Thread: Rare S&W Fresno Sheriffs Office 150 Year Anniversary Edition 4566
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Old 02-08-2020, 11:25 AM
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I think it's likely that the Fresno County Sheriff's Office guns would have had the "FSO" prefix. I don't know about other states, but in North Carolina, the term is "Sheriff's Office" in each county, not "Sheriff's Department." I was once told by one of my attorney bosses that the reason had to do with the organizations being legislatively mandated as "offices of the Sheriff." Municipalities have police "departments" here.
When in the Academy, I was asked (under duress, lol) what I agency I was employed by.

I made the mistake (it only took once) of replying I worked "for the Sheriff's DEPARTMENT".

Yep.....only once.
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