The state Office of Grants and Research has again awarded the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office $30,000 through its Residential Substance Abuse Grant program. Read on...
This week, our Expanded Medication Assisted Treatment program received some unfortunate publicity as one of 2,000 programs throughout the nation to be cut and then reinstated in the span of 24 hours by the Trump Administration. Read on...
UPDATE: THIS FUNDING HAS BEEN REINSTATED – The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office is among hundreds of agencies to last night receive termination letters from the Trump Administration for federal grants supporting addiction treatment services. Read on...
The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office today announces partnerships with two nonprofits, WellStrong and the Michael English House. Together, at The Bridge Center, we will enhance public safety by supporting addiction recovery and vocational opportunities. Read on...
The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for our free-of-charge Public Safety Explorers Program for students ages 10 to 14 who may be interested in public safety as a future career. Read on...
Erik Gura of the Wood’s Hole iconic Pie in the Sky Bakery & Café is volunteering his time to teach incarcerated individuals how to bake bread and pastries during a month-long course inside the Barnstable County Correctional Facility. Read on...
Daniel C. Mahoney, a law enforcement executive with 32 years of experience with the DEA, has been hired as Chief of Staff of the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office. Read on...
The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office has received $384,302 in grants from the state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, $300,000 of which will be used to explore the feasibility a new Comms Center on the Cape Cod Community College campus. Read on...
BOURNE — On March 25, community members and incarcerated individuals came together at the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office for the first of many Frederick Douglass Project for Justice events. Read on...
BOURNE — To promote public safety through prevention and education, the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office will offer two youth programs this summer. Both are generously supported by Cape Cod Healthcare and free to the public. Read on...
BARNSTABLE — The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office is excited to announce an expansion of our longtime partnership with Duffy Health Center. As of June 4, a Duffy Community Health Worker will be available every Wednesday at The Bridge Center. Read on...
A Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office provisional employee, who is a cadet in our current Recruit Training Academy, has been placed on unpaid administrative leave due to a criminal investigation related to an off-duty incident. Read on...
On April 22, 2025, Sheriff Donna D. Buckley was advised of a data breach. The breach appears to be an intentional act by a Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office employee and not the result of a failure of our digital or cybersecurity safeguards. Read on...
Sheriff Donna D. Buckley today unveiled a model for the future of public safety on Cape Cod. Centered on a new facility, The Bridge Center, her initiative — called Public Safety 2.0 — reimagines incarceration as an opportunity for strategic intervention. Read on...
Effective March 31, 2025, all Provincetown 9-1-1 emergency calls and Provincetown Fire/EMS dispatch services will transition to the Barnstable County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) Regional Emergency Communications Center. Read on...
The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office is looking for volunteer educators to teach general adult education courses.
Hours are flexible.
For questions or to express interest: bclarkson@bsheriff.net Read on...
The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for a free-of-charge Public Safety Explorers Program for students ages 10 to 14 who may be interested in learning more about and one day entering these exciting fields. Read on...
Effective March 17, 2025, all Eastham 9-1-1 emergency calls and Eastham Fire/EMS dispatch services will transition to the Barnstable County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) Regional Emergency Communications Center. Read on...
BOURNE—To build knowledge from the power of human connection, the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office is proud to present the Frederick Douglass Project for Social Justice. Read on...
I am writing today in vehement opposition to the proposals to close the Cape and Islands Community Mental Health Center at Pocasset and to reduce the number of Case Manager positions in the Department of Mental Health. Read on...
Six women and 15 men have completed the 12-week training program to become Barnstable County Sheriff’s corrections officers following a graduation ceremony on Jan. 10 at Mashpee Middle-High School. Read on...
The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office announces a new, free-of-charge Public Safety Explorer Program for students ages 10 to 14 who may be interested in learning more about and one day entering these exciting fields. Read on...
Throughout the fall and winter, incarcerated individuals who are members of the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office’s Community Work Crew will be working alongside community volunteers to maintain Falmouth Shellfish... Read on...
Every 30 seconds, shouts of “100” were called out by three inmates from the Barnstable County Correctional Facility who were working around a muddy folding table Wednesday morning, December 18, at the Department of Public Works garage on Gifford Street. Read on...
BOURNE — On Sept. 18, the Barnstable Superior Court dismissed the lawsuit brought against Donna D. Buckley as the Sheriff of Barnstable County by the Cape & Island’s District Attorney. Read on...
The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office is proud to host a presentation on September 25 at 7 p.m. at Barnstable High School’s Performing Arts Center by former NBA player and recovery advocate, Chris Herren. The event is supported by State Rep. Kip Diggs. Read on...
