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Police Station Address Columbia County Sheriff's Office 85 Industrial Tract Hudson, NY 12534
Contact Sheriff: David W. Harrison, Jr.
About The Office of the Sheriff is the oldest office under the system of common law in the United States and is an integral part of government in the State of New York. The position of Sheriff in Columbia County dates back to at least 1772 when Phillip J. Livingston was appointed to the position. In 1822, Samuel E. Hudson was the first Sheriff to be elected to serve a term of three years. Since then, the Sheriff has been an elected official with the current term being for four years.
As the oldest constitutional law enforcement officer of the county, the Sheriff is charged with maintaining the peace in all municipalities, villages, and townships within his/her jurisdiction, as well as the care and custody of persons pending court action. The Sheriff's Office is unique in that it is one agency which provides four enforcement functions . . . law enforcement, corrections, security services and civil enforcement . . .
The Columbia County Sheriff's Office is a state accredited law enforcement agency . . . The men and women within the four divisions of the Office provide a wide range of services to County residents. By New York State County Law, Deputy Sheriffs must reside in Columbia County. The Sheriffs Office is a civil service agency. Full time employees are required to pass a civil service test and be ranked on a list approved by New York State and administered by the county Civil Service Commission.
Columbia County is located in the Hudson Valley of New York State between the Hudson River and the Massachusetts and Connecticut state lines. It is approximately 125 miles north of New York City, 30 miles south of Albany and 100 miles west of Boston, MA. . . . Columbia County has roughly 30 miles of Hudson River waterfront along its west border . . .
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