Meade County Sheriff's Office KY

05/22/2026

The Meade County Sheriff’s Office will be closed on Monday, May 25th for Memorial Day. If you have an emergency, please call 911. We still will have Deputies responding to calls.

05/18/2026

***UPDATE***
Due to the overwhelming response from the community, the identity of the 2 juveniles has been identified. As always, the Meade County Sheriff's Office want to say thanks for the continued support of the citizens of Meade County.

***Vandalism***
The Meade County Sheriff’s Office is requesting information on the identity of these 2 juveniles. The juveniles were last seen in the area of the church located at 117 Father Clancy Dr off of Saint Martin Rd in Flaherty in the afternoon hours of Sunday, May 17th. If you know the names of these 2 juveniles or their whereabouts, please contact the Meade County Sheriff’s Office at 270-422-4937 or Detective Knell at 270-617-3089 or 606-202-3356. Any information provided will assist in the identification and the investigation.

05/11/2026

# # # SCAM ALERT # # #
The Meade County Sheriff's Office has received a lot of calls of the below scams. If you have any questions about phone calls or texts you receive, please contact your local law enforcement or 911 Dispatch and discuss. Don’t fall for them. Don’t scan the codes, click the links, or as you probably did in school, follow any instructions whatsoever! No legitimate court summons is going to be texted to you or have you stay on the phone for a long time!

04/23/2026

The Meade County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple calls today in reference to this post. Please be aware that it is a scam. Do not reply or open up the text, email or answer a phone call if you are not familiar with the phone number. If you have any questions please contact the Meade County Sheriff’s Office at 270-422-4937.

04/21/2026

UPDATE
The wanted person in Rhodelia has been arrested.

04/20/2026

The Meade County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for a white male, wearing a red hoodie and black pants in the Rhodelia area. If you see an unknown or suspicious person, please contact the Meade County 911 dispatch immediately. If you have any questions, please call. He is no threat to the community. 

04/03/2026

The Meade County Sheriff's Office has recently been made aware of persons identifying themselves as law enforcement officers representing this agency and contacting citizens by unknown and private numbers that they have out-standing warrants for their arrest and can only pay the bond or cost of ticket with Bitcoins. If you receive a call from an unknown telephone number or one that is not familiar to you, please do not answer the call. The Meade County Sheriff's Office will never call anyone to tell them they have a warrant or pay anything utilizing Bitcoin as a form of payment.

04/02/2026