In mid August of 2023, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office became aware of an allegation of a civilian corrections officer trafficking Suboxone strips into the jail to be given to an inmate in exchange for money. Detectives with our Criminal Investigatio...

Patrol Deputy David Winburn recently responded to a disabled vehicle in the 6900 block of South SR 227. When Deputy Winburn arrived, he found the vehicle to be unoccupied and reported to be stolen from Columbus, Ohio. A short time later, a nearby resid...

This evening, shortly after 3:00 PM, Wayne County Emergency Communications began receiving 9-1-1 calls reporting a structure fire in the 4700 Block of South Centerville Road in Centerville. It was believed that at least one individual was trapped insid...

The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of a fully involved structure fire in the 4700 Block of Centerville Road in Centerville. Multiple fire departments are on scene battling the blaze. We are encouraging everyone to avoid the…

The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of a fully involved structure fire in the 4700 Block of Centerville Road in Centerville. Multiple fire departments are on scene battling the blaze. We are encouraging everyone to avoid the area and find...

Whoever said donuts can’t help us explain the weather? You’ve seen it all over the news! Freezing rain or sleet… but what’s the difference? Well, maybe we can help! Driving on glazed roads are a little different than ones with powder sugar…Okay, okay...

⚠️Interested in knowing road conditions? Did you know that the Indiana Department of Transportation offer live plow cams at https://511IN.org 📸This snippet was taken this morning in Centerville! We ask those traveling through Wayne County to slow dow...

Yesterday morning, shortly after 9am, Wayne County Deputies were dispatched to the 4700 Block of Helm Road in Williamsburg regarding a report of a man with a gun following an altercation. Continued attempts were made to contact the suspect through multiple means. The suspect refused to speak with deputies.

Due to the suspect’s lack of cooperation, Wayne County detectives obtained a search warrant for the suspect’s property. With the assistance of Richmond SWAT and Randolph County Emergency Response Team and their armored vehicle, Shaun Fields, age 45 of Williamsburg, was taken into custody after surrendering peacefully. Shaun was transported to the Wayne County Jail with the initial charges of domestic battery involving a deadly weapon and intimidation with a deadly weapon. Several items of evidence were also recovered from the scene by Wayne County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

All arrests and criminal charges are mere accusations. All persons are innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Wayne County Emergency Communications, Randolph County Sheriff's Office, Richmond Police Department, Reid Health EMS, and the Richmond Fire Department Drone Team for their assistance and support!