Defiance County Sheriff Star

Douglas J. Engel, Sheriff

Road Patrol

The road patrol division at the Defiance County Sheriff's Office is comprised of 12 Deputies and 3 Sergeants. Road units are responsible for handling all types of complaints in Defiance County's 12 townships, ranging from minor traffic accidents to homicides. They are responsible for patrolling 902 miles of Federal, State, County, and Township roads in the 414 square miles that make up Defiance County. Defiance County road units also handle the service of over 500 warrants, and 3000 civil process documents yearly.

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Sgt
Ben Moser

Sgt
Josh Flanary

Sgt
Austin Little

Deputy
Josh Hanenkrath

Deputy
Jake Hardy

Deputy
Elijah Fackler

Deputy
Aaron Brown

Deputy
Eric Boyd

Deputy
Jim Hall

Deputy
Reagan Polasek

Deputy
Nicholas Helmke

Deputy
Sabra Shumaker

Deputy
Cole Niese

Deputy
Brent Eicher

Deputy
Zane Garber