Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts Advises to be aware of Telephone Scams; Beware of receiving calls that are scams with the caller pretending to be an IRS, FBI or local law enforcement agent. The scam works with the caller pretending to be a government agent stating you owe a fine, for collection of real property taxes or other government payment not made

Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts' June Sheriff's Monthly Column; Dear Neighbors, To All Boaters: The State of Emergency still exists for all Wayne County bays and harbors; Sodus Bay, Port Bay, East Bay, Blind Sodus Bay, Pultneyville Harbor and Bear Creek Harbor in Wayne County. Motorized boat traffic must operate at IDLE SPEED ONLY CAUSING NO WAKE on the county’s

Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts Reports Arrest in Jail Escape; The Wayne County Office of the Sheriff reports the arrest of a Wayne County Jail inmate for Escape in the first degree.

Shawn M. Meacham, age 25, currently incarcerated in the Wayne County Jail, was arrested after it is alleged that he escaped from the Jail Facility on July 2,

Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts Reports Escapee Shawn Meacham is in Custody; Deputies apprehended escapee, Shawn Meacham at or about 1:30 a.m., Monday, July 3, 2017 on Anstee Road in the Town of Galen.

The Criminal and Internal Administrative Investigations will be continuing.

Posted by Sheriff Barry Virts

Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts Reports an Escape from the Jail Facility: The Wayne County Sheriff's Office is seeking the whereabouts of Shawn M. Meacham, 25 years of age, 5'11'', 165 pounds for escaping the Wayne County Sheriff's Office Jail Facility, Lyons, New York.

Meacham was last seen wearing a blue button up shirt, black shorts and no shoes in the Geneva City

Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts Sends 22 Kids to the NYS Sheriffs' Institute Summer Camp; Thank you to to all the NYS Sheriffs' Institute Honorary Members for your donations to make a very memorable experience for 22 Wayne County kids to attended the Sheriffs' Summer Camp.

My Secretary, Betty Rose Chardeen did a fabulous job in getting the necessary paperwork and in making arrangements to get