Los Santos County Sheriff (LSSD)

Overview

The Los Santos County Sheriff's Department (LSSD) is the county law enforcement agency of Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online. Despite its name, it covers both Los Santos County and Blaine County, leaving most of the city itself to the LSPD. It is modeled on the real-life Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, including a rank structure in which most uniformed officers are deputies. Named deputies include Lewis, Jernigan, Grimes and Kirkman, and Elmore Thickett serves as spokesperson. Its color scheme is beige.

History

The LSSD exists only in the HD Universe's version of San Andreas and has no history in Grand Theft Auto IV or its episodes. It is present from the start of GTA V's story in 2013 and remains active in GTA Online, where deputies respond to crimes in rural areas and appear in contact work such as Martin Madrazo's and Trevor's missions.

Territory and activities

The department operates three main stations:

• Sandy Shores Sheriff's Station at Alhambra Drive and Mountain View Drive.
• Paleto Bay Sheriff's Office at Paleto Boulevard and the Great Ocean Highway.
• Davis Sheriff's Station at Innocence Boulevard and Roy Lowenstein Boulevard, where LSPD officers spawn instead of deputies. In GTA Online it also hosts an impound lot.

Deputies behave much like LSPD officers but are somewhat more corrupt, taking bribes at traffic stops and from drug crews. They also occasionally risk themselves to drag an injured colleague to safety. Their main patrol car is the white Sheriff Cruiser, backed by the Sheriff SUV, Police Cruiser variants, Police Bike, Police Riot, Police Transporter, Park Ranger, Police Maverick, Maverick and Buzzard. Weapons range from the Nightstick and Pistol to the Pump Shotgun, Carbine Rifle, Advanced Rifle and Sniper Rifle.

Trivia

• The Sheriff SUV is normally used by NOOSE TRU, with the LSSD using it only in missions.