Santa Cruz County Sheriff

The County of Monterey Office of the Sheriff seeks to protect the lives and property of the citizens in Monterey County, Calif. The office provides law enforcement services and operates a county jail. It maintains administrative and enforcement and custody operations bureaus. The County of Monterey Office of the Sheriff sponsors youth programs, supports volunteer groups and has an honor guard unit. The office offers crime prevention tips and posts a most wanted list. It engages in patrol, homeland security, investigations, narcotics and detention operations. The County of Monterey Office of the Sheriff has a location in Salinas, Calif.

The Merced County Sheriff is a law enforcement agency that promotes public safety, identifies and solves criminal cases and safeguards citizens rights. It maintains a Special Emergency Response Team that deals with dangerous situations, including high-risk warrant arrests and explosive devices, as well as heavily armed criminals and barricaded persons. The Merced County Sheriff also has a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team that specializes in bomb disposal and hostage and barricaded gunman situations. In addition, the agency operates a jail that houses pretrial, presentenced, and county- and state-sentenced prisoners. With a location in Los Banos, Calif., the Merced County Sheriff also has a civil division.