Welcome from Sheriff Pastor | Get Involved | Services

The mission of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department is to protect life and property, to uphold rights and to help build stronger, more livable communities.

I am pleased to welcome you the website of the Pierce County Sheriff's Department. We have been responsible for public safety in Pierce County since 1853. Today we are the second largest Sheriff's agency in Washington State serving over 813,000 residents County wide including over 390,000 who reside in unincorporated County areas.

Since becoming your Sheriff, I have had the privilege of meeting many of you in person at one of the many public meetings we hold each year. Whether in face-to-face meetings or on our monthly television program, 'The Sheriff's Report' I try to keep you informed about issues of community safety. I believe that members of the Sheriff's Department have a tremendous responsibility to you in the community. And I believe that you have a tremendous responsibility as well. It is the responsibility of citizenship: the responsibility to be informed and involved in public life and civic culture. I believe that your safety is a particularly vital issue. I urge you to get informed about this issue and involved in what your Sheriff's Department can do and is doing about it. You see, I believe that public safety is not a spectator sport. It is important that we are all informed and involved. The purpose of this website is to provide information and provide you with a window on who we are, what we are about and how you can engage with us to build a safer community for you and your family.

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On Monday December 21, 2009, Pierce County Sheriff's Deputy Kent Mundell was shot by a suspect while responding to a domestic violence incident at a residence in Eatonville. Deputy Kent Mundell passed away on Monday December 28, 2009, after a week in critical condition at Harborview Hospital in Seattle.

Deputy Walter 'Kent' Mundell was hired with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department on January 10, 2000. Kent is survived by his wife and two children, ages 10 and 16 years old. Kent has worked as a patrol deputy in South Hill and currently the Mountain detachment. Over the course of his career with the Sheriff's Department, Kent has served as a member of the Air Operations, Clandestine Lab Team, and as a Safety Committee Representative.

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Thanks for getting involved in the safety of our community!

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There are many resources and talents available to work on the problems that we face in our neighborhoods. The menu at the left contains links to just some of them; I invite you to also participate in the resources listed below:

- Abandoned Vehicle Removal
- Alarm Ordinance Information
- Block Watch Information
- Cadet Program
- Civil Process Unit
- Disabled Parking Enforcement
- Domestic Violence Unit
- Firearms Commission
- Identity Theft Protection
- Law Enforcement Support Agency
- Law Enforcement Education Achievement Program (LEEAP)
- Neighborhood Patrol Deputies
- On-Line Crime and Lost Property Reporting
- Property Room
- Retiree Information
- School Resource Information
- Youth Emergency Services

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