Message from the Sheriff

Welcome to the Mineral County Sheriff’s Department’s Web Page. Your
interest in the Mineral County Sheriff’s Department is appreciated. As you look
through our Web Page we encourage your comments, suggestions and the
opportunity to exchange information with you. Mineral County is located in the
eastern panhandle of West Virginia and borders with the State of Maryland to
the north. We are the “Gateway to the beautiful Potomac Highlands.” Mineral
County was formed out of Hampshire County in 1866 and our county seat is
Keyser. The Mineral County Sheriff’s Department serves a population of 27,000
people within 330 square miles.

Sheriff Gary W. White is in his first term, elected in 2000 as a democrat. Sheriff
White is the 33rd Sheriff of Mineral County and the first of many Sheriff’s to
follow in the new millennium. Sheriff White retired from the West Virginia State
Police after serving 22 years with that agency. The Mineral County Sheriff’s
Department is located in the Court House at 150 Armstrong Street, Keyser,
West Virginia. This is the county tax collection office and the Law Enforcement
section of the department is located in the detention center, 100 East Street,
Keyser, West Virginia 26726. Currently Mrs. Betsy Rice is the Chief Tax Deputy
in charge of the tax office and Chief Deputy Paul Sabin is in charge of the Law
Enforcement Section.

The primary duties of the Law Enforcement section, which has eight deputies,
include criminal investigations, accident investigations, transporting prisoners,
serving warrants and bailiff duties.

We in the Mineral County Sheriff’s Department are committed to the protection
of life and property, to the prevention of crime and upholding the laws of the
great state of West Virginia and the Constitution of the United States of
America.
Mineral County Sheriff's Office
100 East Street
Keyser, Wv. 26726
304-788-0341 Sheriff
304-788-0441 Holding Facility
This Page was made By Ron Beeman
WEST VIRGINIA
MINERAL COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE