242 Allen's Circle
P.O. Box 38
King and Queen Courthouse, VA 23085
Phone: (804) 785-7400
Fax: (804) 785-5489
All Emergencies Dial: 9-1-1
King and Queen County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff William R. Balderson
Upcoming Events
The Virginia Sheriffs' Institute (VSI) Scholarship Program provides an opportunity for individuals across Virginia, including your staff members, to pursue education in law enforcement or criminal justice. The VSI Board of Directors has established an application process for students to receive scholarships supporting their educational goals.
Scholarships are only available to students who live in jurisdictions where sheriffs participate in VSI’s fundraising efforts. If your office participates, students in your jurisdiction are eligible to apply. This program is limited to students attending Virginia colleges and universities.
VSI only accepts online applications. The Board relies on sheriffs and deputies to promote the scholarship program to students in their jurisdictions. Here is a one-page flyer that can be shared with students and guidance counselors for more information.
The application deadline for the 2025-2026 school year is May 1, 2025. Late applications will not be considered. Students must submit a letter of recommendation from you, which they will upload with their online application.
The scholarship program policies for 2025-2026 and a checklist to assist students are on their website.
The 2025-2026 online application is available on the VSI website. Students must log in to the online application system and upload all required documents, including your letter, to complete their application.
For more information visit vasheriffsinstitute.org/programs/scholarship/
The King and Queen County Sheriff's Office is an equal-opportunity employer
Marcus Alert (Mental Health Awareness Response & Community Understanding Services)
The ‘Marcus Alert,’ a statewide mental health alert system to ensure behavioral health experts are involved in responding to individuals in crisis, including by limiting the role of law enforcement. The legislation creates a mental health awareness response and community understanding services (Marcus) alert system, and creates teams of mental health service providers and peer recovery specialists to promote a behavioral health response to individuals in crisis, including those with substance abuse disorder and developmental disabilities.
Starting July 1, 2021, localities had to establish a voluntary database to be made available to the 911 alert system to provide mental health information and emergency contact information for response to an emergency or crisis.
If you are experiencing a behavioral health crisis secondary to mental illness, substance abuse, development disabilities, or any combination thereof, and you wish to voluntarily give us information about yourself, please contact the King and Queen County Sheriff’s’ Office at (804)785-7400.
Scholarship Opportunity from the Virginia Sheriff's Institute