Caroline County Sheriff's Office
# Caroline County Sheriff's Office

The Caroline County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing 30,772 people within 539 square miles (1,400 $km^2)$ of jurisdiction within Caroline County, Virginia.

## Organization

The agency is currently headed by Sheriff Anthony A. "Tony" Lippa, Jr. Lippa was elected in 2003, and has been sheriff since January 1, 2004. The CCSO has been accredited by the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission (VLEPSC) since 2006.

Special Units:

* Special Emergency Response Team
* Honor Guard
* School Resource Officers
* DARE Instructor
* Court Services Unit
* K-9 Unit

This agency experienced tremendous growth in the late 2000s as Caroline is some of the last undeveloped land between Richmond and Washington, D.C..

## Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Caroline County Sheriff's Office, 2 officers have died in the line of duty.

* Sheriff Thomas G. Thornton was shot and killed June 12, 1830. His murderer was convicted and hung.
* Deputy Strother W. "Ted" Lewis was shot and killed while interrogating a prisoner. After the murder, the assailant fled with Strother's duty weapon. He was caught and convicted.

## Patrol vehicles

The Caroline County Sheriff's Office utilizes primarily Dodge Chargers, but also employs other vehicles for specialized uses. They include Ford Crown Victorias, Ford pickup trucks, and an armored vehicle.

## Prior Sheriffs

* R. Garnett Brooks, 1947-1963 Brooks died in 2014, and was most famous as the sheriff that arrested Mildred and Richard Loving for their interracial marriage. (see Loving v Virginia])
* Ottie J. Moore, 1964-1991
* Homer Johnson, 1992-2003
* A. A. "Tony" Lippa, Jr., 2004 - present
