Miami County Sheriff's Office

The Miami County Sheriff's Office in Kansas, which dates its service to 1855, names four core duties: serving civil and criminal papers, keeping the peace, protecting county residents and holding inmates securely. Its Communications Division answers every incoming 911 call in the county and uses computer-aided dispatch for the Kansas Highway Patrol, Louisburg police, state wildlife and parks officers and the county's rural fire departments. Detectives in the Investigations Division look into person and property crimes and narcotics cases alongside agencies at every level of government. Road Patrol deputies answer calls for service and handle civil process, executions and warrants, and the Court Security Division protects the public, officers, county staff and judges inside the Miami County District Courthouse. The Records Division keeps archived records open on weekdays, with motor vehicle accident, general purpose and offense reports available to the public. The office also runs a county detention center, and its staff includes a registered nurse and an emergency management coordinator. Its website points residents to VIN inspections, burn permits, neighborhood watch groups such as the Hillsdale area watch, Crime Stoppers and a suicide hotline.