General Info

The Pierce County Sheriff s Department is a law enforcement agency that protects the lives and properties of citizens and visitors, focuses on preserving peace, prevents crime and disorder, and safeguards personal rights. The department maintains a communication center that coordinates responses to fire, police and medical emergencies. It offers a snowmobile safety course, as well as operates a dispatch center. The Pierce County Sheriff s Department also maintains a jail that houses pretrial, presentenced, and county- and state-sentenced prisoners. The department s staff includes sergeants, law enforcement officers, investigators and patrol executives. It maintains a location in Ellsworth, Wis.