The Plymouth County Sheriff's Department

11/10/2026

Amazing work by Marshfield Police Department, the residents of Marshfield and our own Lt. Alex Johnson, who located “Bessie” and “Clyde” by using Drone Technology. This is another great example of how our regionalized services enhance public safety in Plymouth County.

11/09/2026

Exciting News for Plymouth County Regional K-9 Training! 🐾

We had the pleasure of welcoming retired Police Chief Richard McLaughlin, a board member of the Stanton Foundation, for a site visit to our K-9 training program.

The Stanton Foundation has donated nearly $6 million throughout New England to help communities establish police K-9 programs.

Following a review of our training policies and procedures, we are honored to have been approved as one of only two recognized K-9 training agencies in Massachusetts, alongside Boston.

This recognition allows us to partner with the Stanton Foundation to help more communities establish K-9 programs through grant funding, professional training, and support.

A sincere thank you to Chief McLaughlin and the Stanton Foundation for their confidence in our program. We look forward to this exciting partnership and the opportunities it will bring to law enforcement agencies throughout Massachusetts!

11/09/2026

Our BCI Unit is always ready to assist. Excellent work by Sergeant Mansfield. the Hanson Police & Fire Departments, and all our law enforcement partners who participated in this operation.

11/06/2026

Sheriff McDonald and colleagues were on hand to congratulate Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) Senior Forensic Analyst Paul Souza on his retirement after 34 years of service.

Paul began his career as a part-time Deputy Sheriff, joining BCI two years later. His professionalism, dedication and training was evident throughout his career. Senior Forensic Analyst Souza created partnerships with law enforcement throughout Plymouth County, across Massachusetts, and with Federal agencies.

Thank you for your outstanding service to the The Plymouth County Sheriff's Department.

Best wishes on the “next chapter of your life!”

11/04/2026

Sheriff McDonald donated items collected by PCSO staff for our troops serving overseas to the American Red Cross of Massachusetts.

The “Operation Holiday Cheer” campaign was in partnership with Southeastern MA Chapter Director Barbara Cotton along with Red Cross Volunteer Board Chair-ADS Jim Creed.
Director Cotton was "overwhelmed by the outpouring of support by our employees."

Special thanks to our COs, Civil Process Department, Rev. Dan Croce, Deputy Ron Sweeney, Standish Enterprise, and Texas Roadhouse for your generosity!

11/03/2026

We are always ready to assist. Great job by Plympton Police Department and our partner law enforcement agencies!

10/31/2026

Look who stopped by to visit Sheriff McDonald…, the one and only Commissioner (Ret.), of Boston Police Department (Official) William “Willie” Gross. Sporting his trademark wide-brimmed fedora is CFO Julie O’Sullivan. It was great to see an old friend!

10/30/2026

Both Sheriff McDonald and Community Outreach Re-Entry Specialist Jim Frazier presented at the 5th Annual Massachusetts Emerging Adult Summit attended by over 350 law enforcement officials, and community based organizations. It was hosted by the Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association,
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security ( EOPSS), and the Massachusetts Municipal Police Training Committee. It was a powerful day of storytelling and networking in order to expand the opportunities of justice involved emerging adults. Thank you to EOPSS Secretary Andrew Peck and all the partners who took part in the day long conference.

10/30/2026

Our deepest sympathies to the family of retired ID Officer James Jepsen. Our dear friend and colleague passed away on October 22, 2026. https://share.google/DZNe6Qq9oDlOTqdac

10/27/2026

Sheriff McDonald and Captain Chris Petrucci were on hand to welcome Victoria Vidito from Texas Roadhouse. Victoria dropped by to donate a box of delicious, shelled peanuts towards our care package drive for our troops serving overseas in Qatar. Thank you to Victoria and Manager Brian Berry from Texas Roadhouse for the snacks! We are collecting snacks, and small personal hygiene items until Monday, November 2nd.

Sheriff McDonald and Captain Chris Petrucci were on hand to welcome Victoria Vidito from Texas Roadhouse. Victoria dropped by to donate a box of delicious shelled peanuts towards our care package drive for the troops serving overseas in Qatar. Thank you to Victoria and Brian Barry from Texas Roadhouse for the snacks!