Whatcom County Sheriff's Office

The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office has a staff of over 200 employees under the leadership of Sheriff Donnell "Tank" Tanksley. The Sheriff’s Office is comprised of three bureaus: Law Enforcement and Investigations, Corrections (including the main jail and the Interim Work Center), and Civil and Support Services. In addition, the Division of Emergency Management serves to enhance the safety of Whatcom County residents and guests in the event of a natural or man-made disaster.

scam phone

PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS SCAM! The caller uses the actual name, title and similar badge number of an employee of the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, demands money, and threatens to arrest you on an outstanding warrant.
Although many of these types of callers use telephone numbers with Whatcom County area codes and prefix numbers, most of the persons engaged in this fraudulent activity are actually out of state or out of the country and are very difficult to identify and capture.
Just. Hang. Up!
𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱.