Winchester Sheriff

The Winchester City Sheriff's Office primarily functions to provide civil process services along with Joint Judicial Center security.

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Our Mission

The City of Winchester Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with elected leaders, staff and citizens, as part of public safety, will provide security at the Joint Judicial Center, serve all court process, provide timely transport for prisoners and patients, and uphold the principles and values embodied in the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Our primary responsibility is securing the Joint Judicial Center and serving civil process. The Sheriff's Office holds concurrent law enforcement jurisdiction with local police departments and stands ready to assist the police in their primary duties whenever and wherever needed.

We will provide quality service through motivated, dedicated and well-trained personnel. Our actions, attitudes and appearance will demonstrate self-discipline, attention to duty and service to our community.

We provide the highest levels of professional, effective and efficient services to the public and are firmly committed to the principles of community involvement through problem-solving partnerships, state of the art security equipment, and law enforcement equipment and techniques.

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Project Lifesaver: Bringing Loved Ones Home

Do you have a family member or loved one with autism or Alzheimer’s?  Do you have a fear of them wandering off?  Do you live in the City of Winchester, VA?

If you answered “YES” to any of these questions, The Winchester City Sheriff’s Office can offer you and your family a sense of security and peace of mind through a community-based, public safety, non-profit organization that quickly locates individuals with special needs and/or cognitive conditions.

The Winchester City Sheriff’s Office is a Project Lifesaver Program member agency. This program is our area’s first step in protecting individuals with special needs and/or cognitive conditions who may wander.   

How does the Project Lifesaver Program work?

Each citizen that is enrolled in the program will be outfitted with a radio frequency transmitter that must be worn on the wrist or ankle at all times.  The transmitter emits an individual frequency signal that is assigned to the citizen (client).

If the client goes missing, their caregiver would notify The Winchester City Sheriff’s Office, and one or more of our trained and certified Electronic Search Specialists will respond to the client’s last known location.  By using specialized receivers, our specialists will identify the signal and help locate the client.  Our search time can be reduced by 95% if your family member or loved one is enrolled in our Project Lifesaver Program.

If you want to enroll a family member or loved one today, please contact our office at 540-667-5770.  If you have any questions about the program, please feel free to email Deputy Victoria Kalisz at victoria.kalisz@winchesterva.gov or Deputy Andrea Lutz at andrea.lutz@winchesterva.gov.


Contact

William SalesSheriff William Sales
City of Winchester, VA Sheriff's Office
Frederick-Winchester Joint Judicial Center
5 N. Kent Street
Winchester, VA 22601
(540) 667-5770, ext. 457, 459 or 460
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