Welcome to the County of Berks
Welcome to the Sheriff's Office

​DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS:

​Department Contact Info:

Phone: 610-478-6240
Email: sheriff@countyofberks.com
  • Berks County COVID-19 Help Center - email at COVID@countyofberks.com or call 610-320-6150. Staff will be answering phones and responding to emails week days between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM.  Multilingual services are available. If a person has a Social Service question or need they should call 211. If a person is experiencing a medical emergency, they should call 911.
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SPECIAL NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE OF BERKS COUNTY
Pursuant to Court Order of May 19, 2020, the Sheriff’s Sale schedule for
June 5, 2020 is hereby continued and schedule in the usual course on
Friday, July 10, 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
July 10, 2020 at 10:00 o’clock A.M.
AUDITORIUM, SECOND FLOOR, BERKS COUNTY COURTHOUSE,
633 COURT STREET, READING, PENNSYLVANIA
 
the previously advertised Real Estate.
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.
  
 

 Calendar of Events

 
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6/15/2020 12:00 AM
  
6/15/2020 11:00 AM
  
6/16/2020 12:00 AM
  
6/16/2020 11:00 AM
  
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Contact Information

Address
Sheriff's Office
Berks County Courthouse
633 Court Street, 3rd Floor
Reading, PA  19601
Phone: 610-478-6240
Fax: 610-478-6222
Hours
Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closed Holidays
 
Firearms License Unit
Phone: 610-478-6240 ext. 3265
Hours

Courthouse:
Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
(Closed 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.)


Substation: (located at the Reading Airport)-
Mon-Fri, 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
(Closed 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)

Email: sheriff@countyofberks.com​
Eric J. Weaknecht
Sheriff
Eric J. Weaknecht, Sheriff
 
Mandy P Miller
Chief Deputy 
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Crime Alert Berks
Toll Free
1-877-373-9913
 

Sheriff Sales
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Berks County Sheriff's Office App

 
 
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