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Welcome to the Summit County Sheriff's Office website.
Our mission is to provide the safest environment possible for every resident of Summit County.
The Summit County Sheriff’s Office was formed in 1840 within days of the establishment of Summit County itself. Today, it consists of more than 280 deputies, over 80 special deputies, and nearly 100 civilian staffers.
Sheriff Kandy Fatheree is our current Sheriff, and the first woman to ever hold the office.
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Local children are partnered with a deputy or officer who spent the day with them riding rides, playing games, visiting exhibitions, and eating all that great fair food
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Senior citizens are paired with one of our deputies who will check in regularly with them to ensure their safety and well-being
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Five-day program designed to educate pre-kindergarten children residing in or attending school in one of our patrol districts
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Deputies and residents identifying crime problems and working together on solutions in the areas where they patrol or live
Christmas With a Cop
Economically disadvantaged children are partnered with officers and deputies to do some Christmas shopping for their families and themselves
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# Sheriff Kandy Fatheree
Kandy Fatheree assumed the office of Summit County Sheriff on January 4, 2021. She is the first woman to be elected Sheriff in Summit County history, and one of only three elected in Ohio history. As Sheriff of Ohio’s fourth largest county, she has over 500 deputies and civilians under her command.
Fatheree grew up in Springfield Township and has wanted to work in law enforcement since the age of six. As a struggling single mother, she sold nearly everything she owned to pay her way through the Police Academy. She began her law enforcement career in 1993 with the Lakemore Police Department, then two years later joined the Summit County Sheriff’s Office as a deputy.
During her career with the Sheriff’s Office, Fatheree rose through the ranks to reach the level of Captain, along the way working in Corrections, Patrol, Court Services, Warrants, Civil Process, Investigations, and Budget & Finance. She realized her dream of becoming Sheriff in 2008 after graduating from the FBI’s National Academy for Executive Leadership in Quantico, VA. She was elected Sheriff in November 2020, and upon taking office she quickly embarked on a program of reform and rejuvenation within the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.
Among Fatheree’s top priorities as Sheriff is improving the professionalism and performance of the office, expanding community policing, increasing diversity and inclusion, reducing recidivism rates, fostering leadership, and focusing on mental health. She is a strong believer in innovation, collaboration, and thinking outside of the box, and has dedicated her career to elevating the Office of Sheriff and moving it towards a brighter future, without losing sight of its long and proud past.
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# Our History
##### On February 28, 1840, the State Legislature formally created the County of Summit by combining townships from Portage, Stark, and Medina Counties into the new county. At the organization of the new County, held on Monday April 6th, 1840, Thomas Wilson of Northfield was appointed the county’s first Sheriff. He served two terms from 1840-1844.
Summit County's first Sheriff, Thomas Wilson
##### During Sheriff Wilson’s tenure, the county’s first jail was opened at the northeast corner of the intersection of Broadway and Center Street, across from the current courthouse. This original Jail housed approximately 40 inmates and the Sheriff’s Office.
##### By the turn of the century, a newer and larger Sheriff’s Office and Jail were needed. This new facility would open in 1902 at the northeast corner of High Street and University Ave., and contained the Sheriff’s Office, the Sheriff’s residence, and a cells for 100 inmates.
##### Groundbreaking for what would become the Harold K. Stubbs Justice Center took place in 1963. It would be built where the 1902 Jail stood. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office is today located on the fourth floor of this building, and the Jail is located two miles south on Crosier Street.
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# Faith & Blue
 ***Registration for Summit Faith & Blue 2024 is now closed***
The Faith & Blue initiative is the largest nationwide law enforcement-community engagement collaboration in history. Faith & Blue strives to reinforce the ties that bind law enforcement and the public together, through the common bonds of faith and fellowship. Thousands of similar events will be held across the nation during the first weekend of October. 
Sheriff Fatheree introduced Faith & Blue to Summit County in 2021, and it has continued to grow and evolve with each passing year. (). Summit Faith & Blue is free and open to the public! Fun, family-friendly interactive events, games, raffles, performances, and demos are planned throughout the day.
Questions? Email us at *faithandblue@sheriff.summitoh.net*
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# Specialty Units
The Summit County Sheriff's Office has a number of units that fill specialized roles with a particular skill set. These specialty units are a unique facet of the Sheriff's Office, serving the entirety of Summit County and even beyond!
## Bomb Squad
The Bomb Squad consists of ten Deputies and our explosives-trained K-9. They serve Summit, Portage, Medina, Stark, Wayne, Holmes, Tuscarawas, and Carroll counties. The team are on-call around the clock, and regularly participates in local and national training to remain certified through the FBI.
## SWAT Team
The SWAT Team consists of Sheriff’s Deputies and a team of tactical medics from the Green Fire Depart. All members have completed specialized training in their fields and are required to complete regular training each month, and an annual recertification training.
## K-9 Unit
The Summit County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit currently consists of seven dogs, with our adopted rescue K-9 Dottie in training to be our 8th. .
## Crash Investigation Unit
The Crash Investigation Unit is a group of highly trained deputies responsible for investigating fatal and serious-injury crashes. Members possess a variety of skills dealing with motorcycle, pedestrian, and commercial vehicle crash investigation, accident reconstruction, vehicle dynamics, as well as advanced mapping and diagramming.
## Crime Scene Investigation Unit
The Crime Scene Investigation Unit collects and processes physical, biological, and trace evidence at crime scenes, which is then presented to detectives, prosecutors, and the courts. The CSI Unit responded to over 64 calls and assisted 4 other agencies in 2022.
## Crisis Negotiators
The Crisis Negotiation Team is dispatched to resolve incidents involving barricaded subjects, hostage takers, or persons threatening to commit suicide. Members accompany the SWAT Team on all high-risk operations. Negotiators partake in yearly training, including addressing those with mental illnesses or in altered mental states.
## Mounted Unit
The Summit County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit is the largest and most sought after Mounted Unit in Ohio. It consists of deputies and civilian auxiliary members who participate on a voluntary basis. They are dispatched to perform crowd control at public events, demonstrations, festivals, high-profile visits, etc.
## Honor Guard
The Honor Guard consists of current and retired Deputies who serve as Guardians of the Colors at special ceremonies and events, and to honor their fallen comrades.
## Mobile Field Force
The Mobile Field Force was formed to respond to planned and unplanned events such as riots, protests, mass casualty disasters, and any other large-scale events where a team of deputies is needed. It is under the Command of Inspector Bill Holland.