About The Office

The Daviess County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency for areas outside the Owensboro corporate limits and has countywide jurisdiction to include the cities of Owensboro and Whitesville as well as many unincorporated areas within the 477 square miles of Daviess County. Per Kentucky constitution, the DCSO is also responsible for the collection of property taxes, civil process service, warrant service, judicial security, inmate transportation and participates on the county election board. The DCSO has memorandums of understanding with many other sheriff’s offices to provide services as needed in those counties and can also call on those agencies for assistance when needed.

The DCSO employs a staff of 70 deputies and civilians. Each employee is assigned to one of 3 divisions within the office. The Patrol Division consists of 3 patrol shifts that provide 24 hour per day coverage as well as a part-time presence at the Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport during commercial flight operations. The Criminal Investigations Division is made up of the General Investigations Unit which investigates felony crimes and other serious incidents that exceed the Patrol Division’s scope of operations, the Special Investigations Unit which investigates drug and gang crimes and other serious quality of life concerns, and the Forensics Investigations Unit which specializes in examining and analyzing evidence from technical sources such as phones and computers. DCSO also has Detectives assigned to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Task Force and the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force and a Victims Advocate to safeguard a victim’s rights, mental health, and other needs during the investigative and court phases of a case. The Administrative Division is responsible for many of the non-law enforcement aspects of the agency to include hiring and training of personnel, supervision of the civilian staff, and the Judicial Security Unit. Many deputies also participate in additional duty units such as the Accident Reconstruction Unit, the Training Instructor Unit, the Drone Unit and serve on Volunteer Fire Departments. 

All DCSO Deputies are certified peace officers under Kentucky’s Peace Officer Professional Standards and are required to complete the Basic Academy at the Department of Criminal Justice Training located on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky. Following the academy each deputy completes a 12-week Field Training Program before being placed on solo patrol.

The DCSO is located in the Daviess County Courthouse at 212 Saint Ann Street. The Administrative Office is open Monday through Friday 8:00 to 4:30 (excluding legal holidays) and conducts tax collection, concealed carry deadly weapons permit issuance, vehicle inspections, and police reports services.