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Law
Enforcement Center
399 Broadway, Fort Edward, New York 12828
Telephone (518) 746-2475
Hours: 8:00 AM -
4:00 PM, Monday thru Friday
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The Washington County
Sheriff’s Office is a full service law enforcement agency, which
provides many services to the residents and visitors of Washington County, NY. These include law enforcement, jail
operations, civil, marine navigation and drug task force membership.
Mission
The mission of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office is to provide
twenty-four hour coverage to both the residents of Washington County,
and to those people who are traveling through our jurisdiction. We
are dedicated to serving and protecting the people within our
boundaries. The services that officers provide involve many varied
and, at times, complex duties and responsibilities. However, creating
and maintaining a feeling of security by the people in our community
can best meet the basic mission of policing
Agency Staffing
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has a total of 137 full and
part-time employees. An elected Sheriff, an appointed Undersheriff
and two Lieutenants oversee the agency. The law enforcement division
of the agency consists of 24 full time sworn deputies, with two
assigned to the civil division, and Thirteen part-time deputies. There is
one Patrol Lieutenant and five Sergeants, one of which is the training
officer. The investigative division is comprised of three Criminal
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Sheriff Roger
Leclaire began his career in the Sheriff’s Office in 1973.
Over the course of the next 10 years, Sheriff Leclaire served in many
capacities in the Department, including Guard, Road Patrolman, Road
Patrol Sergeant and Investigator. Sheriff Leclaire left the Department
in 1983, when he took the position of Senior Investigator for the
Washington County District Attorney’s Office. In the District
Attorney’s Office, he was in charge of all Criminal Investigators,
Supervisor of the Washington County Arson Squad and Stop DWI
Coordinator for the County. He was elected Sheriff in the Fall of
1995. Sheriff Leclaire is a graduate of the State University of New
York Empire State College. He has attended numerous police schools and
has qualified as a level two arson investigator and also has qualified
as a fingerprint expert. Sheriff Leclaire also holds the rank of
Colonel in the United States Army Reserve. Washington County has a
population of 62,807 and an area of 835 square miles
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