The duties of the Sheriff are contained within the County Code, article iii, Administration & Organization, under section 300, as shown in the excerpt below and in relation to the Police Department: 304.4.

Duties of the Sheriff, Police Department and Peace Officers. 
The Council shall establish as a department of the County, a Police Department to be charged with conserving the peace and enforcing the laws of the state and the ordinances of the County. The Sheriff shall have those powers and duties assigned to sheriffs by state statutes, including the powers of a peace officer, but the Sheriff shall not duplicate or perform those duties in this charter or by ordinance or resolution assigned or delegated to the County's Police Department.




Sheriff Jason Wardlow Herrera 
Term of office: Four years
The next election year is 2026

**SCAM ALERT**

Los Alamos Police warn citizens of local scam claiming to be from the Los Alamos Sheriff’s Office.

Los Alamos, New Mexico.

The Los Alamos Police Department is warning the public of a current scam. Citizens are receiving calls from someone claiming to be from the Los Alamos Sheriff’s Office. The caller is telling citizens they have a warrant out for their arrest for missing their court date and that they must pay fines to avoid jail time. This scam has occurred in Los Alamos several times over the past few years. Criminals are using “spoofed” or fake phone numbers. The criminals are telling citizens real names of local judges to try and use “scare tactics” into getting them to provide credit card or other payment information.

“We would like to warn the public to never provide payment information over the phone. No legitimate Law Enforcement Agency would request this type of information. The callers are criminals, so just hang up.” Said Deputy Chief Oliver Morris

The Los Alamos Police Department Office Manager has posted this warning on the Los Alamos Sheriff’s Office website at https://www.losalamosnm.us/government/elected_officials/sheriff

Any citizen that has been scammed out of any monetary amount may report their crime to the Los Alamos Police Department at (505) 662-8222.

**ATTENTION**

The Los Alamos County Sheriff's Office no longer handles
the processing of civil documents

Civil Processing is now handled through the
Los Alamos Police Department - Records Division

Please contact the Records Division
2500 Trinity Drive, Suite A
Los Alamos, NM 87544
(505) 663-1741