Sheriff's Office News

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office’s Citizen Academy is getting underway and looking for volunteers. The Citizen Academy is part of the Sheriff’s Office effort to promote and preserve a safe community for all citizens.

Weekly police call summary July 26-Aug 2, 2014

Washington County Sheriff’s Detectives are searching for a third person that reportedly fired several shots in a residential area of Cornelius this morning.

Cornelius Weekly Blotter July 19-25, 2014

Sheriff’s Deputies were preparing to stop a vehicle with a wanted fugitive.  The vehicle drove into a driveway and when deputies contacted the driver, she rammed a patrol vehicle and fought with deputies in an attempt to avoid arrest.  She had her two children in the vehicle at the time.   

Weekly Police Call Summary for Cornelius.

Two roll-over crashes, about two hours apart, were influenced by drivers who were intoxicated. A passenger in one of the vehicles seriously injured an arm. Both drivers were arrested.

Meet Chief Moss at Cornelius Town Hall this Saturday

Deputies Search for Suspect in Drive-By Shooting in City of Cornelius

Sheriff's Employee Arrested for Sexual Misconduct in the Jail