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Friday we celebrated the career of Investigator James L. Parker Jr. Investigator Parker has served the citizens of Dinwi...
11/04/2026

Friday we celebrated the career of Investigator James L. Parker Jr.
Investigator Parker has served the citizens of Dinwiddie County for 21 years.
James has a total career time of 27 years serving Commonwealth of Virginia.
James career spans from Petersburg Police department, Virginia State University police, Southampton Sheriff’s Office. He then joined Dinwiddie Sheriff’s Office where he was part of the Virginia State Police Drug Task force. During the time, he made arrest and confiscated thousands of dollars of drugs and money in Dinwiddie.
As we wish him well in his new chapter in life, we do not say goodbye but we will see you from time to time, as we all remain brothers even into the next chapters.
Best of Luck Investigator Parker on your next Chapter!

Shout out to all the Treat-or-Treaters!,  who came out to Trunk-or-Treat at the Dinwiddie Court House Saturday.  Thank y...
11/02/2026

Shout out to all the Treat-or-Treaters!, who came out to Trunk-or-Treat at the Dinwiddie Court House Saturday. Thank you to Amanda Mann our Commonwealth Attorney office members, Emergency Communications , Dinwiddie Sheriff's Office, Public Safety and our Fire and EMS partners for helping and bringing a lot of smiles and laughter to our youngest citizens.

The Dinwiddie Sheriff's Office, Commonwealth Attorneys Office and Public Safety will be hosting a trick or treat event S...
10/28/2026

The Dinwiddie Sheriff's Office, Commonwealth Attorneys Office and Public Safety will be hosting a trick or treat event Saturday October 31, 2026 between 5:00 PM and 7:00pm at the Dinwiddie Court House parking lot located at 14008 Boydton Plank road Dinwiddie, Va.
Everyone is invited to stop by and get a ghostly treat.

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will be Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. You may bring yo...
10/19/2026

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will be Saturday, October 24, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
You may bring yours in Dinwiddie, to the Eastside Enhancement center located at 7301 Boydton Plank road North Dinwiddie. Deputies will be there to assist you from 10 am until 2pm.
Please remember No needles or sharps are accepted. Vapes are accepted but batteries must be removed. No glass containers

10/15/2026
The Sheriffs Office would like to make the public aware of a scam using Meherrin River Regional Jail and GPS monitoring ...
10/13/2026

The Sheriffs Office would like to make the public aware of a scam using Meherrin River Regional Jail and GPS monitoring devices for pre-trial offenders. Please read the attached.
If you are a victim please report it immediately.
Thank you

09/18/2026

Our phones have returned to service. The Sheriff's Office number 804-469-4550.
Thank you for everyone's patience.

We are currently experiencing an outage of our phone line 804-469-4550. If you need the Sheriffs Office or magistrate yo...
09/16/2026

We are currently experiencing an outage of our phone line 804-469-4550.
If you need the Sheriffs Office or magistrate you can call our Communications dispatcher line at 804-469-3755 or 911 if you have an emergency.
we will provide update when repaired.
Thank you

09/03/2026

Our phones have returned to full service. The Sheriff's Office number 804-469-4550 and the Courthouse number 804-469-4523 are back in service. Thank you for everyone's patience.

Thank you so much to the members of Trinity Methodist Church in Church Road,  who showed us so much kindness with snacks...
07/07/2026

Thank you so much to the members of Trinity Methodist Church in Church Road, who showed us so much kindness with snacks, fruity treats and sweet snacks today. Our appreciation for you, your members and our community is one that is unwavering support as the citizens of Dinwiddie are the greatest and are much appreciated.

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13850 Courthouse Road
Dinwiddie, VA
23841

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