Roger Leclaire, Sheriff - Washington County Matthew Mabb, Undersheriff 399 Broadway, Ft. Edward, NY 12828 518 746-2475	BACK <

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 Sheriff’s Office, including Guard, Road Patrolman, Road Patrol Sergeant and Investigator. Sheriff Leclaire left the Sheriff’s Office 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 is a retired Colonel of the United States Army Reserve.
Washington County has a population of 61,000 and an area of 43 square miles.