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Mecosta County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff -- John W. Sonntag
Email: jsonntag@co.mecosta.mi.us

Undersheriff -- Todd M. Purcell
Email: tpurcell@co.mecosta.mi.us

Jail Administrator -- Kevin Wood
Email: kwood@co.mecosta.mi.us

Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

225 South Stewart Street, Big Rapids, MI 49307

Admin:
(231) 592-0150
Fax (231) 796-5577

Jail:
(231) 592-0156 (answered 24 hours a day)
Fax (231) 796-7130

Our Mission

The men and women of the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office share a common goal and purpose: To provide the highest quality law enforcement for our citizens and families in Mecosta County through compassionate, personal care and superior service, a positive environment for our citizens, families, and employees, collaboration for better services and organizational vitality and fiscal responsibility. We will accomplish our mission by applying these shared values:

Compassionate Care

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To always place the needs of our citizens and their families first.

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To recognize each person's uniqueness, and provide them the highest quality law enforcement service in a warm, respectful and friendly manner regardless of race, gender, creed, age or financial status.

Education and Research

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To support community programs and safety education that promote innovation and progress.

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To provide community policing and educational programs and classes.

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To promote and support education and learning opportunities for our employees.

Personal and Professional Growth

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To enhance the delivery of primary law enforcement and specialty care through the development of selected areas of specialties in law.

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To educate, recruit, and retain high quality, dedicated law enforcement professionals.

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To maintain up-to-date facilities and advanced technology.

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To promote a positive working environment so all employees can seek the highest level of quality in their jobs and be recognized as a vital part of our office.

Collaboration

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To cooperatively involve our community in the careful planning and growth of a progressive, responsive and efficient law enforcement system to meet the needs of a changing community.

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To deliver cost-effective service and, where practical, work cooperatively with other law enforcement agencies.

Fiscal Responsibility

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To remain a good corporate citizen through sound fiscal philosophy and practices that strengthen our Mecosta County Sheriff's Office role as a major employer and human service provider.

Purchase Permits for handguns:

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Issued Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

- No Charge for gun registration

- Bring picture ID with current address in Mecosta County

CCW Permits (Concealed Pistols License):

- Safety training class must be completed first

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Application is available at the Mecosta County Sheriff's office or the Mecosta County Clerk's office

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Application must be turned in at Clerk's Office before prints can be taken at the Community Corrections Office.

Fingerprint hours are:
Monday 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Tuesday 9:00am – 11:00am and 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Wednesday 9:00am – 11:00am and 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Fingerprints will not be taken on Thursdays or Fridays

Accident Report:

If you have been involved in a traffic crash in Mecosta County and would like to obtain a copy of that report, you may do so in person or by going online to TRACView - Traffic Accident Imaging Solutions. It is required that all insurance companies seeking traffic crash reports starting in April 2007, use the TRACView Website. All traffic crash reports are $7.00.

You may obtain a copy of your traffic crash report Monday through Friday, between 8:30am and 4:00pm, at the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office. Please call our Records Department at 231-592-0150 to make sure your report is ready.

Incident Report:
$2.00 for the first page of each report, $1.00 for each additional page. The person requesting the report must complete a Freedom of Information form and be approved by administration before the report will be released.

Note:
Bad Check Collection Division for entire Mecosta County excluding City of Big Rapids

PPO: Clerk's Office

Civil Process:

- Served to address in Mecosta County

- Garnishments ($14.00 + mileage)

- Evictions ($34.00 + mileage)

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Sum & Comp, subpoenas, postings, PPO ($20.00 + mileage)

- Do not require prepayment (will bill for service)

Other programs and services provided through the Sheriff's Office include:

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE): This program is taught to all 5th and 6th grade students in Mecosta County.
School Liaison Officer: The liaison officer works in the Big Rapids, Chippewa Hills and Morley Stanwood School Districts.
Marine Division: Marine patrol of the County's waterways, a hovercraft equipped search and rescue team, and a six-man dive team are services provided through the Marine Division.
Fire Investigation and Traffic Accident Reconstruction: Specially trained Deputies provide fire investigation and traffic accident reconstruction services.
Victim's Advocates: A nine member team of volunteers provides advocate services to victims of crime in Mecosta County.
Sheriff's Posse: Twenty-one volunteers comprise the Sheriff's Posse. The posse provides crowd and traffic control at various events and assists in search and rescure efforts as needed.