Law Enforcement

The City of Morristown contracts law enforcement services with the Rice County Sheriff's Department.

Alert System

The Rice County Sheriff's Office uses a notification system that enables Rice and Steele Counties to provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing persons, and evacuation of buildings or neighborhoods.

You will receive time-sensitive messages wherever you specify, such as your home, cell, or business phone, email, text messages, hearing impaired receiving devices, and more. You pick where, you pick how.

Dispatch

The Rice County non-emergency dispatch number is 507-334-4391.

 

 

If you are witnessing a crime in progress or are experiencing an emergency, please dial 911.

Sheriff officers posing in front of cars

Sheriff's Department