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Welcome to the

Vilas County Sheriff's Office

Use of Force Policy

Citizens' Academy

330 Court Street

Eagle River, WI 54521

To request a crash report, click the button below which will take you to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation website.

Crash Reports

Operations

Corrections

Civil Process

The operations division consists of Patrol, Investigation, and Communications. The Vilas County Sheriff's Office is a 24 hour law enforcement center that patrols, investigates, and protects all Vilas County residents and it's visitors.

Other areas of service include Boat patrol, ATV patrol, Snowmobile patrol, and a School Resource Officer

The Vilas County Jail is in charge of maintaining the Care, Custody, and Control of those housed within the facility. Currently, the facility is designed to house about 125 inmates.

Inmates have access to a number of different programs and meetings. The programs include HSED, GED, several Bible Study groups serving a wide variety of denominations, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and several specialty programs.

The Vilas County Sheriff's Office is responsible for all civil processes in the county. The processes include civil process papers for any evictions, small claims, court notices, court appearances, foreclosures, and any other civil action that requires verifiable notification of a party involved.

The Civil Process Division is also in charge of all Sheriff's sales.