Sheriff | Summit County Sheriff
53 University Avenue, 4th Floor, Akron, OH 44308
Barrier Free Restrooms|Designated Parking|Lowered Elevator Controls|Wheelchair Accessible Building (ramps & main entrance doors).
Eligibility
Required documents
Hours
Voice - voice | Emergency
Voice - voice | Non-Emergency Dispatch
Languages
None.
Application process
Call the office or visit the website for more information.
Fees
Not applicable.
Service area
Summit County, Ohio
Northfield, Ohio
Description
Responsible for enforcing all laws and regulations, preventing crime, investigating criminal activity, apprehending, arresting, and detaining suspects, preventing and suppressing delinquency, and engaging in other activities that protect lives and property, and preserve peace in the community.
Data provided by
211 Summit
What's Here
Providing organization
Summit County Sheriff
The Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of Summit County. The Sheriff's office is responsible for apprehending criminals, receiving/executing processes and writs from the appellate and Common Pleas courts, and auctioning property taken for non-payment of taxes. The Summit County Sheriff also operates a County Bomb Squad. Their services extend into surrounding counties that do not have their own unit. The Sheriff's Marine Patrol enforces state laws in the Portage Lakes area during the boating season. A primary responsibility of the Sheriff is as the custodian of the County Jail and the inmates incarcerated there.