Lehigh County Sheriff's Office

NOTICE: The Sheriff Sale scheduled for FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2020 at 10:00am will be held at the following location: ALUMNAE HALL AUDITORIUM... CEDAR CREST COLLEGE 100 College Drive Allentown, Pa 18104 (please park in Lot C) https://www.lehighcounty.org/Departments/Sheriffs-Office FACIAL COVERINGS MANDITORY!!

The Pennsylvania State Police announces today that Governor Tom Wolf has granted an extension to license to carry firearms permits. Permits which expired on March 19, 2020 or later have been extended to July 31, 2020. The extension is necessary due to the closure of some county courthouses and sheriff’s offices, as well as other protective measures being taken to limit the spread of COVID-19. ALTHOUGH GOVERNOR WOLF HAS PROVIDED THIS EXTENSION FOR LTCF PERMIT HOLDERS, THE LEHIGH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO PROCESS NEW APPLICATIONS AND RENEWALS VIA MAIL.

Thank you to Sam Adams Brewery for donating masks to our Deputies here at the Sheriff's Ofice. Also a big thank you to Erica Burch. Erica is a board member of the Schuylkill Valley Community Library. She and her husband make these mask straps with the library 3D printer and the library donates all the material. These will be a big help! Thank you for the donations!

NOTICE Pursuant to the 4th Amended Emergency Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County dated April 21, 2020 and filed in IN RE: 31ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT - DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Middle District Docket No. 48 MM 2020 and IN RE: JUDICIAL EMERGENCY ORDER, Lehigh County Docket No. 2020-J-0094, "Sheriff’s Sales scheduled for March 27, April 24, and May 29, 2020, are continued to June 26, 2020." A copy of that Order is available for viewing by clicking on the link below. Please be aware that the information herein may be subject to further Order of Court and/or action of the Sheriff as a result of the declared judicial emergency. https://www.lehighcounty.org/Departments/Sheriffs-Office

Sheriff Hanna and his staff extend thanks to the following distilleries for their donation of much needed supplies of hand sanitizers and disinfectants. WARDOG Spirits and Distillery Bethlehem, PA ... EIGHT OAKS Distillery New Tripoli, PA INSURRECTION Distillery Lehighton, PA

ATTENTION Due to the COVID-19 Virus Pandemic, effective March 23, 2020, and until further notice, the Lehigh County Sheriff’s Office will be accepting and processing Pennsylvania License to Carry Firearms applications and renewals via U.S. Mail only. Please refer to our website https://www.lehighcounty.org/Departm/Concealed-Carry-Permit where instructions and applications can be found and downloaded. Please include a copy of your valid drivers license or state issued ID.... Please mail completed applications with payment of $20(check or money order) Made out to : Lehigh County Sheriff’s Office. Upon receipt of your completed application, personnel from the Lehigh County Sheriff’s will contact you with further instructions on how to complete the process.

On February 27, 2020 our "little Sheriff" Kaleb Holder was laid to rest clad in his Lehigh County Sheriff's uniform. Sheriff Hanna along with members of the Lehigh County Sheriff's Office, Pennsylvania State Police and Allentown and South Whitehall Police Departments served as pallbears. Present to honor his memory was Northampton County Sheriff's Office, 13 police and fire departments from Lehigh and Northampton Counties. Farewell "Sheriff" Kaleb.

It is with a heavy heart that Sheriff Hanna and the entire staff of the Lehigh County Sheriff's Office share with everyone the sad news that at 0700 hours this morning our "Little Sheriff" Kaleb Holder lost his battle with Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). Kaleb was surrounded by his mother Janelle, family and friends. Kaleb and his family served as an inspiration to all of us here at the Lehigh County Sheriff's Office. May God rest his Soul, and may his memory be eternal. For more information visit http://www.stopald.org/

Sheriff Hanna enjoying a beautiful Sunday afternoon with his son Jared at Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays.

On Monday January 6, 2020, Sheriff Hanna was sworn in for his 2nd term as Lehigh County Sheriff by the Honorable Judge Douglas Reichley, Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas. Pictured below are Lehigh County Deputy District Attorney Jared Hanna (Sheriff Hanna's Son), Sheriff Hanna and Judge Reichley. Also shown is the Lehigh County Sheriff's Office Command Staff. From left to right, Captain Dean Schwartz, Chief David Faust, Sheriff Hanna, Judge Reichley, Chief Troy Evans and Lt. Melissa Vaka. (missing is Lt. Ken Gray)

https://triblive.com//police-suspect-claimed-to-be-westmo/ SCAM ALERT!!! In 2019 Sheriff Hanna alerted the public of telephone scammers identifing themselves as Lehigh County Deputy Sheriffs. These scams continue as evidenced by this recent $7,000 telephone scam in Westmoreland County Pa where the caller identified themselves as a Westmoreland County Sheriff's deputy. BEWARE!! BE SMART!!

For those of you who know Sheriff Hanna he is a person with an attention to detail..especially when it comes to uniforms. However, he is always willing to compromise for a good cause. Lehigh County Sheriff’s Office will be holding our 2nd annual No Tie November. All uniform personnel may shed their ties for a donation of $25. Last year we raised $1290 which benefited The Lehigh County Homeless Veterans, Turning Point and Zero Prostate Cancer.

On Wednesday the dedicated staff of the Lehigh County Sheriff's Office surprised Sheriff Hanna with a cake for National Bosses Day. Sheriff Hanna was very appreciative of the cake but told his staff, " your true gift to me is the hard work and dedication you display daily to the Sheriffs Office".