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Sheriff and police in Jay County.
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6 listed agencies make arrests in Jay 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.

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

224 West Water Street
Portland, IN 47371
Non-emergency line
(260) 726-8188
Location
Portland, IN

Booking, bond and release questions go to the jail, not the arresting agency. Confirm where the person is before you act.

Sheriff's office

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.

Jay County Sheriff Department / Jay County Jail

Sheriff's office · Portland
Address
224 West Water Street
Portland, IN 47371
Directions
Phone
(260) 726-8188
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 (4)

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

Dunkirk Police Department

City police · Dunkirk
Address
130 South Main Street
Dunkirk, IN 47336
Directions
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City police listed for Dunkirk.

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

Pennville Police Department

City police · Pennville
Address
150 North Washington Street
Pennville, IN 47369
Directions
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City police listed for Pennville.

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

Portland Police Department

City police · Portland
Address
319 North Meridian Street
Portland, IN 47371
Directions
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City police listed for Portland.

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

Redkey Police Department

City police · Redkey
Address
20 South Ash Street
Redkey, IN 47373
Directions
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City police listed for Redkey.

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.

Indiana State Police District 25

Highway patrol · Redkey
Address
8922 West State Road 67
Redkey, IN 47373
Directions
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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.

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Jail411 lists the public agencies that make arrests so families can find the right door. We are not a government agency, a police department or a live custody-records service.

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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