by Brian Guilliams | May 7, 2019 | Media Release
Each year, between 140 and 160 officers are killed in the line of duty and their families and co-workers are left to cope with the tragic loss. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726 designating May 15th as Peace Officers’ Memorial Day, and the...
by Brian Guilliams | Feb 6, 2019 | Media Release, slider
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office was recently notified they had been selected to receive $45,050.00 as part of the Federal Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. Sheriff Merchant stated that the grant would be used to fund the purchase of 3-Mobile...
by Brian Guilliams | Jan 9, 2019 | Media Release
I would like to provide county residents of some 2018 statistics for the Brown County Sheriffs office. For 2018, the Brown County Sheriffs dispatch had received approximately 14,060 calls for service, approximately 40 calls per day, this includes the City of Hiawatha,...
by Brian Guilliams | Nov 8, 2018 | Media Release
Beginning Monday, November 19, through Sunday, November 25, the Brown County Sheriff’s Office will join many other police agencies across the state, including the Kansas Highway Patrol, in the Kansas Thanksgiving Safe Arrival traffic enforcement campaign. A...
by Brian Guilliams | Nov 2, 2018 | Media Release
I have had the opportunity to visit with some residents who live in various parts of Brown County. There have been increased reports of suspicious vehicles noted at different times during the day in different areas of our county. The vehicles are described as cars,...
by Brian Guilliams | Aug 15, 2018 | Media Release
Within the last few weeks I have been approached by several citizens with suggestions and concerns about walkers and bikers on the roadways, especially at night. There have been concerns about walkers/bikers wearing dark colored clothing at night, walking/biking in...
