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Keep Your Cool in Hot Weather

Hot Weather Tips

• Drink plenty of water; even if you do not feel thirsty. Avoid drinks with caffeine. 
• Never leave children or pets alone in closed vehicles.
• Check on family, friends, and neighbors who do not have air conditioning and who spend much ...

Tyler "Donut Boy" Carach visits Washtenaw County

Tyler Carach aka “Donut Boy” is on a mission of goodwill to directly thank law enforcement officers across America. He started his mission in August of 2016 and he's still rocking it! He's visited over 25 states delivering over 52,000 ...

WCSO Congratulates new deputy!

He has demonstrated a commitment to his chosen profession and the mission of the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office to “Create Public Safety, Provide Quality Service, and Build Strong and Sustainable Communities”. Nice work De...

WCSO Beyond the Badge Returns!

WCSO Honors Our Own: 2018 Police Week

As has become a tradition in Washtenaw County, a ceremony marking Peace Officer’s Memorial Day was held at the Washtenaw 100 Club Memorial Park today, Thursday, May 17^th, 2018 at 10:00AM.  The park is located on Michigan Avenue at Balla...

WCSO to Host Active Shooter Response Training Instructor Course

For 14 years, the ALICE Training Institute has provided violent intruder response training to individuals and organizations across the nation.

This 2-Day Instructor training course is designed to teach law enforcement as well as school, church, hospital an...

WCSO Citizen Police Academy: Open for Registration

Our goal is to make this course an informative and enjoyable experience for everyone involved. It’s an opportunity for our dedicated staff to share what we do and how we do it. Each year we hold two 11-week long Citizen Police Academy sessions. ...

WCSO Metro Dispatch Honored for National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first 9-1-1 call made in the United States.  The public safety telecommunicators of Washtenaw Metro Dispatch are responsible for receiving all of the emergency calls and dispatching law enforcement pers...

WCSO & Prevent Child Abuse America: “Help Great Childhoods Happen this April!”

Research suggests that
many people are already playing a role in preventing child abuse and creatinggreat childhoods in their communities, they just don’t realize it. A study
commissioned by Prevent Child Abuse America shows that only 27% of Americans...

WCSO Retiree Breakfast

Some worked as deputies for a dollar an hour and others made considerably more. Now retired they have moved in their lives but no matter the difference they all have a common bond.   At one time in their lives they were Deputies for the Washtenaw...

Corrections Academy Graduates

Ofc. Ruth Rusu, Ofc. Laura Tew, Ofc. Brooke Lucidi, Ofc. Bryan Brunson, Ofc. Christopher Holman, and Ofc. Gregory Gillette graduated from the Washtenaw Community College Corrections Officers Academy on March 1, 2018.  The Corrections Officer Acad...

Police Service Dog Team Assists Clinton PD

 The citation was received for tracking and locating an Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated (OWI) suspect who had fled from the Clinton Police Department, recklessly crashed his vehicle in an intersection in rural southwest Washtenaw Coun...

WCSO Information about Ice Safety

Before venturing out onto the ice, tell someone on land where you are going and when you expect to be back.  Relaying your plan can help save your life if something happens to you while out on the ice.  Carry a cell phone with you in a w...