Wood County Sheriff's Office

06/06/2026

** Update: 9-1-1 is restored and any emergency calls can be placed via 9-1-1 again. **

9-1-1 is down at this time due to a Statewide Frontier outage. Any emergency calls please use 419-354-9001 , ext 9 to reach dispatch until they have been repaired. We will update when the issue is fixed.

06/05/2026

** Update 6/7/26**

As of today, our office is still working on any information coming in to locate missing 17 year old Gavin Lee, as well as following up on any tips received, utilizing our drone team to fly over areas he has visited in the past, and potential sightings reported in areas; including a tip of a potential sighting near Deshler.

Besides the tips received to date, there are not any new updates to report as of now and it is still an active investigation. We thank you all for your sharing of this post and any tips provided to our office that may aid in the investigation.
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The Wood County Sheriff’s Office is requesting your assistance in locating a missing 17 year old male. Gavin Lee, age 17, was last seen on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at approximately 12:00pm. Gavin left his home in Jerry City to go camping, and was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, camouflage pants, a brown coat, brown hat, and brown boots. Gavin left his home riding a black and pink beach cruiser style bicycle, along with his green backpack. If you believe you see this person, please contact the Wood County Sheriff’s Office at 419-354-9001 – ext. 9 to reach our Dispatchers

06/04/2026

Congratulations to Sgt. Andrew Taylor, as today he was recognized by the Bowling Green Kiwanis Club - Ohio as the 2026 Deputy Sheriff of the Year at their meeting. Sgt. Taylor was nominated for constantly going above and beyond every day at work. Sgt. Taylor is a shift supervisor on our Road Patrol and also is the field training officer coordinator. He manages the program with professionalism and fairness, always considering what is best for both the agency and employee. Sgt. Taylor constantly is asking others, “how can I help you today?” and often puts his own workload second to assist with anything that needs completed. Beyond the responsibilities with supervision of a shift and trainees; Sgt. Taylor also leads in self-imitated activity on patrol throughout the county and firmly believes that his job is to make positive connections with our citizens. We are so proud of you – congrats Sgt. Taylor!

06/03/2026

Did you know that our incredible dispatch deputies occasionally deliver babies??? Congratulations to Deputy Rachael Swartz, who used her Emergency Medical Dispatching skills to help a citizen who called 911 last week and was in labor on the Turnpike, attempting to get to the hospital. Deputy Swartz provided step-by-step instructions on what to do before assistance could arrive and was able to successfully guide the delivery of the baby over the phone! Here is Deputy Swartz receiving her STORK PIN from her supervisor, Corporal Martinez for her 1st delivery! GREAT JOB DEPUTY SWARTZ!!!

Speaking of our Communications Center… the remodel is officially COMPLETE! We are loving our newly designed flow, and amazing space to give the citizens of Wood County the best dispatching services in the game! We gained a new layout of the room, along with 2 new desk positions to now have 10 individual workstations, along with beautiful carpet, lockers and really cool Blue LED lights at each console. Kudos to the team here at WCSO who made this all happen, along with our county commissioners who saw the need for the project and most importantly – the Deputies in the Comm Center who got through a remodel project in phases so that we could still dispatch our citizens the entire time during the construction!

05/25/2026

05/20/2026

Congratulations to Director Rod Smith on being awarded by the Perrysburg Exchange Club at their annual first responders awards dinner. Director Smith was tasked with building a brand new Organized Retail Theft Crime Task Force from the ground up. He has been able to establish a team that has quickly made remarkable progress in less than 1 year in Northwest Ohio retail stores. Great job!

05/18/2026

Today was a big graduation day for the IGNITE program in the Wood County Jail. Inmates who voluntarily participate in the different programs were able to graduate today with certificates in the ServSafe Manager course, a GED graduate, Intro to Trades, Parenting, and Re-Entry. You want to talk about MEANINGFUL and POWERFUL examples???? 2 IGNITE students who were recently released from serving their jail time CAME BACK TO ATTEND GRADUATION!!! That’s how you measure value and change! 🙌 🔥
Our IGNITE programs have grown rapidly with even more inmates wanting to participate and we are so thankful for all of our partners and instructors that help make these programs happen. Congratulations to all of our recent grads! Nsa Ignite

05/15/2026

As National Police Week winds down with today recognizing National Peace Officers Memorial Day, we pause to reflect and honor those that made the ultimate sacrifice through service to their respective communities. May they rest in peace. Thank you to all who joined the annual police memorial service yesterday at the beautiful Wood County Courthouse for a ceremony to remember those who gave their lives in the line of duty

05/08/2026

** As as 10:43AM the juvenile was located. **

The Wood County Sheriff’s Office is requesting your assistance in locating a missing 17 year old male. Owynn Evans, age 17, was last seen in at his home around 7:10am today in Weston. He was last seen wearing a grey sweatshirt, blue jeans, gray shoes. He has brown hair, brown eyes, 6’2” and is 205lbs. He left on foot with no access to a vehicle and may possibly be in the Weston or Grand Rapids area; however there is no known destination or direction of travel. If you believe you see this person, please contact the Wood County Sheriff’s Office at 419-354-9001 – ext. 9 to reach our Dispatchers.

05/03/2026

Thank you to our Deputies that make our jail one of the best in the state of Ohio! We are proud of the work they do every day!