Lightbulb logo
Directory of Community Services
A service of Carroll County Public Library

Carroll County Sheriff's Office -

Street address
100 N. Court Street
Westminster, Maryland 21157-5112
Phone number
410-386-2900
Fax number
410-876-1152
Office hours
24 hours, 7 days per week
Contact 1
Jim DeWees
Sheriff
410-386-2900 or 888-302-8924 - voice
Contact 2
Colonel Richard Hart
Chief Deputy
410-386-2900 - voice
rhart@carrollcountymd.gov
Purpose
To serve as a full service law enforcement agency, an arm of the court, and a custodian of offenders.
Service
This office is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies for providing professional law enforcement services. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Serve as Carroll County's primary police agency, preserving the peace and maintaining public safety. 2. Enforce laws, arrest and commit to jail felons and other violators of statutory or common law. 3. Execute legal process as directed. 4. Attend trial courts of record and preserve the peace within the courthouse and courtrooms. 5. Transports and takes custody of prisoners. 6. Execute and carry out mandates, orders and directions of the courts. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office provides a toll-free TIPS Hotline (888-399-TIPS (8477)) which allows citizens to provide anonymous information regarding criminal activity in their community; a recorded message may be left.
Area served
Serves Carroll County.
Subjects
Crime Prevention, Hotlines, Law Enforcement, Police, Safety
Last update