The Wood County Sheriff's Department will be a public service example by providing the full range of law enforcement services needed by Wood County citizens in the 21st Century. The Department will enforce laws to protect life and property, properly maintain and administer a cutting edge jail facility including implementation of innovative means of incarceration and assist in the lawful function of the Circuit Court. Additionally the Department will be committed to specialized and support services to provide "cutting edge" investigations and necessary responses and outcomes to our citizens.
We will accomplish these objectives by employing highly skilled, highly trained personnel held to exceptional personal and ethical standards with responsibility to respond to our organizational and community needs. ________________________________________________________________________________________________