02-09-2011, 08:49 PM
(02-09-2011, 07:21 PM)Methusala Wrote: LadyCop,
Can you give us some idea of the scope, staffing and resources of the Detective Bureau of the Lucas County Sheriff's Office; and how does it compare with the Toledo Police Dept's Detective Bureau in size, scope, experience and training?
I'm local and I'll try and help answer this ...best I can that is.
I would say that the TPD has more officers, resources, scope, experience, etc. TPD has many many detectives...vice, gang unit, crimes against people, special victims unit, cold case unit, etc. Our sheriff is a crook...but that's a whole other topic! I'm not sure that the sheriff deputies are all that experienced in this type of crime...which is why the FBI got involved (or so I heard). our sheriff deputies here in lucas county mostly keep watch over the housing projects and the jail... in no way do I want to sound demeaning to them... they also patrol the country roads which are in lucas county and outside of toledo city limits... I don't believe that their detective bureau is as experienced or as big as TPD.... the city of holland has a very small police dept. I have NO idea on exact numbers though...