It is the goal of the Office of the Fayette County Sheriff to improve the lives and safety of our community and the citizens for which we serve and protect. By creating and participating in these Community Outreach programs, we believe that we are helping to create a safer Fayette County. We are proud of our commitment to you.
Community Outreach
McGruff The Crime Dog® Program
Call us to schedule a visit from McGruff!
McGruff the Crime Dog® is a national icon that began in 1980. The mission of this successful advertising campaign has been to teach children and others that law enforcement cannot fight crime alone. We participate in this program by visiting local schools who request a visit from McGruff®. Our past sessions have been incredibly successful and, without a doubt, have strengthened our community’s fight against crime.
If you would like McGruff® to visit your school, please contact the Office of Sheriff at (859) 252-1771.
Books & Badges Program
The Office of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Books & Badges Program, established in 2015, helps promote language and literacy development among preschool and elementary-aged children in Fayette County.
In response to the epidemic of children’s illiteracy, the Office of the Fayette County Sheriff has partnered with the Fayette County School System and Lexington daycare centers and launched Books & Badges. Books & Badges brings Fayette County Deputy Sheriffs into the classroom to read well-known children’s books with the class. After story time, the Deputy Sheriff gives each child their own book to take home to read with a parent, sibling, and/or grandparent. This opportunity to promote literacy development can inspire a child to make better choices – to choose learning and success in school and life, and to choose a brighter future.
Impact literacy in our community: donate new or gently used books to our Books & Badges program!
To coordinate your donation, please contact Scooter Stein at (859) 252-1771.
Dine With a Deputy Program
In the Spring of 2016, the Office of the Fayette County Sheriff launched a new Community Outreach program for the citizens of Fayette County, called Dine With a Deputy. In this program, Fayette County Deputy Sheriffs visit local assisted living centers and nursing homes to share a meal with the residents of these facilities in order to get to know these citizens better as well as build personal relationships with them. The Dine With a Deputy program was created as a means to give back to the senior citizens of Fayette County and to let them know that they are appreciated and deeply cared for by the Office of the Fayette County Sheriff.
If your organization is interested in participating in this program, please contact Scooter Stein at (859) 252-1771.
MedReturn Program
Dispose of unwanted medicines in a safe and environmentally friendly way.
A MedReturn Drug Collection Unit is now located at the Office of the Fayette County Sheriff:
150 N. Limestone, Suite 236
Monday-Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
You can use this Unit to safely dispose of prescription medications, patches, vitamins, and prescription medications for pets. Liquid medications cannot be disposed of in the MedReturn Drug Collection Unit.
If you are unable to bring your unwanted medications to the Office of Sheriff, call us at (859) 252-1771 to schedule a time for a deputy to pick up your medications at your home.
MedReturn is made possible by the Lexington Division of Police, the Lexington Department of Environmental Quality, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, Kentucky American Water, the Mayor’s Alliance on Substance Abuse, the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy, the University of Kentucky School of Pharmacy, Bluegrass Greensource and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, along with other community partners.