Sheriff's Office
48 Court Street
Building #8
Canton, New York 13617

Ph: 315-379-2222
Fx: 315-379-0335

Kevin M. Wells - Department Head

St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office

Brief Description of Services

Civil Division
Serve papers for income executions, property executions, etc., from various attorneys. Collect bad debts from defendants, foreclosures on both real and personal property.  This office turns a large amount of money into the County in the form of revenue from civil fees.  This office is mandated by Law.

Correctional Division
Maintain order inside the Correctional Facility; insure jail security at all times; booking of inmates; dispenses medication to inmates; perform a variety of functions too numerous to list.

Criminal Division
Enforce all laws within St. Lawrence County; investigate accidents; serve papers for various courts, District Attorney, Probation Department, etc.; investigate major crimes, maintain order at public gatherings;  perform a multitude of functions far too numerous to list, including inmate transports to courts, prisons, doctors, dentists, etc.

Juvenile Division
Investigate complaints where the suspect is under 16 years of age.  Work directly with Family Court, Probation Department, parents, school officials, Social Services along with others in the solving of these problems.  Also, these two officers are DARE instructors who provide the educational program to 10 local schools within the County.  They also are public relations representatives for the office by giving presentations and conducting tours of the building.  This is merely a small part of their daily work load.  They also are involved in criminal case loads when necessary and assist with inmate transports. 

SHERIFFS ORDWAY AND WELLS GRADUATE FROM NATIONAL SHERIFF'S INSTITUTE

Sheriff Kevin Wells of St. Lawrence County and Sheriff Joel Ordway of Steuben County have graduated from the 98th Session of the National Sheriffs’ Institute. The NSI is the only national executive development program designed for first term Sheriffs.  The highly acclaimed school is co - sponsored by the National Institute of Corrections and the National Sheriffs’ Association.

Sheriffs Wells and Ordway joined 28 other sheriffs from across the country for training on contemporary challenges facing America’s sheriffs today. In light of those challenges, the sheriffs explored the role of the local sheriff in providing effective leadership for the public good in such areas as public safety, criminal justice system policy, community relations, and organization effectiveness and efficiency.

“Both Sheriff Wells and Sheriff Ordway are true leaders with a genuine vision for the future of the Office of Sheriff,” said Fred Wilson, National Sheriffs’ Association Director of Operations.  “These two outstanding Sheriffs from New York State now join over 2,400 graduates of the National Sheriffs’ institute.”

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