The Augusta County Sheriff's Office is a full service law enforcement agency which serves Augusta County, Virginia covering approximately 1000 square miles
The purpose of this page is to promote public awareness, protect public safety and inform our citizens of things relevant to these purposes. The ACSO reserves the right to delete any posts or comments that are offensive. If a person continues to post these comments, they will be banned from the site. This page was created to better communicate with the citizens. Any concerns with this policy can be directed to Sheriff Donald Smith at ACSO, P. O. Box 860, Verona, VA 24482.
The current Sheriff of Augusta County is Donald L. Smith. The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office has 64 sworn deputies that make up the Sheriff’s Office. These officers serve in the department’s five major component units or divisions. The largest and most frequently observed division is the 30 member Deputy Patrol Division. Patrol is responsible for answering calls for service, executing warrants, initial crime investigations, and order maintenance. The next most visible division in the Sheriff’s Office is the Civil Process Division. These 6 uniformed officers are responsible for the service of all Civil Process in the county. The Criminal Investigations Division is a 10 officer unit that is responsible for the investigation of all serious crimes including robberies, homicides, sexual assaults, forgeries, breaking and entering, and major larcenies.
The Court Security Division is responsible for the safety and orderly conduct in all three county criminal courts and it is staffed by 7 deputies. Proactively the Crime Prevention Division encompasses all of our educational and prevention efforts towards reducing crime in the County of Augusta. Other deputies at the Sheriff’s Office work in specialized units.
The Mission of the Augusta County Sheriff's Office is to provide the highest level of effective, efficient and proactive law enforcement services available to all who live in or travel through Augusta County without regard to race, ethnicity or religion.
The paramount goal in doing so shall be to make Augusta County a place where people can visit and live without any fear for the safety or well being of themselves, their family, or their property.
Dedication, loyalty, integrity, and justice shall be the hallmarks of our effort and a quality of life enjoyed by the public, unfettered by crime shall serve as the benchmark of our success.
