Allegheny County Sheriff's Office

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Allegheny County Sheriff's Office
Badge of Allegheny County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation	ACSO
Agency overview
Formed	1789; 235 years ago (1789)
Employees	203 (2019)[1]
Annual budget	US$19.7 million (2019) [2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Size	745 m²
Population	1.2 million
Legal jurisdiction	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Governing body	Allegheny County Council
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	436 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA
Deputies	169
Civilians	34
Agency executive	Kevin M. Kraus, Sheriff
Facilities
Dogs	4
Website
http://www.sheriffalleghenycounty.com/

The Allegheny County Sheriff's Office is a law enforcement agency that serves Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and is the largest sheriff's office in the state. The ACSO serves as a local arm of the Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System in a number of roles, including: court security, writ services, sales, prisoner transportation, issuing of firearm licenses and execution of warrants. A primary responsibility of the office is fugitive apprehension.^[3] The Sheriff's Office also assists local law enforcement agencies with emergency and incident response on an as-needed basis, most notably through the use of trained police dogs.