York County Sheriff's Office

Welcome to the York County Sheriff's Office. Here you will find information about programs and services provided for the community by the Sheriff's Office.

The Sheriff is an elected county official and is an officer of the County Courts, both civil and criminal. The Sheriff or his/her deputies are responsible for serving subpoenas, orders and notices issued by the courts, serving various writs and processes, and provide security in the courtrooms during sessions. He/she is responsible for transporting and securing prisoners to and from correctional facilities within the county and state as well as assisting with extraditions of prisoners (fugitives) apprehended out of state. He/she also transports mental patients and juvenile offenders.

Learn More About the Duties of the Sheriff and Deputies.

Sheriff's Sale Information

York County Sheriff's Office News

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Sheriff

Richard P. Keuerleber

Chief Deputy, Administration
James V. Vangreen

Chief Deputy, Operations
Reuben B. Zeager

Assistant Chief Deputy
Richard E. Rice II

Deputy Sheriff Edward "Skip" Schroeder, Jr
1957 -2005

Deputy Schroeder was attending the Deputy Sheriffs Training Academy in State College, Pennsylvania. On Monday, January 10, 2005, Schroeder was in the 12th lap of a 12 lap indoor running exercise at the academy when he collapsed. Schroeder was immediately connected to a defibrillator, but was unable to be revivied. Schroeder had been employed by the York County Sheriff's Department for 16 months.

Police Heritage Museum's Tribute

For security reasons the following items are not permitted in the Judicial Center: cell phones, cameras, pagers, radios, compact disk players, any type of recording device, pepper spray, mace, tools, cutting instruments, electronic games, food or drink, and any other item Sheriff's Office Personnel determine to be a security risk.