Public Safety in Wayne County is secured by the homebase of the Wayne County Sheriff's Department and Jail complex, Route 31, Lyons. The facility was renovated and expanded in 1994. The original construction dates to 1961.

The expanded facility has been able to house inmates from outside the County, bringing revenue from other counties and the Federal government. In 2003, that revenue totaled nearly $179,000.

The Department is run by Sheriff Richard Pisciotti, who has served since1982, when (at age 36) he became the youngest Sheriff ever elected in Wayne County. He has worked in Wayne County law enforcement for over thirty years. Undersheriff is William Pulver. The Department phone number is (315) 946-9711.

The rear of the jail is pictured here with (in the foreground) a road patrol vehicle and the Department's Underwater Search and Rescue Vehicle.

The Department includes Deputy Road Patrol, a Detective/Criminal Investigator Unit, K-9 unit, an Inmate Work Program, and a Recreational Safety Unit, which assists in patrolling the county's Lake Ontario shorelines, parks and trails.) For underwater work, the Dept. has a Search & Recovery Unit. There is a Bicycle Patrol unit that conducts specialized patrols for such events as Lyons Peppermint Days, the Williamson Apple Blossom Festival and the Wayne County Fair. The Detective Division includes 8 plain clothes officers. The Department also provides security for the Wayne County Hall of Justice (pictured). There are Department substations in Marion, Ontario and Sodus.

The Rt. 31 department complex also houses Fire Control/Emergency Central Dispatch, including Enhanced-911. Emergency telephone service for 911 began in early 1998. It includes 20 full-time and five part-time dispatchers under the direction of E-911 Coordinator James Lee. (Pictured is dispatcher Frank Quinn.)

Fire Coordinator Rick Bond can be reached at (315) 946-5640.

The County's Arson Hotline is (315) 946-5820.

The Complex is also home to the Wayne County Emergency Management Office. Director Thelma Wideman can be reached at (315) 946-5663.

The County sponsors a Stop DWI program (315) 946-5613, and a DARE program 1 -800-724-0374.

The County's Drug Hotline is 1-800-836-0292.

Besides the presence of the Wayne County Sheriff's Department, there are three substations of the New York State Police, Troop "E" - in Lyons, Wolcott and Williamson. Many of the County's villages also have Police Departments. Towns and villages provide ambulance and fire services. Some departments are all volunteer and some are paid.

Besides the Sheriff's Recreational Safety Unit, there is a U.S. Coast Guard Station at Sodus Point: (315) 483-9816.