Welcome to the Sheriff's Office

DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS:

Department Contact Info:

Phone: 610-478-6240
Email: sheriff@countyofberks.com

The Berks County COVID-19 Help Center closed end of day, Friday, June 5, 2020. If you have COVID-19 questions you may still email them to COVID@countyofberks.com.

SPECIAL NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE OF BERKS COUNTY

Pursuant to Court Order of July 22, 2020, the Sheriff’s Sale schedule for

August 7, 2020 is hereby continued and schedule in the usual course on

Friday, September 11, 2020.

By virtue of various executions issued out of the Court of Common Please of Berks County, PA directed to the Sheriff, there will be sold at Public Venue or Outcry, on

September 11, 2020 at 10:00 o’clock A.M.

AUDITORIUM, SECOND FLOOR, BERKS COUNTY COURTHOUSE,

633 COURT STREET, READING, PENNSYLVANIA

the previously advertised Real Estate.

July 22, 2020 Court Order

ATTENTION:

The Berks County Sheriff's Office will be accepting Pennsylvania License to Carry Permits via US Mail.

Please complete the below application and send it along with payment to:

Berks County Sheriff's Office

633 Court Street, 3rd Floor

Reading, Pa 19601

Once your permit is approved a deputy will be calling you to setup an appointment to have your photograph taken and to complete the process.

Applications will only be accepted by US Mail.

Application for Pa License to Carry

Mission

The mission of the Berks County Sheriff's Office is to promote a safe environment for our community.

About Sheriff's Office

The Berks County Sheriff's Office is staffed with 107 full-time employees, operates a fleet of 30 vehicles and occupies three floors of the Berks County Courthouse. The office is responsible for elements of criminal court, civil court, enforcement of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code and Motor Vehicle Code, and has a licensing issuance and enforcement function. The office service area not only includes all of Berks County but is often required to travel the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the entire United States. The office services tens of thousands of civil customers in the county and handles over 12,000 criminal defendants each year. The Sheriff's Office is organized into 6 Divisions: Civil, Court, Patrol, Central Booking, K-9 and Warrants.