Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, FL Phone Number, Address & Locations

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Sumter County, Florida · Sheriff, jail, records, warrants & resident services · Reviewed September 27, 2026

Sumter County Sheriff Office, FL: Phone, Jail & Records

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office serves a county that looks simple on a map but can become confusing quickly when an incident involves Bushnell, Wildwood, Oxford, Webster, Lake Panasoffkee or The Villages. Sheriff headquarters, the Bushnell office, The Villages Annex and the Detention Center all have different purposes.

If someone close to you has just been arrested, you need a report, you are trying to serve court papers or you simply want the correct non-emergency number, use the task-specific routes below instead of relying on an old Sheriff directory.

Official Sumter County Sheriff website Official Sumter inmate search Current Sheriff calls for service
Independent-site notice: CountySheriffsOffice.org is a private informational website. It is not operated by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Sumter County Detention Center, Sumter County Clerk of Court, Florida Department of Law Enforcement or another government agency.
Emergency: call 911 for a crime in progress, fire, serious medical problem or immediate danger to life or property. Sumter County’s current emergency-information page directs routine law-enforcement inquiries to 352-569-1600.
Quick answer

Which Sumter County Sheriff Service Should You Use?

Sumter County Sheriff service directory
If you need…
Start here
Current contact
Prepare first
Emergency help
911
Call 911
Exact location and immediate danger
General / non-emergency Sheriff help
SCSO Headquarters
352-569-1600
Location and reason for calling
Current inmate or jail question
Sumter County Detention Center
352-569-1700
Legal name, DOB and booking number when known
Sheriff report / records
SCSO Criminal Records
352-569-1600
Report number, date, location and names
Civil summons service
Sheriff / Clerk civil process
$40 Sheriff service per summons
Issued summons, service copy and valid service address
Court case / final disposition
Sumter County Clerk
352-569-6600
Case number or defendant name
Sheriff Headquarters 7361 Powell Road, Wildwood, FL 34785
Main / non-emergency 352-569-1600
Detention Center 219 E Anderson Ave, Bushnell · 352-569-1700
Clerk of Court 215 E McCollum Ave, Bushnell · 352-569-6600
2026 leadership update

Patrick “Pat” Breeden Is the Current Sumter County Sheriff

Patrick “Pat” Breeden is the current Sheriff of Sumter County. The Florida Sheriffs Association reports that Breeden spent approximately 35 years with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office before being elected Sheriff in 2024.

His career with the agency has included assignments in Corrections, Patrol, K-9, Criminal Investigations, Special Investigations, Special Operations and SWAT, followed by service as Major and Undersheriff.

Verify the current Sheriff through the Florida Sheriffs Association directory.

After opening the Sheriff directory:
  1. Confirm that the county says Sumter.
  2. Review the current Sheriff’s name and official office contact.
  3. Use the Sheriff website link for operational services rather than relying on an older Bill Farmer-era directory.
Freshness correction: older pages across the web still identify William O. “Bill” Farmer Jr. as Sheriff. Farmer retired after decades in office; current 2026 county and Florida Sheriff records identify Patrick Breeden as Sheriff.
Local jurisdiction

Do Not Assume Every “The Villages” Address Belongs to Sumter County

The Villages spans portions of Sumter, Lake and Marion counties. An address that says “The Villages” is therefore not enough by itself to identify the Sheriff that controls a report, jail or warrant.

Sumter County also contains incorporated communities with their own local law-enforcement arrangements. Wildwood maintains its own police department, while current county agreements provide Sheriff law-enforcement services in Bushnell.

Sumter County jurisdiction examples
Situation
Best first step
Why
Unincorporated Sumter County incident
Sumter County Sheriff
Sheriff patrol jurisdiction
Bushnell law-enforcement matter
Sumter County Sheriff
Current 2026 local agreement provides Sheriff law-enforcement service
Wildwood city incident
Wildwood Police when WPD handled the incident
Wildwood operates a municipal police department
The Villages incident
Confirm the county first
The Villages extends into Sumter, Lake and Marion counties
Person booked at Sumter County Detention Center
SCSO jail portal
The jail record shows the arresting agency and current custody
Local search tip: if a Villages address is near CR 466, US 301, SR 44 or a county boundary, confirm the county before requesting a report. Sending the request to the wrong Sheriff can add an unnecessary round of referrals.
Current offices

Sumter County Sheriff Office Locations

Sumter County Sheriff locations
Location
Address
Best use
Sheriff Headquarters
7361 Powell Road, Wildwood, FL 34785
Administration, general Sheriff services and records routing
Bushnell Sheriff Office
250 E McCollum Ave, Bushnell, FL 33513
Bushnell-area Sheriff services and records access
The Villages Annex
8033 E CR 466, The Villages, FL 32162
Convenient northern-county / Villages-area Sheriff services
Detention Center
219 E Anderson Ave, Bushnell, FL 33513
Custody, inmate services, jail visitation and detention questions
Villages address note: official documents have used both “The Villages” and nearby Lady Lake-style postal references for the CR 466 annex over time. Current 2026 county and Clerk materials use the 8033 E CR-466 location; confirm your destination before a special trip.
Sheriff Headquarters — Wildwood
Sumter County Detention Center — Bushnell
2026 detention snapshot

Sumter County Detention Center: Current Facility Details

The Sumter County Detention Center is at 219 E Anderson Avenue in Bushnell. Current Florida Model Jail Standards inspection material identifies Sheriff Patrick Breeden as agency head and Major Reace Thompson as facility administrator.

Detention Center phone 352-569-1700
Maximum rated capacity 781 beds in the May 2026 inspection
Average daily population 412 during the preceding 12-month period reported in May 2026
Expansion Inspection paperwork reported 96 additional beds under construction

The May 21, 2026 unannounced Florida Model Jail Standards inspection reported no identified instances of noncompliance in that inspection.

Why this matters for families: the detention center is a substantial county facility, not a small police lockup. A booking can involve holds, multiple charges, court cases and transfers that require more than simply reading the total bond line.
Release verification

Do Not Use the Total Bond Line as an Automatic Release Calculator

The SCSO portal can display bond amounts, but a record may also contain a no-bond charge, probation violation, interstate hold or another restriction.

Before paying money, call the Detention Center at 352-569-1700 and confirm the current release picture.

Ask these questions before paying

  1. What is the inmate’s current bond amount?
  2. What bond type is required?
  3. Does the inmate have more than one charge or case?
  4. Is any charge marked no bond?
  5. Is there an outside-agency, probation, parole or interstate hold?
  6. Will posting the available bond make the inmate otherwise eligible for release?
Useful Sumter County example: the jail portal can show monetary bonds on individual charges while also showing a separate no-bond hold. Always read the entire record rather than stopping at one dollar amount.
HomeWAV communications

Sumter County Detention Center Uses HomeWAV

HomeWAV identifies Sumter County, Florida as one of its direct correctional-facility partners. The service provides inmate communication tools that can include video visits, calls and messaging depending on the facility’s enabled features.

Because schedules and communication rates can change, this guide does not freeze an old visitation timetable into the page. The safer method is to use the visitation schedule attached to the inmate’s live Jail View record and then verify through HomeWAV or the Detention Center.

After opening HomeWAV:
  1. Create your own visitor account.
  2. Upload the identification required by the provider.
  3. Select Sumter County Detention Center.
  4. Choose the correct inmate.
  5. Wait for facility approval when required.
  6. Review the current calling, messaging or visit price before adding funds.
  7. Check the inmate’s live Jail View record for the current visitation schedule.
Privacy reminder: ordinary inmate calls, messages and video visits should not be treated as confidential legal communication. Attorneys and approved legal representatives should use the provider or facility’s privileged communication procedure.
Inmate trust and commissary

Current Online Commissary Deposits Use CommissaryDeposit.com

The current CommissaryDeposit facility directory lists Sumter County Detention Center as a participating Florida facility.

Find the inmate first. Save the exact booked name and identification number.
Open the approved deposit service. Do not begin from an advertisement in a search result.
Select Florida. Then choose Sumter County Detention Center.
Match the inmate carefully. Do not rely on a name alone if an ID is available.
Review the live transaction fee. Provider fees and limits can change.
Keep the receipt. Save the transaction confirmation until the inmate confirms the deposit.
After opening CommissaryDeposit:
  1. Choose the deposit-money option.
  2. Select Florida.
  3. Select Sumter County Detention Center.
  4. Search and confirm the inmate.
  5. Review the fee and deposit amount.
  6. Complete payment only after every detail matches.
Do not confuse communication funds and commissary funds. HomeWAV communication credit and an inmate’s Detention Center commissary/trust account serve different purposes.
Mail freshness check

Call Before Sending Personal Mail, Photos, Books or Money

The last publicly indexed official Sumter County inmate handbook available during this audit instructs correspondence to the Detention Center at 219 E Anderson Avenue. Current 2026 legal filings also continue to use the Detention Center’s Anderson Avenue address for jail correspondence.

However, correctional mail rules can change without the physical jail address changing. Publicly indexed current Sheriff material did not clearly establish a newer personal-mail format during this review.

Sumter County Detention Center
219 E Anderson Avenue
Bushnell, FL 33513

Phone: 352-569-1700

Before mailing anything: call the Detention Center and ask whether the current policy permits letters, postcards, photographs, books, money orders or other enclosures and what inmate identifier must appear on the item.

Do not assume older handbook rules are still current

A correctional facility can change mail-scanning providers, postcard rules, publication rules or deposit procedures while keeping the same street address. For that reason, this page deliberately does not present an old mail rule as a current 2026 guarantee.

Warrants and wanted persons

Use Caution With “Sumter County Warrant Search” Websites

During this audit, a complete current SCSO public warrant database could not be verified through the Sheriff’s public web indexing. The Sheriff’s current mobile application does include Most Wanted information, while statewide wanted-person information is also available through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

For a local Sumter County warrant question, start with SCSO at 352-569-1600 and ask which public-verification route applies to the type of warrant you are researching.

If a warrant may concern you personally, consider speaking with a licensed Florida criminal-defense attorney rather than relying on a private warrant-search website.

Warrant-payment scam warning: do not send gift cards, cryptocurrency, wire transfers or rushed electronic payments simply because a caller claims to be a deputy, court employee or warrant officer. Independently contact SCSO or the court using a number you obtained yourself.
Incident and arrest reports

Request Sheriff Records From the Agency That Created the Report

SCSO Criminal Records handles Sheriff incident, arrest and related law-enforcement records. Current public records resources identify two useful Sheriff counters: headquarters in Wildwood and the Bushnell office on East McCollum Avenue.

Wildwood Records route 7361 Powell Road, Wildwood, FL 34785
Bushnell Sheriff Office 250 E McCollum Ave, Bushnell, FL 33513
Main telephone 352-569-1600
Records email commonly published for SCSO records@sumterso.org
Identify the arresting or reporting agency. A Wildwood Police report is not an SCSO report simply because it occurred in Sumter County.
Find the report number. If unavailable, collect the exact date, approximate time, address and names.
Ask for the specific existing record. Incident report, arrest report, call for service and body-camera material are different records.
Keep the request reasonably narrow. A specific event is easier to identify than “everything about this person.”
Ask for a cost estimate when appropriate. Video, research-heavy or large-volume requests can require more work than a basic report.
Use the Clerk for court documents. Sheriff investigative records and filed court records are separate systems.
After opening the official SCSO website:
  1. Look for Records or public-record request information.
  2. Verify the current Records contact before submitting sensitive information.
  3. Use a report number when available.
  4. State exactly which record you need.
  5. Keep a copy of your request and any payment estimate.
Local agency tip: Wildwood maintains its own police department. If WPD wrote the incident report, requesting it from SCSO can delay the process even if a later jail booking appears in the Sumter County system.
Service of process

Sumter County Sheriff Charges $40 per Summons for Civil Service

The current Sumter County Clerk County Civil guidance states that a defendant can be served by the Sheriff or an authorized private process server and that the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office charges $40 per summons.

This Sheriff service fee is separate from the Clerk’s filing fee and summons-issuance charges.

After opening the Sumter County Clerk County Civil page:
  1. Confirm your case was filed in the correct court.
  2. Prepare the summons and required copies.
  3. Identify a physical address where the defendant can be served.
  4. Review the separate Clerk filing and summons fees.
  5. Prepare the Sheriff’s $40 service fee for each summons being served.
  6. Confirm current Sheriff delivery instructions before mailing or hand-delivering the packet.
Do not combine Clerk and Sheriff fees blindly. The Clerk charges filing/issuance fees, while Sheriff service is a separate charge. Use separate payment instructions when the court paperwork requires them.
Fingerprint service

Confirm the Current Sumter County Sheriff Fingerprinting Route Before Travelling

Fingerprinting is among the public services associated with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, but a current general-public fingerprint schedule was not clearly indexed on the Sheriff website during this audit.

Older online directories can still display former Bushnell addresses, outdated schedules or specific fingerprint procedures that may no longer apply.

Best current step: call SCSO at 352-569-1600 before travelling. Tell staff what the fingerprints are for—employment, licensing, court paperwork, concealed-weapon documentation or another purpose—because the required location, card, ORI number and electronic submission process can differ.

Have these details ready

  • Reason fingerprints are required.
  • Name of requesting agency or employer.
  • ORI number when supplied.
  • Whether ink cards or electronic Live Scan are required.
  • Required card or form.
  • Your valid government-issued identification.
Court case verification

Use the Sumter County Clerk for Charges, Docket Entries and Final Disposition

The Sheriff jail record answers a custody question. The Clerk maintains the filed court case.

Sumter County Clerk Main Office 215 E McCollum Ave, Bushnell, FL 33513
Main telephone 352-569-6600
Public counter hours Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The Villages Annex 8033 E CR-466 · limited Clerk services
After opening the Sumter County Clerk Records Search:
  1. Select Court Records rather than Official Records.
  2. Use the case number from Jail View when available.
  3. If using a defendant name, verify the correct person carefully.
  4. Review docket entries and court status.
  5. Contact the Clerk when a document image is not publicly available online.
  6. Request certified copies from the Clerk when certification is required.
Do not treat Jail View as the final criminal history. A booked charge can later be changed, dismissed or resolved differently in court.
Current dispatch activity

Sumter County Sheriff Publishes Calls for Service

The official SmartWeb portal also includes a current Calls for Service page. It can display an incident number, received time, dispatch time, arrival time, incident type, city and location.

After opening the Sumter County Sheriff Calls for Service portal:
  1. Review the most recent calls.
  2. Check the incident type and city.
  3. Note the received and arrival times.
  4. Do not travel to an active law-enforcement scene.
  5. Call 911 to report a new emergency rather than relying on the web portal.
A dispatch label is preliminary. Calls for service reflect information available to dispatch and responding deputies at that stage. They are not final investigative findings or proof that a crime occurred exactly as originally reported.
Victim advocacy

Sumter County Sheriff Victim Advocate Services

Florida Attorney General victim-service information lists the Sumter County Sheriff’s Victim Advocate Unit as serving crime victims with criminal-justice support, crisis counseling, referral assistance, personal advocacy, crime-compensation help and follow-up contact.

Victim Services Director 352-569-1677
Victim Advocate 352-569-1623
Additional Victim Advocate 352-569-1685
Main Sheriff line 352-569-1600
After opening the Florida Attorney General Sumter County Victim Services listing:
  1. Review the services available through the Sheriff’s Victim Advocate Unit.
  2. Choose the appropriate listed advocate contact.
  3. Have the incident or court case number ready when one exists.
  4. Call 911 when there is an immediate safety threat.
Local safety programs

SCSO SAFE Programs Provide More Than Traditional Law Enforcement

The Sheriff’s SAFE Program combines several services intended to help deputies respond effectively to residents with special safety, communication or medical needs.

Current Sheriff materials describe programs including:

  • SAFE ID.
  • Peace of Mind.
  • Vial of Life.
  • D.R.E.A.M. Program.
  • Deaf / Hard of Hearing registration.
  • Human scent kits.
  • Home-safety programs.

The SAFE application asks families to provide useful response information such as the best way to approach a registered person in an emergency, ways to help calm the person, relevant communication information and the location of a completed scent kit.

After opening the Sumter County Sheriff SAFE Program packet:
  1. Review the available programs.
  2. Select the service that matches your household’s needs.
  3. Complete the relevant application accurately.
  4. Include emergency-response information that would genuinely help a deputy.
  5. Call 352-569-1600 when you need help identifying the correct program.
Local practical checks

Sumter County Details That Prevent Common Mistakes

  • Patrick Breeden is now Sheriff. Older online directories naming Bill Farmer are outdated.
  • Use 352-569-1700 for Detention Center questions. Sheriff headquarters and the jail are separate locations.
  • Search current and released records when necessary. A released person may disappear from a current-only search.
  • Save both Booking No. and MNI No. They are better identifiers than a common name.
  • Read holds as well as bonds. A monetary bond does not necessarily mean immediate release.
  • The Villages crosses county lines. Confirm Sumter County before requesting the Sheriff report.
  • Wildwood has its own police department. Request a WPD-generated incident from Wildwood Police.
  • Call before sending unusual inmate mail. Publicly indexed mail rules are older than other jail information.
  • HomeWAV and CommissaryDeposit are different systems. Communication money is not the same as inmate commissary money.
  • Use Court Records, not Official Records, for criminal cases. Those are separate Clerk search systems.
Before taking action

Ten-Minute Sumter County Sheriff Checklist

Confirm the responsible county and agency. This matters especially in The Villages and Wildwood.
Search Jail View for a recent arrest. Start with the legal last name.
Save the Booking No., MNI No. and case number. Do not rely only on a screenshot.
Read every charge and hold. One bond amount can be misleading.
Call the jail before paying a bond. Confirm current release eligibility.
Use HomeWAV for the communication route. Check the live visitation schedule in the inmate record.
Use CommissaryDeposit for online inmate trust deposits. Verify the inmate before paying.
Call before mailing personal correspondence. Ask for the current 2026 mail format and restrictions.
Request the Sheriff report from the agency that created it. Do not send a Wildwood Police report request to SCSO.
Use the Sumter Clerk for the filed court case. Court disposition and jail booking are different records.
10 practical questions

Sumter County Sheriff Office FAQs

What is the Sumter County Sheriff non-emergency phone number?

Sumter County’s current emergency-information page directs routine law-enforcement inquiries to the Sheriff’s Office at 352-569-1600. Call 911 for a crime in progress, fire, serious medical problem or immediate danger.

What is the Sumter County Sheriff Office address?

The current Sheriff headquarters address is 7361 Powell Road, Wildwood, FL 34785. The Sheriff also maintains a Bushnell office at 250 E McCollum Avenue and The Villages Annex at 8033 E CR 466.

Who is the current Sumter County Sheriff?

Patrick “Pat” Breeden is the current Sumter County Sheriff. The Florida Sheriffs Association reports that he served approximately 35 years with SCSO before being elected Sheriff in 2024.

How do I search for an inmate in Sumter County Jail?

Use the official Sumter County Jail View at portal.sumtercountysheriff.org. Search by name, booking-date range or release-date range and verify the Booking No., MNI No., charges, holds, bond and court case number.

What is the Sumter County Detention Center phone number?

The Detention Center’s current main number is 352-569-1700. The facility is at 219 E Anderson Avenue, Bushnell, FL 33513.

How do I request a Sumter County Sheriff report?

Contact SCSO Criminal Records through the Sheriff’s Office at 352-569-1600. Prepare the report number when known, or provide the incident date, approximate time, location and involved names. Confirm that SCSO rather than another police agency created the report.

How much does Sumter County Sheriff charge to serve a summons?

The current Sumter County Clerk County Civil guidance says the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office charges $40 per summons to serve civil documents. This is separate from Clerk filing and summons-issuance fees.

How do I visit or communicate with a Sumter County inmate?

HomeWAV currently serves Sumter County Detention Center for inmate communication services. Open the inmate’s live Jail View record for any current visitation-schedule link, then use HomeWAV or call 352-569-1700 to confirm facility-specific rules.

How do I send commissary money to a Sumter County inmate?

CommissaryDeposit.com currently lists Sumter County Detention Center as a participating Florida facility. Select Florida, choose Sumter County Detention Center, match the correct inmate and review the live transaction fee before paying.

How do I check a Sumter County criminal court case?

Use the Sumter County Clerk Records Search and choose Court Records. Search by the court case number from Jail View when available. The Clerk Main Office is at 215 E McCollum Avenue in Bushnell and the main telephone number is 352-569-6600.

Official-source directory

Primary Sumter County Sheriff and Court Resources

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office

Main Sheriff website and agency services.

Open official SCSO website
Sumter County Jail View

Search current and released inmates, charges, bond, holds and case numbers.

Open official inmate search
Sumter County Sheriff Calls for Service

Current Sheriff dispatch events and incident information.

View calls for service
Florida Sheriffs Association — Patrick Breeden

Current Sheriff identification, career information and Sheriff Office contact.

Open Sheriff Breeden profile
HomeWAV

Current Sumter County detention communication-provider route.

Open HomeWAV
CommissaryDeposit

Online inmate trust / commissary deposits; choose Florida and Sumter County Detention Center.

Open CommissaryDeposit
Sumter County Clerk Court Records

Filed criminal cases, docket information and court records.

Search Sumter County court records
Sumter County Clerk County Civil

Civil-case guidance and current $40 Sheriff service-per-summons information.

Open County Civil guidance
Sumter County Sheriff SAFE Program

SAFE ID, Vial of Life, scent kits, communication support and other local safety programs.

Open SAFE Program packet

Editorial review: this guide was rebuilt using current Sumter County Sheriff, Florida Sheriffs Association, Sumter County government, Sumter County Clerk, detention-portal and provider resources reviewed on September 27, 2026.

Important 2026 correction: Patrick “Pat” Breeden is the current Sumter County Sheriff. Older web pages that still present William “Bill” Farmer as the serving Sheriff are outdated.

Jail freshness: the 2026 Florida Model Jail Standards inspection identifies the Detention Center at 219 E Anderson Avenue with a rated capacity of 781 and reports an additional 96 beds under construction. Facility operations, visitation and population can change.

Mail caution: the currently indexed official inmate-mail handbook is older than other facility materials. Call 352-569-1700 before mailing personal correspondence, photographs, books, packages or monetary instruments.

Arrest-record notice: a Sheriff call for service, arrest, jail booking, warrant reference or criminal charge does not establish guilt. Use the court record to determine case disposition.

FCRA notice: an inmate search, Sheriff report, warrant result or this guide is not a consumer report and should not replace a legally compliant screening process for employment, housing, credit, insurance or another regulated eligibility decision.

For an immediate emergency, call 911.

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