News Flash

Sheriff's Office Will Resume Normal Office Operations on June 1st

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will resume normal office operations on Monday, June 1, 2020 after modifying operations due to COVID-19 concerns. The office will be open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The north substation, ...

Press Release

On May 21, 2020, at approximately 2:30 p.m. Stephanie N. Dawson, an inmate at the Shelby County Jail, died while receiving medical treatment at the Shelby Baptist Medical Center. Dawson, 36 years of age from Montevallo, was booked into the Shelby County J...

***Update*** Revised Operational Changes Due to Covid 19

Revised Information Regarding Sheriff’s Office Services During COVID 19

Our deputies will continue to maintain their normal patrols across the county and will be responding to all calls for service. If you have an emergency, dial 911.

The Shelby C...

Updated Operational Changes Due to Covid 19

Updated Information Regarding Sheriff’s Office Services During COVID 19

Our deputies will continue to maintain their normal patrols across the county and will be responding to all calls for service. If you have an emergency, dial 911.

The Shelby C...

Update on Robbery Investigation

On Friday, April 17, 2020, at approximately 10:30AM, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to a robbery of three individuals inside OrthoExpress Urgent Care at 104 Chelsea Point Drive, in Chelsea. Deputies immediately searched the ar...

Residential Fire Investigation

On April 15, 2020, at approximately 12:30 AM, Shelby County 911 received a report of a residential fire in the 100 block of Bethlehem Church Road, in the community of Shelby. Deputies from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, members of the Shelb...

Operational Changes Due to COVID 19

*****UPDATE 4/7/2020*****We are receiving a large amount of calls with questions regarding Governor Kay Ivey’s "Stay At Home" order. A link to the full text of the order can be found below, which was placed into effect on April 4, 2020...

Shooting Investigation

On March 28, 2020, at approximately 10:30 PM, Shelby County 911 received a call about a shooting with injuries in the 100 block of Tomlyn Road in unincorporated Shelby County, near the City of Montevallo. Deputies from the Shelby County Sheriff’...

Two Arrests Made in Chelsea Car Break-ins

On March 26, 2020 at approximately 5:49 AM, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call in the area of the Narrows subdivision. The caller reported unknown persons looking through a vehicle parked in the driveway of a residence. D...

Flooding Hazards

On February 10^th, 2020 at approximately 2:00PM, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office was notified of dangerous water over the roadway on Alabama Highway 119 (Cahaba Valley Road) at the intersections of Broken Bow Drive and Indian Ridge Drive. The ...

Sheriff John Samaniego Appointed to President Trump's Commission on Law Enforcement

(FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) Sheriff John Samaniego has been appointed to serve on President Donald Trump’s Commission on Law Enforcement.  On January 22, 2020, Sheriff John Samaniego, along with 15 other law enforcement leaders throughout t...

Lullwater Road Incident Peacefully Resolved

Update on Lullwater Road Incident:

Members of the Shelby County Multi-Jurisdictional Tactical Response Unit and Crisis Negotiations Unit, deputies, and other law enforcement officers have been able to peacefully resolve the domestic incident on Lullwater R...

Unresolved Domestic Incident-Lullwater Road

Deputies are on the scene of an unresolved domestic incident on Lullwater Road in the northern part of Shelby County near the Jefferson County line.  There is currently an increased police presence in this area.  Residents in the area of...

Arrest Made in November 25th Shooting Incident

On 11/25/2019 at approximately 12:00 PM, the Shelby County 911 Center received a call about a possible shooting in the area of the 100 Block of Nelson Circle in unincorporated Shelby County, near the City of Montevallo. Deputies responded to the area and ...

Sixth Arrest made in Sonesta Extended Stay Suites Homicide Investigation

On October 20th, 2019, at approximately 1:46 AM, Shelby County 911 received a call about a noise complaint at the Sonesta Extended Stay Suites at 3 Greenhill Parkway, in the Highway 280 corridor of Northern Shelby County. Deputies responded to the area to...

Update to the Death Investigation on Nelson Circle, Montevallo

On November 25, 2019, at approximately 12:00 PM, Shelby County 911 received a call about a possible shooting in the 100 block of Nelson Circle in unincorporated Shelby County, near the City of Montevallo. Deputies responded to the area and discovered Deri...

Update on Sonesta Extended Stay Suites Homicide Investigation

On October 20th, 2019, at approximately 1:46 AM, Shelby County 911 received a call about a noise complaint at the Sonesta Extended Stay Suites at 3 Greenhill Parkway, in the Highway 280 corridor of Northern Shelby County. Deputies responded to the area to...

Update on Meadow Drive Death Investigation

On November 17, 2019, at approximately 6:37 PM, Shelby County 911 received a third party call in reference to an altercation at a residence in the 400 block of Meadow Drive.  Deputies responded to the area to investigate the situation and develop...

Meadow Drive Incident

Update:  Residents may resume their normal activities. There will continue be an increased police presence as investigators continue their investigation; however, there does not continue to be any threat to the public at this time. 

On No...

Training Incident Reported

At approximately 4:30 PM on November 13, 2019, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Response Unit was conducting C/S gas familiarization training at the Sheriff’s Office Training Center located at 543 McDow Road in Columbiana. T...

School Threat Unfounded

On October 30, 2019, at approximately 3:30 PM, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office began receiving information through multiple sources about a possible threat to Chelsea Middle School.  The school resource officer, investigators, patrol deputies,...

Homicide Investigation

On
October 20, 2019, at approximately 1:46 a.m., deputies responded to the SonestaExtended Stay Suites on Greenhill Parkway in northern Shelby County on a noise
complaint.  After the deputies arrived on scene, they found 17-year-oldmale Sta...

Sheriff Samaniego Names Ken Burchfield New Chief Deputy

9/27/2019

For Immediate Release From Sheriff John Samaniego:

I am proud to announce the promotion of Major Ken Burchfield to Chief Deputy.

His promotion will be effective today, September 27, 2019. Major Ken Burchfield began his law enforcement career with t...

Gibson Road Death Investigation Update

On Friday, September 6, 2019, at approximately 11:00 A.M., deputies were called to the scene of a domestic violence related incident on Gibson Road.  Upon arrival, deputies found one person deceased.  The victim has been identified as Jo...

For Immediate Release - Death Investigation on Gibson Road in Columbiana

Deputies respond to shooting victim at Shelby Baptist Medical Center

On Thursday, August 29, 2019, at 2:45 a.m., deputies responded to Shelby Baptist Medical Center on a report of a shooting victim. Deputies met with the victim, who was suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim is a 42-year-old female from Wilsonville. Sh...

Deputies Respond to Shooting in Chelsea

On Sunday, July 28th at approximately 10:00 pm, deputies responded to a shooting at a residence on Johnson Drive in Chelsea. Once deputies arrived, they encountered one individual with a gunshot wound to an extremity, and the suspect was detained. The vic...

Deputies Investigate Shooting on River Road

On Thursday, July 18, 2019 at 10:20 p.m. Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies responded to investigate a shooting call in the 1800 block of River Road. When deputies arrived they located a victim who was suffering from a gunshot wound as well as blu...

Child Found Safe

On July 1, 2019 at approximately 2:30 p.m. the Shelby County Sheriff's Office received a call on a missing seven year-old boy.  The young boy was last seen near his residence on Highway 43 in the Sterrett area.  Deputies responded to the...

Traffic Alert for Hwy. 280 - Inverness Area

Traffic Alert:  Deputies are on the scene of a motor vehicle collision on US Hwy 280 East bound just in front of the Circle K in Inverness.  All East bound lanes are closed at this time.  Motorists will have to use an alternate ...

Former Community Corrections Employee Arrested

In early May of 2019, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office received information of potential misconduct by a Shelby County Community Corrections employee.  The investigation led to a warrant being issued for Brandy Lee Gentry, 32 years of...

Counterfeit Money Warning

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office warns citizens of counterfeit money possibly being circulated in our area.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is
alerting the community to counterfeit $100.00 bills possibly in circulationwithin our area.  These counterfeit bills all bear the same serial number, LB45440078L, and each bill bears apparent Asi...