Our Mission
It is the mission of the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office to develop a highly trained, efficient, and professional law enforcement officers in order to provide outstanding services to the citizens of Lawrence County, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and our Country. In order to reach this goal, I have attempted to build an organization with outstanding individuals that clearly display high moral integrity coupled with excellent capabilities and the drive to work with pride to accomplishments this goal. I have long recognized that outstanding accomplishments can be obtained when each member of the Sheriff’s Office not only understand the goals and objectives of the Sheriff's Office but also identifies with them to the extent that ownership of these goals and objectives are shared by all.
Public service is not limited to a chosen group or groups or to individuals. The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office is committed to the community regardless of age, race, religion, sexual preferences, socioeconomic background, or any other factor. Discrimination of any form will not be tolerated within the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office.
Along with the responsibility of providing firm and fair law enforcement services to the public comes the duty of fiscal responsibility. The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office is committed to finding new and innovative ways to increase technology and manpower, prevent duplication of services within the Sheriff's Office, and to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the Sheriff's Office by making clear concise decisions that will benefit the community as a whole.
Our mission is never ending and every employee must strive to achieve our goals each and every day in order to serve the public in the manner in which they expect and deserve.