Correctional Services division, Detective division, Court Services division, Technical Services division, Office of Homeland Security, Administrative Services division, and Leadership and Training division. The Sheriff's Department of Los Angeles County was formed in April, 1850. The first Sheriff of Los Angeles County was George T. Burrill and his staff consisted of two deputies. Los Angeles County, located in Southern California, is the most populous county in the United States with more than 10 million residents.