Buckingham County Virginia Sheriff's Office

08/25/2026

Spent the summer dreaming of fun on the water? Need a car for a new driver? Always wanted to convert a bus into a RV? Need a zero turn mower? All items need a little work but don't miss this opportunity. This Saturday, August 29th @ 9 AM. CASH or MONEY ORDERS ONLY. Sheriff's Office's Impound Lot. Site will be open at 8:30 for viewing, Auction starts at 9.

08/24/2026

8/24/2026

***Press Release***

On Monday, August 24, 2026 at approximately 1322 (1:22PM) the Buckingham County High School’s main office received a call from an unknown male advising that he would be at the High School in five minutes to kill everyone he could. Office staff then contacted 911 immediately and our units were on scene at 1331 to secure the high school. Additional units responded to the remaining county schools as well as the Central Va Christian school to provide additional security at each location. Investigators were able to preliminarily determine that the call likely came from outside the area as a ‘SWATTING’ style call. Students were released under additional security measures and no additional threats were received.

The Buckingham County Sheriffs Office would like to thank the Virginia State Police, Buckingham County Animal Control, Buckingham County Department of Emergency Services, and Buckingham County School personnel for their assistance with this incident. Additionally, BCSO would like to thank the students and the parents of the Buckingham County School system for their patience and orderly response to this event.

08/14/2026

The Buckingham County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of several disturbing Facebook posts made this evening. The situation has been handled and there is no threat to the community.

08/07/2026

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Deputy Burlie Duvall III as well as the Appomattox County Sheriff’s Office.

07/23/2026

Demonte Lamar Opie has been reported missing out of Buckingham County. He was last seen on Wednesday July 22, 2026 at approximately 0300 at the Sheetz in Zion Crossroads in Louisa County, VA. Mr. Opie may be driving a Grey Honda Civic bearing VA SVV-6096. Anyone with information regarding Mr. Opie's whereabouts please call the Buckingham County Sheriff's Office at 434.969.1772.

07/07/2026

Please join us in congratulating Deputy Sarah Flint on graduating from the Central Virginia Criminal Justice Academy last night. She has worked hard the last 6 months to complete the academy and will now begin field training.

06/25/2026

The Buckingham County Sheriff’s Office is currently collaborating with Law Enforcement Partners of Bowling Green, Ky to create a department calendar for 2027. They will be calling local businesses in our area to seek sponsorship for advertising space on the calendars. This is not a scam; Law Enforcement Partners is acting in collaboration with the Buckingham County Sheriff’s Office. If you have any questions about the collaboration, you can contact Sheriff Kidd.

06/22/2026

Please be aware of a current scam that have been going on in the area. Emails have been sent out to individuals/ businesses that have active land use permits. These emails are sent to look like they are coming from county officials but requests the fees be paid by wire transfer, peer to peer payment or cryptocurrency.
If you receive one of these emails and are suspicious of it, please contact Buckingham County Administration at 434-969-4242 and confirm if you have any outstanding fees or costs. If you have been a victim of this scam, contact the Sheriff’s Office and also report to www.ic3.gov. The below link has more information regarding the scam.

The FBI is warning the public about an emerging phishing scheme by criminals impersonating city and county officials to solicit fraudulent payments for city and county planning and zoning permits. The criminals leverage publicly available permit information to identify potential victims and increase...

06/04/2026

****UPDATE****
Subject was located and taken into custody just after midnight.

06/03/2026