The Allegany County Sheriff’s Office is a community
oriented law enforcement agency, stressing the value and need for
intensive Community Based Policing efforts. The Patrol Division is
currently staffed by 17 Sworn Personnel, 2 Administrative Secretaries,
and 3 Police Communications Officers and operates as 1 of 13, full
service sheriff’s agencies in Maryland. The Patrol Division operates 3
shifts, providing 24 hour protection to the citizens of Allegany County.
Community Policing
Sheriff Goad has been instrumental in assisting the existing, while
helping to establish additional, Neighborhood Crime Watches throughout
the county and has conducted numerous Community Meetings in an effort to
hear from citizens concerning their views about the Sheriff’s Office and
what they expect from local law enforcement. This has proven to be a
very useful tool to law enforcement in Allegany County.
Court Process Service
The Sheriff’s Office serves as the court system of Allegany County by
serving the various types of process that are generated on a daily basis
by the court system. The type of process paper handle include, Civil
Process, Criminal Process, Warrants, Grand Jury Indictments, Ex-Parte
Protective Orders, and Subpoenas.
Civil Process
The office serves between 350 - 500 civil process papers per
month, a fee is charged for the service of this type of process which is
currently set at, $40.00 per paper issued within the State of Maryland
and $60.00 per paper issued by an out of state court. Service fees
collected from civil process service are placed in Allegany Counties
General Fund, making the Sheriff’s Office one of the few county agencies
which generates revenue.
Criminal Process
The Sheriff’s Office also serves between 100 -150 Arrest Warrant and
Criminal Summons per month, along with 10 -15 Ex-Parte Protective Order
for abuse in that same time period.
Contact Information
708 Furnace Street Extended
Cumberland, Maryland 21502
Emergency Phone Number: 911
Non Emergency Phone Number:
301-777-1585
Fax: 301-777-2254
E-mail: acso@allconet.org