External Website www.clarkecountysheriff.org Emergencies 911 Administration 706-613-3250 Jail 706-613-3270 Civil 706-613-3267 Warrants 706-613-3261 Sheriff Sheriff Ira Edwards, Jr. Administration Location Athens-Clarke County Courthouse 325 E. Washington Street Location Map Mailing Address P.O. Box 1868 Athens, GA 30603 Other Numbers Civil: 706-613-3267 Warrants: 706-613-3261

NEW! D.A.R.E. America appointed Sheriff Ira Edwards, Jr. to the D.A.R.E. Executive Law Enforcement Advisory Board (E.L.E.A.B.) on August 28, 2008. The E.L.E.A.B. is a group of elite law enforcement and government executives that meet to advise D.A.R.E. America regarding the needs of local, state, and federal government in providing the best training for D.A.R.E. Officers, arming them with the “gold standard” in prevention education curricula to teach America’s kids while maintaining a climate in the school that is safe.

NEW! The Clarke County Sheriff's Office is sponsoring the 8th Annual Charity Motorcycle Ride on Saturday, October 4, 2008. The event benefits the Georgia Sheriff's Youth Homes and Boys and Girls Club of Athens.  The ride begins at 1:00 p.m. at Sandy Creek Park. The cost to ride is $30 per bike, which includes a t-shirt, BBQ meal, and door prizes.  Registration is 11:30 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. at the park before the ride.  For more information, contact Captain Eric Pozen or Lt. Elizabeth Robinson at the Clarke County Sheriff's Office at (706) 613 - 3250, or view the flyer.

NEW! May 15, 2008 is Peace Officers Memorial Day. Athens-Clarke County has 3 names engraved on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall in Washington D. C. honoring officers lost in the line of duty. Police Officer Herman Karl Stein died from a gunshot wound suffered while struggling with a burglar on November 20, 1936, Police Corporal Thomas Earl Bowles died from a cerebral hemorrhage suffered while struggling with a DUI driver on January 16, 1985, and Sheriff's Lieutenant James Clark died in a motor vehicle accident by a person driving under the influence of alcohol while he and another deputy were transporting an inmate to attend a funeral on May 24, 2000.

The Sheriff’s Office passed its assessment of June 15, 2007 for Agency State Certification, making it one of only ten current Sheriff’s Offices in the State of Georgia to achieve and maintain State Certification.

BENEFITS OF CERTIFICATION

• Confirmation that agency practices are consistent with progressive professional
  standards
• Greater operational and administrative effectiveness
• Enhanced understanding of agency policies and practices
• Greater public confidence in the agency
• Recognition in the field of outstanding achievement
• Reduced liability potential
• Greater governmental and community support

The Sex Offender search for Athens-Clarke County is available through the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Mission Statement
Our mission is to work in partnership with our diverse communities to promote and enhance the safety and the quality of life in Athens-Clarke County. This is Mission Statement

• We respect all members of the community and we value community relations.
• We respect all members of the organization.
• We value initiative.
• We value service orientation.
• We value work ethic.
• We value professional public image.
• We value professional skill.
• We value efficient use of resources.
• We value internal relations.

The Clarke County Sheriff’s Office exists to provide services for the protection of life and property and the preservation of the public peace in Athens-Clarke County. The Sheriff is responsible for the physical health and welfare of all inmates in the jail, and the management of their property and money.

The Sheriff’s Office serves criminal warrants, civil papers, and subpoenas, executes evictions, transports prisoners to court, extradites prisoners from other states to court, provides security for State, Superior, Municipal, Magistrate and Juvenile Courts, Jurors, Clarke County Courthouse, City Hall and the Courthouse Parking Deck.

The Sheriff’s Office also serves as a source of information, providing lectures and programs to community groups, civic associations and school children through the D.A.R.E. and Jr. Deputy Programs.Our goal is to protect life and property, preserve the public peace and operate all the divisions of the Sheriff’s Office efficiently and to enhance our awareness and educational programs for the public and for inmates.