Sheriff’s Office
The Erie County Sheriff’s Office provides services and programs that maintain safety and provide education for all who live in the community, working with all law enforcement officials within the county to provide a safer environment for the citizens we serve.
Scam Alert
A person calling himself Tim McMahon has been contacting member of the community pretending to be a deputy Sheriff here in Erie County.
McMahon is telling people that he is going to issue citations for Failure to Appear in court and also Contempt citations unless money is paid to him. He also gives out FALSE citation numbers to encourage compliance with his attempt to scam people out of their money.
The Erie County Sheriff’s Office does NOT employ anybody with that name. The Sheriff’s Office will NEVER contact any member of the public requesting money to avoid arrest or have a citation issued.
About
The Erie County Sheriff’s Office is led by Sheriff Chris Campanelli, who was elected in 2022. The Office is responsible for providing professional law enforcement services throughout Erie County, Pennsylvania, while upholding the Constitution of the United States and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Sheriff’s Office employs approximately 40 full-time Deputy Sheriffs, along with approximately 10 civilian, support, and per diem personnel. Together, these members serve the residents of Erie County through court security, civil process service, warrant enforcement, prisoner transport, and other essential public safety functions.
The Office is committed to professionalism, integrity, accountability, and maintaining strong working relationships with the courts, county departments, law enforcement partners, and the community.
Sheriff History
2014 – John T. Loomis
1998 – Robert G. Merski
1982 – Robert N. Michael
1963 – Andrew J. Hanisek
1954 – John L. Coates
1945 – Paul E. Babbitt
1941 – Fred Lamberton
1934 – Dell Darling
1930 – Millard L. Davis
1922 – T. G. Sterrett
1918 – Guy H. Fox
1914 – Maxwell B. Haibach
1910 – Harry W. Barrett
1906 – Henry Cogswell
1901 – S. S. Burton
1899 – George W. Barrett
1895 – George W. Kraus
1894 – George W. Evans
1891 – Edward C. Siegel
1888 – William O. Mehl
1885 – M. V. B. Gifford
1883 – F. E. Staples
1880 – Henry C. Stafford
1877 – Edward E. Sturznickel
1873 – John L. Hyner
1870 – Thomas M. Walker
1867 – Andrew F. Swan
1864 – Hiram L. Brown
1861 – Allen A. Craig/John W. Swalley (appointed to fill vacancy)
1858 – John W. McLane
1855 – John Kilpatrick
1852 – Thomas E. Vincent
1849 – Peter E. Burton
1846 – Miles W. Caughey
1843 – William E. McNair
1840 – Ephraim W. M. Blaine
1837 – Andrew Scott
1834 – Thomas Mehaffey
1831 – William Flemming
1828 – Alexander W. Brewster
1825 – Albert Thayer
1822 – Stephen Wolverton
1819 – Thomas Laird
1816 – Stephen Wolverton
1813 – David Wallace
1810 – James Weston (appointed by the governor)
1810 – J. C. Wallace (succeeded Jacob Spang)
1808 – Jacob Spang (resigned June 19, 1810)
1805 – Jacob Carmack
1803 – Wilson Smith
Erie County Sheriff
Welcome to the Erie County Sheriff’s Office. The men and women of our department are dedicated to serving and protecting the citizens of Erie County. We pledge our commitment to doing our part to keep the community safe and help create a better quality of life for the families of Erie County. If there is ever anything that my office can do for you, please contact us.
Erie County Sheriff
Erie County Courthouse
140 West Sixth Street
Room 400
Erie, PA 16501
