Welcome to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office website! Sheriff Steven S. Smith has proudly served as Sheriff of Greene County since January 1, 2012. Under his leadership, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office has developed into an innovative law enforcement agency with the latest technology, education and training. The office is constantly modernizing to stay up to date with the latest developments in law enforcement.
Sheriff Steven Smith continues his movement on “Putting Citizens First” by implementing cost-effective programs beneficial to citizens; also, to identify what works and what doesn’t, to continually improve local law enforcement, criminal justice, and public safety.
The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is comprised of dedicated individuals sharing the vision of the Sheriff, and who perform as a team to accomplish set goals and objectives. We are a community policing agency and are very pro-active, offering various community based programs.
We invite you to explore our website to learn more about how we serve Greene County, and how you can help us to serve you even better.
***UPDATE***
We understand that our non emergency lines are working at this time. If you try to call and have issues, the alternate number is listed below.
The non emergency phone lines at our office are currently down due to a Brightspeed service issue.
911 lines remain fully operational for emergencies.
If you need to contact our office for a non emergency matter, please use the following administrative number:
(434)358-2675.
Adopt a Dispatcher
🥳 Please join us in celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week (NPSTW), April 12th-18th! ☎️🎊
💛🖤 This week was constructed to honor and celebrate all the men and women of 911 services who serve this community relentlessly answering all emergency calls for Law Enforcement, EMS, and Fire. Our wonderful dispatchers give life-saving assistance to those in need! 🖤💛
Here in Greene County, we appreciate our dispatchers every day, but during NPSTW it’s a special time to show our dispatchers some extra love and care!
This year, we are inviting you to join us again in celebrating our dispatchers with the Adopt-a-Dispatcher Program! Last year was a great success and we are so proud of our little community coming together to celebrate our dispatchers. 💞
‼️Here’s how to participate:‼️
1. 📧 Email us at athurman@gcvasheriff.us to request a dispatcher. You can choose either a specific dispatcher or request a random one. 🤫
2. 💌 You will receive information about your dispatcher to help get to know them better. 😎
3. 🤗 Show your appreciation with small gifts, handwritten cards or letters, or have your little ones draw them a beautiful picture to hang up on their desks! 🥰
Care Package Drop-off Location:
Greene County Sheriff’s Office. 👮👮♀️🚔
📍10005 Spotswood Trl, Stanardsville, VA 22973
❗️We are open 24/7. Call 📞 in on the phone in the lobby and a deputy or admin member will come out to grab your care package to deliver it to our 911 Operations Manager.
Our Operations Manager, Gary Carpenter, will be giving out all care packages during their Dispatch Appreciation Dinner, April 15th.
‼️ Please have your care package delivered to the Sheriff’s Office no later than April 13th, 2026.‼️
We look forward to having this wonderful community celebrate with us for this year’s NPSTW and show gratitude for those that come in to make a difference every single day! 🥳
The Sheriff’s Office has had a busy stretch—between last night’s banquet and responding to several motor vehicle accidents today—but we were glad to make time for Career Day at William Monroe High School. It was a great experience connecting with so many students, answering questions, and even catching up with some familiar faces. Definitely a blast!
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Greene County Sheriff’s Office
Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest
On March 19th 2026, deputies conducted a traffic stop in the South River/Madison Road area on a vehicle displaying a fictitious license plate.
The driver, Jessica Medeiros, was found to be driving on a suspended license and had no valid vehicle registration. K9 Banga alerted to the vehicle, and a search revealed Schedule II pills without a valid prescription.
Medeiros was taken into custody. A search of her purse also located two crack pipes and a bag containing a white powdery residue.
She was charged with driving on a suspended license and possession of Schedule I/II narcotics, and issued summonses for fictitious plates and failure to register. She is being held on a $3,000 secured bond.
We appreciate the kindness of Agape Family Ministries in thinking of us and donating pizza for lunch.
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We here at the Greene County Sheriff’s Office would like to give a very special thank you to the United Christian School middle school class, teacher Kala Bragg, and her two wonderful daughters, Faith and Ava, for their generous donation to our K9 Division.
K9 Banga and Deputy Bonner greatly appreciate all of the canine supplies that were gathered and donated today. Your kindness and support mean a great deal to us and help ensure our K9 team has the resources they need to continue serving and protecting our community.
Thank you again for thinking of our office and supporting our K9 program! 🐾🚓
On March 4, 2026, at approximately 5:52 a.m., a Deputy was conducting stationary radar enforcement in the area of Spotswood Trail and Blue Run Road. A vehicle was observed traveling at 125 mph in a clearly marked 55 mph zone.
Upon making contact with the driver, he stated that he was traveling approximately 65 mph. The Deputy issued the driver a summons for Reckless Driving.
The individual is scheduled to appear in court in early May of this year. Based on the severity of the speed, incarceration is a likely outcome.
Speeds such as this have no place on our roadways. There are no excuses for this type of behavior.
Road Update:
Route 33 across the mountain is currently clear. However, please remain cautious and watch for possible slick spots on the roadway. Travel safely.
‼️Route 33 has been reopened. All accidents and stranded vehicles have been cleared‼️
Please refrain from traveling this area if possible. Road conditions remain hazardous and slippery.
‼️‼️Road Condition Update ‼️‼️
Travel on Rt 33 across the mountain is strongly discouraged at this time. Several vehicles are stuck, and road conditions are rapidly deteriorating.
Hope and pray it gets cleared before my ultrasound at UVA in the morning 😭😭
Sending prayers be safe on the road
Prayers 🙏 🙏 🙏
Sounds like fun ☺️
Wonder if they put chemicals down. They knew it was coming
Updates????
Willie Frye where are you
Road Condition Update 3:30pm:
Rt 33 at the top of the mountain.
Please use caution if traveling
Statement from Sheriff Steven Smith
Greene County Sheriff’s Department
“As the constitutional Sheriff of Greene County, I want the citizens I serve to know exactly where I stand. My oath is to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia — and that oath is not conditional.
For many years, it has been the honor of my life to serve the people of Greene County. This community is more than a jurisdiction to me — it is home. It is our families, our traditions, our faith, and our shared values of responsibility and self-reliance.
I unequivocally support and will defend the constitutional rights of our citizens, including their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. While we will continue to enforce the laws of the Commonwealth, we will never waver in our commitment to protect the freedoms guaranteed to every American.
I remain steadfast in that commitment and will continue to stand firm in defense of the liberties entrusted to us as your Sheriff.”
— Sheriff Steven Smith
Greene County Sheriff’s Department
I think the emphasis should be on the 1st, 4th, 5th, and 14th amendments as they seem to be in the most danger right now.
Nawh he hit the nail on the coffin ⚰️ with this one of 1
The fella is answering questions no one asked him!
A lot of sheriffs are doing this now I’m grateful but also left wondering since sheriffs run the jail would you all be accepting arrests that violate the 2nd amendment from other agencies
Does your unwavering commitment extend to the other Amendments as well?
Does the commitment to the constitution hold strong, especially the 14th amendment , while being a participant in the 287G program?
Thank you, sir so glad to see our local law-enforcement standing with us on our gun rights it’s really appreciated what about awb bans and magazine bans will you guys be enforcing that because that’s unconstitutional too I don’t think that you guys will, but just wanting to make it a little bit clearer on where everybody stands 
Of course you will have the naysayers posting their opinions on the on this statement. Those Who do not live in Greene but somewhere just south of us on 29. Acting like they are confused about the Sheriff's statement and not knowing what is coming down the pike. As for me I say thank you Sheriff Smith for your stand.
Hell yea I like this dude 10x more now 💪🏻
I hope all Virginia sheriffs follow suit!
Wow.......Greene is really a special place. Don't ever lose what you have here. Hold it close and protect it. Although as an "outsider" I would LOVE to hear your ancestor's moonshine stories that nobody ever seems to want to talk about. Lol. Great post.
Best thing I have read regarding the second amendment constitutional right.
Thank you Sheriff Smith for everything you do for us!
Your the best Steve thank you for your service
Um. I don't live in Greene, but I'd be concerned by the first thing he says. A 'constitutional sheriff' from Google is defined as "A "constitutional sheriff" is a self-proclaimed ideology held by some U.S. county sheriffs who believe that their authority as elected officials is supreme over all other government entities, including federal or state officials, the Supreme Court, and the President. Adherents argue they have the right to determine the constitutionality of laws and refuse to enforce those they deem unconstitutional, such as gun control, public health measures, or environmental regulations.". Hopefully it's just a bad choice of words, and not an extremist power view.
Your Badge of Honor worn on your left shoulder dictates "that" and others in law enforcement should read, understand and obey their oath of office administered by an officer of their circuit court. Steve, thank you for your honorable years of service to law enforcement.
Law-abiding citizens, with common sense, in Greene County applaud you Steve Smith for your stance on the Constitution’s 2A 👏👏👏
This is exactly what all sheriffs should be doing. In addition, as constitutional officers in the EXECUTIVE BRANCH, their deputies who are assigned to every court in Virginia are there as an executive branch check and balance on the Legislative branch to ensure that the law of the land is not violated by the judicial executives (judges) and judicial officers of the courts. They are not judicial US Marshals. Violations by the judiciary are not being reported. Why? Who issues training and certification of these deputies to perform their required due diligence of such duties? Is this included in the curriculum? Is this an oversight or by design? Does it matter either way when it is their sole purpose and responsibility as bailiffs who are present in all courts? Would you please address this concerning matter publicly as well? Thank you in advance!
Not sure what his statement stood for. Really straddling the fence!
Rights are for everyone, regardless of “sides”, right?!
You were raised hard right, are you hard right? This is letting politicians know that a lot of sheriffs are going to fight back against their destruction of the 2nd A. What they are saying now doesn’t sound like they are coming for our guns but if we sit back and do nothing that’s where it will lead.
That’s why we support our sheriff. For he is the the highest legal authority in this county. Voted for by the people and for the people. We are so blessed to have you as our sheriff. We stand with you also and the constitution. Thanks for your service sir.
Knew that has been where you stood but in this day thank you for publicly stating this again. Thx for all you do
Thank you for your service. Prayers for the law enforcement everywhere
We are fortunate to have you as ourSheriff Thank you
Update: The individual has been located and is safe. We appreciate everyone’s assistance, concern, and shares that helped bring this to a safe resolution.David Keith Myers, date of birth 6/2/1970, has been reported missing from Greene County, VA.
He is described as a having a shaved bald head, brown/hazel eyes, 5'9" and approximately 160 pounds. He was last seen by family on January 27th around 5:00 am and was wearing a long black overcoat with blue jeans.
He was involved in a car accident in Greene County on February 1st and was transported to UVA hospital. It has been confirmed that he is no longer a patient there, and whereabouts are unknown. He is an insulin dependent diabetic and has been without medication to our knowledge.
If you have seen him or have any information regarding his whereabouts, please contact the Greene County Sheriff's Office immediately at (434) 985-2222.
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