Whitley County Sheriff's Department

08/18/2026

THE WHITLEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS SEEKING INFORMATION ON A VEHICLE CRASH INVOLVING A PEDESTRIAN

On 8/17/2026 at 8:30PM, Whitley County Sheriff’s Department Dispatch received a 911 call from an individual stating a woman was walking westbound on county road 900 South, near the intersection of county road 500 East in Whitley County. The woman stated she was struck by a vehicle on 900 South and sustained serious injuries. The vehicle involved in the crash did not remain at the crash scene. Information has been very limited to officers investigating the incident. The Whitley County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance from the public in determining the vehicle and driver involved in this incident.

If you have any information about the vehicle or driver, please contact the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department’s nonemergency line at 260-244-6410, option 1.

08/15/2026

Camp HERO is coming to Whitley County!! 🚓🚒🚑

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08/04/2026

UPDATE: Our 911 lines are back up. Thank you for your patience!

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Our 911 lines are currently down. Your 911 calls are being answered however they are routed to other agencies and then transferred to our department. Our admin lines are working so you can reach us at 260-244-6410 option 1 directly without being transferred. We will provide an update once repairs are made.

07/10/2026

Seven years ago today K9 Cas was taken from us. We miss her every day. K9 Castorka, end of watch July 10, 2019. 🖤💙🐾💙🖤

06/29/2026

If you can't beat the heat, visit Indiana 211's site at www.IN211.org for locations of Cooling Centers near you.

Make sure your pets and livestock have plenty of fresh water and shade. Stay hydrated! Check on your friends, neighbors and loved ones and STAY COOL!

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06/13/2026

A large scale Public Safety exercise will be conducted on Sunday June 14th. Please avoid the area.

06/03/2026

🚨🚨Warrant Wednesday🚨🚨

Brandi Holbrook, Level 2 felony warrant for violation of work release, and Level 6 Felony warrant for Failure to return to lawful detention

Richard Wedlake, Class A Misdemeanor warrant for Failure to Appear

If know the whereabouts of either individual please contact our department at 260-244-6410 option 1.

05/22/2026

The Whitley County Sheriff's Department recently had several new employees sworn-in by Circuit Court Judge Matthew Rentschler. Congratulations to all!

05/22/2026

**We are hiring**

We are looking for a full time Dispatcher.
For details and to apply, click on the link below:

POSITION: DispatcherDEPARTMENT: SheriffWORK SCHEDULE: As AssignedJOB CATEGORY: POLE (Protective Occupations, Law Enforcement)FLSA STATUS: Non-exemptFRINGE BENEFITS: Medical, dental & vision, group & voluntary life, Public Employees Retirement Fund, competitive PTO, and various paid holidays....

05/20/2026

We are getting reports of people in our area getting an alert on their phone that looks similar to the alert pictured. The scammers are telling the people that they have overdue fines for traffic tickets and they will be arrested if they do not pay the scammers.
~~ IT IS A SCAM ~~
If you get an alert like this, just delete it.

Stay safe! If you receive anything that you suspect may be a scam, but you are not sure, contact the agency or vendor that it says it is from and check to make sure. Just don't click on a link or phone number in the alert, text or email. Never send them any money or gift cards! Let's put the scammers out of business!