Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Joel Merry
Address 752 High Street
Bath ME 04530
Phone 207-443-8201
Fax 207-443-8224
Website https://www.sagadahoccountyme.gov/index.php
Number of Officers 22
Population Served 40000
Seasonal Pop. Served 55000
Specializations Crisis Negotiations, Defense Tactics and Weapons Training, Drone, Drug Task Force, K-9 Unit, Public Safety Communications, Traffic Unit


Current Openings

Open Jobs Salary Deadline
Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office - Patrol Deputy $29.47 - $36.46/hr + specialty pay July 18, 2025
Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office - 911 Dispatcher - Certified Per Diem $26.29 - $33.58/hour + shift differentials + October 15, 2025

Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office

Sagadahoc County Sheriff's Office operates out of the county courthouse building in Bath, Maine. Currently employing 16 Deputies, our Patrol Division is often the first responders to any accident, complaint or crime scene. They patrol the county roads, enforce traffic laws, investigate crime, conduct property checks, and participate in community events. Serving on special details for BIW, backing up local law-enforcement, performing SAR operations, teaching RAD classes, providing Shellfish Warden services to municipalities and maintaining high-level firearms training are some of the typical duties our Patrol Deputies take-on.

The Criminal Investigation Division is staffed with three detectives charged with investigating robberies, burglaries, thefts, assaults, sexual assaults as well as other serious crimes. In addition they investigate drug crimes, manage physical evidence and participate in drug take-back programs. Crash reconstruction expert, criminal sketch artist, and drone pilot are just a few of the specialties our Detectives maintain.

Deputy Carleton and Jordy

Mission Statement

Protecting and serving the residents of Sagadahoc County since 1854, the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office seeks to serve all people within our jurisdiction with respect, fairness and excellence. We are committed to the prevention of crime, the protection of life and property, and the preservation of peace. We strive to earn public trust by holding ourselves to the highest standards of performance and ethics while remaining relentlessly determined to attain a high level of community confidence and satisfaction.

Detective Carlton doing a Special Detail for the AirShow

About Us

Located in the southern part of mid-coast Maine, Sagadahoc County is home to over 37,500 people. The County seat is Bath, a City of almost 9,000 residents and home of U.S. Navy ship-builder Bath Iron Works. With ten municipalities, with many miles of shoreline and roads between them, our Sheriff's Office provides essential law enforcement services with professionalism, excellence and respect. Maine is known as Vacationland and Sagadahoc County is no exception. In the summer we receive thousands of visitors and the residential population swells to around 50,000.

 

Shield 911 Comms

Sagadahoc County Communications Center

We at Sagadahoc County Communications serve as the first of the first responders. We are committed to answering all 9-1-1 and non-emergency calls with professionalism, integrity and compassion while efficiently dispatching police, fire and emergency medical services. Customer service is essential to our success, so we treat each caller with empathy and respect. Our dedicated and highly trained professionals routinely offer life-saving medical instructions in addition to providing accurate public safety information. The Communications Center is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and provides 24-hour telephone service to the public for information or assistance that may be needed in emergencies.

 

Mission Statement

Our mission is to process all calls for service and dispatch the appropriate response to aid in the protection of life and property.

 

About the Center

The Communications Center is in the Sagadahoc County Court Building at 752 High Street in Bath, Maine. It employs a Communications Director, Deputy Director, 3 Shift Supervisors, and 13 full-time Public Safety Dispatchers.

Responsible for dispatching Police, Fire and EMS services to all towns within Sagadahoc County; Arrowsic, Bath, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Georgetown, Phippsburg, Richmond, Topsham, West Bath and Woolwich. Sagadahoc County covers 370 square miles: 254 square miles of land and 116 square miles of water. We process 911, non-emergency, and business calls for all public safety agencies in the county. The Communications Center can provide medical instructions over the phone during emergency calls when necessary.

Crash Reconstruction in Progress