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Sheriff and police in Buchanan County.
Missouri. By agency.

9 listed agencies make arrests in Buchanan County: the sheriff, city police departments, campus police and state agencies. The arresting agency is usually not the facility that holds the person; the county page has the jail.

Buchanan County jail information Emergency? Call 911. Agency lines below are non-emergency numbers.
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Buchanan County Sheriffs Department / Buchanan County Jail

501 Faraon Street
Saint Joseph, MO 64501
Non-emergency line
(816) 271-5555
Location
Saint Joseph, MO
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Booking, bond and release questions go to the jail, not the arresting agency. Confirm where the person is before you act.

Sheriff's office (2)

The sheriff is usually the police department for unincorporated areas and the operator of the county jail. An arresting station is usually not the holding facility.

Buchanan County Sheriffs Department / Buchanan County Jail

Sheriff's office · Saint Joseph
Address
501 Faraon Street
Saint Joseph, MO 64501
Directions
Phone
(816) 271-5555
Non-emergency. Emergency: 911.
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County sheriff’s office. The jail is usually a Sheriff facility, not the arresting station.
Custody
Arrests here usually book into the county jail. Jail page

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

Buchanan County Sheriffs Department Court Security Division

Sheriff's office · Saint Joseph
Address
411 Jules Street
Saint Joseph, MO 64501
Directions
Phone
(816) 271-1462
Non-emergency. Emergency: 911.
Covers
County sheriff’s office. The jail is usually a Sheriff facility, not the arresting station.
Custody
Arrests here usually book into the county jail. Jail page

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

Municipal police departments (3)

These departments police that city. A local arrest still usually books into the county jail.

Buchanan County Drug Strike Force

City police · Saint Joseph
Address
1101 North 4th Street
Saint Joseph, MO 64501
Directions
Covers
City police listed for Saint Joseph.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

Easton Police Department

City police · Easton
Address
106 North Woodward Street
Easton, MO 64443
Directions
Covers
City police listed for Easton.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

Saint Joseph Police Department

City police · Saint Joseph
Address
501 Faraon Street
Saint Joseph, MO 64501
Directions
Covers
City police listed for Saint Joseph.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

Campus police and public safety

Campus police cover that campus only. Off-campus streets belong to the city police or the Sheriff.

Missouri Western State University Police

Campus police · Saint Joseph
Address
4525 Downs Drive, Student Union Room 201
Saint Joseph, MO 64507
Directions
Covers
Campus police. Off-campus streets belong to the city police or the Sheriff.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

Highway patrol

Freeway collisions, traffic stops, and commercial inspection. City streets belong to that city’s police or the Sheriff.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop H

Highway patrol · Saint Joseph
Address
3525 North Belt Highway
Saint Joseph, MO 64506
Directions
Covers
State traffic enforcement for freeways and unincorporated roads.

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

Other law-enforcement locations (2)

Special jurisdictions, constables, marshals, and other listed public-safety agencies in this county.

Missouri Department Of Conservation

Law enforcement

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

Missouri Department Of Conservation - Northwest Regional Office

Law enforcement · Saint Joseph
Address
701 James Mccarthy Drive
Saint Joseph, MO 64507
Directions

From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.

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Is the sheriff's office the same as the jail?

Often the sheriff runs the county jail, but the jail is a separate facility with its own address, phone and rules. Open the jail page for booking, visiting, mail and money details.

How do I find out which department made the arrest?

Ask the person, check any paperwork or citation, or call the sheriff's non-emergency line. City arrests belong to that city's police; unincorporated areas and county roads usually belong to the sheriff; freeways usually belong to the state patrol.

Can these agencies tell me if someone is in custody?

The jail can. The arresting agency may confirm an arrest but does not hold the person. Call the jail's booking or information line first.

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