Kent County Sheriff's Department

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The Kent County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement and corrections programs and services to the citizens of Kent County.

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Kent County Sheriff Department Facebook Terms

This is the official Facebook page of the Kent County Sheriff Department in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This page was created to provide people who live and work in Kent County, Michigan or others with an interest in the Kent County Sheriff Department access to information about the sheriff's department and a platform with which to interact with the KCSD. This page is monitored and managed by the Kent County Sheriff Department Support Services Division and the Office of the Sheriff.

Before posting on this page, please review these terms:

• A posting on this page constitutes acceptance of these terms.
• In case of emergency, or if you need police assistance, dial 911.
• Do not use this page to report a crime. To report a non-emergency crime call 616-632-6100 or Silent Observer at 616-774-2345. You will remain anonymous.
• If you post information related to a crime on this page, you may be placing yourself in the position of becoming a witness to a crime and subject yourself to a subpoena or further interviews and/or investigation.
• “Friending” between the Kent County Sheriff Department employees and a citizen does not indicate endorsement of that person’s actions or comments.
• Comments posted by others on the Kent County Sheriff Department Facebook page(s) are not to be considered the opinion of the Kent County Sheriff Department or the County of Kent; nor does the Kent County Sheriff Department or the County of Kent endorse any third party comments on this page.
• The Kent County Sheriff Department reserves the right to remove and/or block anyone who posts inappropriate material as determined by the Kent County Sheriff Department.
• The KCSD does not allow posting of photos or videos by anyone other than members of the KCSD Support Services Division.
• The Kent County Sheriff Department welcomes a person’s right to express his/her opinion and encourages posters to keep comments related to content on this page. The KCSD reserves the right to remove any comments that are inappropriate or offensive, including comments that:
• defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or violate the legal rights of others,
• include racism, hatred, slander, threats, obscenity, violence, or in any other way demeans other members of the public or the employees of the Department and/or County of Kent in any way.

For other Kent County social media sites, and additional information on Kent County social media policy click on the following link:

https://www.accesskent.com/News/socialmedia.htm

Mission

The mission of the Kent County Sheriff Department is to preserve and protect the safety and security of the residents of Kent County and to provide for a safe and secure correctional facility.