Lafayette County Sheriff's Office

The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office needs your help. A warrant has been issued for Joseph L. Boothe for the C Felony of Delivery of a Controlled Substance. He shows an address out of Grand Pass, Missouri, but is believed to have been staying with relatives in the Waverly area. Boothe is 5'7" and weighs approximately 130 lbs. Please contact the Sheriff's Office with any information concerning this individual.

UPDATE He has been located. We are asking for the public's help in locating Kelby Alumbaugh, last seen wearing a Lexington football shirt and black shorts. He is a white male, 15 years old, 5'9" and weighs 130 lbs. He may be riding a white, blue and black bike and he may be carrying or wearing a backpack. If you have any information, please call the dispatch center at 660 584 2104.

Congratulations Deputy Chad Burns for being awarded the Excellence in Service Award. Having been dispatched to a report of an aggravated assault with an axe, Deputy Burns arrived on scene to find a 75 year old male with a life threatening injury to his left arm. Deputy Burns applied a tourniquet to the arm to stop the bleeding until medical assistance could respond.

I have been informed that there is no line currently at the HCC Testing Site. If You are a First Responder in Lafayette County and would like the Antibody test, now would be a good time to go. They will be there till 6PM

Good Morning Lafayette!! Today is a day to be Weather Aware. Look for storms to move in by mid-morning into the afternoon hours. A few along/south of I-70 may be severe with large hail and damaging wind gusts. Be Alert and Be Safe, and always remain positive

The Lafayette County Commission has issued a STAY AT HOME Ordinance. Please do not leave home if it can be avoided...and practice social distancing for the fore...seeable future. County offices continue to operate and fulfill constituent requests - but by phone and electronic methods only. #LafayetteCountyMO #WashYourHands LAFAYETTECOUNTYMO.COM lafayettecountymo.com See more

Roadway at FF/D closed due to water over road.

THE CORONA VIRUS, CYBERCRIMANALS AND YOU: Think of this as a strong reminder to be suspicious. To go the extra step to verify before you agree to anything that puts you personally or financially at risk. Or before giving any personally identifying information to anyone you do not know. Be suspicious of anyone who approaches you or initiates contact regarding corona virus. Be suspicious of anyone you don't know or with whom you did not initiate a conversation who offers you ad...vice on prevention, protection or recovery - especially if they ask for money. Cybercriminals could use any and many different approaches. Look out for these kinds of approaches: Someone claims to represent the health department who emails you or comes to your door and tells you of the risks of COVID-19 and offers you vaccination or other testing. The health department will not do this. This is a dangerous scam. If this happens, call your local police department immediately. Someone claiming to be from your bank or an investment firm who you do not already have a relationship with, who offers investment alternatives to protect you from economic and market uncertainties. Someone who threatens you with repercussions (arrest, prosecution, confinement) if you don't pay a fee. Someone claiming to be from a hospital where a loved one is being treated for the virus but is in urgent need of money before lifesaving treatments can be rendered. Someone claiming to be your friend who is stuck in a foreign country and can't get home unless a "virus prevention" or other outrageous sounding fee is paid. Unsolicited emails offering expert advice or information. They could contain malware or the links in the email could take you to a site with malware. Someone asking for any personally identifiable information, bank account or financial information, or information about family members. Someone claiming to be from computer support who tells you your computer is infected with corona virus and offers to repair it. (Your computer cannot be infected by corona virus.) iF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CORONA VIRUS OR THINK YOU MAY HAVE IT, PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING LINKS: https://hccnetwork.org/covid-19/ https://www.cdc.gov/

Effective March 16, 2020, the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office will be renewing CCW permits by appointment only. This decision was made surrounding the COVID-19 Virus. Our priority is to ensure the health and safety of our staff and the general public. Should you need to renew your CCW permit, please call the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office at 660-259-3622 to schedule an appointment.

PERFORMANCE AWARD On February 25, 2020, Jailer Samantha Dougherty was inspecting inmate mail and observed that the pencil erasers on a package of pencils had been tampered with. A total of 10 grams of methamphetamine was discovered and confiscated. Jailer Dougherty received a commendation for her performance and attention to detail. Congratulations Jailer Dougherty!

SCAM ALERT Someone,identifying himself as Sgt.Johnson with the Lafayette County Sheriff's office, is calling Lafayette County residents and telling them they have a warrant. He then asks for money to clear that warrant. He instructs the person to buy gift cards. THIS IS A SCAM! We do not collect bonds by phone and we do not have a Sgt. Johnson working for this department.

BURGLARY On February 8, there was a burglary out of a shed on Mock Road - rural Higginsville. Examples of two of the items that were stolen are pictured below. (They are not pictures of the actual items). Anyone with information, please send a personal message or call the Sheriff's Office. STOLEN: John Deere Gator Model 825I STOLEN: 2018 John Deere Skid Steer Model CT332 with... with Grapple attachment. See more

Good Morning Lafayette!! You guys know the drill. We all have had plenty of Warning on this, so everybody should have plans to stay at home and off the roads. A... winter storm is expected to impact the region this weekend. Icing amounts of several tenths of an inch and a broad swath of 4-6" of snow can be expected. Higher snow amounts are possible in northeastern MO. Expect difficult travel conditions Saturday into Sunday. Please be Weather Aware. Be Alert and Be Safe. See more

It has come to our attention that there is a question about where the PSAP - 911 answering service is located in Lafayette County.. There used to be two sites, one in the Lafayette County Sheriff's office and one at the Higginsville Police Department. These services have now been consolidated and are located at only one site, the Higginsville Police Department. The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office now contracts with Higginsville for those services. Our Lafayette County website still has pictures from the old dispatch center that has caused some confusion. Those pictures will be removed.