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Commendation or Complaint

The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to providing the finest Law Enforcement service to the community.  In order to continue to provide quality service to the community, we need your assistance.  The Sheriff encourages you to let him/her or any member of the Agency command staff know about the quality of service you receive from the employees of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office.

If you wish to commend the actions of an employee or employees of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, you may do so by writing a letter to the Sheriff or any member of his/her command staff.  Verbal commendations may also be given to any agency supervisor.

If you believe that the conduct of an employee of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office was inappropriate or criminal in nature, you may request to speak to a supervisor, bureau commander, Assistant Sheriff, Sheriff or the Office of Professional Standards.  If you wish to file a written complaint against an employee of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office you may come to the Sheriff’s Office and request to speak to a supervisor at which time you will be provided with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Complaint Against Personnel form. You may complete the report and leave it, or may take the report, complete it at another time, and return it by mail or in person.  You will be advised that in accordance with the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights a complaint of brutality must be notarized.

If you do not wish to make a complaint against an employee in person, you may request a Complaint Against Personnel form be mailed to you for your completion.

If you are unable to pick up a Complaint Against Personnel form you may call the Office of Professional Standards at 410-535-2800.

The Calvert County Sheriff's Office compiles an annual statistical summary, based upon records of internal affairs investigations. This summary is available to the public. 

A summary can be obtained by contacting First Sergeant Brent Parrott at 410-535-1600 Ext. 2584 or by mail at  Calvert County Sheriff's Office, Office of Professional Standards, 30 Church Street, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.