Gaston County Sheriff's Office
Law enforcement agency in Gaston County, North Carolina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gaston County Sheriff's Office has full arrest powers in Gaston County both Criminal and Civil. The Sheriff is the Chief Law Enforcement Officer for Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. The Gaston County Sheriff's Office is responsible for operating the county jail system, protecting the county courthouse, serving civil and criminal documents, evictions, seizure of property or money as ordered by the courts, assisting other law enforcement agencies, service of criminal and Civil arrest processes, pursuing and arresting fugitives from legal actions taken through the courts.[1]
Gaston County Sheriff's Office | |
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Abbreviation | GCSO |
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Operations jurisdiction | Gaston, North Carolina, USA |
Map of Gaston County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction | |
Size | 364 square miles (940 km2) |
Population | 190,365 (2000) |
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Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Gastonia, North Carolina |
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GCSO Website |
The Sheriff's Office is not primarily responsible for general law enforcement in Gaston County. Law enforcement within the incorporated municipalities of Gaston County is generally the responsibility of the police department of the particular municipality. Responsibility for law enforcement in unincorporated areas of the county rests with the Gaston County Police Department that was established in 1957.