Welcome to the Adams County Sheriff's Department page. For EMERGENCIES or to report a crime in progress DIAL 911. For non-emergencies please call our county wide communications center at 260-724-5345.
While most people in America recognize the sheriff as the chief law enforcement for the county, they would be surprised to know that the office of sheriff has a proud history that spans well over a thousand years, from the early Middle Ages to the present time.
In Indiana, the Sheriff and his Deputies are sworn police officers with the powers to make arrest, perform criminal investigations, conduct traffic enforcement, and investigate vehicle crashes. Other duties include the custody, care and transport of prisoners in the County Jail, and the safety and security of our courts. The Sheriff is also responsible for the serving of court papers and civil process and for the collection of unpaid taxes, as well as the selling of foreclosed homes and has a pivotal role in disaster preparedness.
If you have an emergency or need to report a crime, please DO NOT use our Facebook page.
To Contact us by phone:
Emergency: Dial 911
Non Emergency: (260) 724-5345
DISCLAIMER:
This site is constantly monitored by deputies of the Adams County Sheriff's Department. The material you post on the site may not be illegal, obscene, defamatory, threatening, or abuse intellectual property rights. We reserve the right to flag your account and to delete any content posted by you if it breaks these rules.
The opinions expressed by visitors to the page(s) do not reflect the opinions of the department. Posted comments will be monitored and the department reserves the right to remove obscenities, off-topic comments, and personal attacks. Any content posted or submitted for posting is subject to public disclosure.
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While this is an open forum, it's also a family friendly one, so please keep your comments clean. In addition to keeping it family friendly, we ask that you follow our posting guidelines here. If you don't comply, your message will be removed:
- We do not allow graphic, obscene, explicit or racial comments or submissions nor do we allow comments that are abusive, hateful or intended to defame anyone or any organization.
- We do not allow comments that contain threats.
- We do not allow solicitations or advertisements. This includes promotion or endorsement of any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency. Similarly, we do not allow attempts to defame or defraud any financial, commercial or non-governmental agency.
- We do not allow comments that contain any personal or sensitive information (phone numbers, email or postal addresses).
- We do not allow comments that suggest or encourage illegal activity.
- You participate at your own risk, taking personal responsibility for your comments, your username and any information provided.
- Apparent spam will be removed and may cause the author(s) to be blocked from the page without notice.
- Repetitive posts.
- Comments which may interfere inhibit or compromise current investigations, police tactics, and the safety of police staff and officers.
The format for making a Citizen Complaint about an officer is to contact the Adams County Sheriff's Department at 260-724-5345.
All persons who may appear on this page as suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
The appearance of external links or ads on this site does not constitute official endorsement on behalf of the Adams County Sheriff's Department.
To report abuse or ask questions you may use the message feature on the main page.
