Houston County Sheriff, Donald Valenza
Welcome to the Official Website for the Houston County Sheriff’s Office
Our office is located at 411 N Foster Street in Dothan, Alabama. The Houston County Sheriff’s Office is led by Sheriff Donald Valenza, who has been elected twice by the citizens of Houston County, AL since being appointed sheriff by the Governor of Alabama in 2014.
The Sheriff’s Office is tasked with covering 587 square miles with approximately 109,000 residents. Our Deputies are proud to meet that challenge daily.
HOUSTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CORE VALUES
The Houston County Sheriff’s Office adopts the following core values:
- Rigid obedience to the Constitution of the United States
- Respect for the dignity of all those we protect
- Compassion
- Fairness
- Uncompromising personal and institutional integrity
- Accountability by accepting responsibility for our actions and decisions and their consequences
- Leadership, by example, both personal and professional
Careers
Any opportunity to serve in law enforcement, in any capacity, is more than a job. It’s a calling and one incredible career opportunity. The Houston County Sheriff’s Office may be your new home to answer the call to serve your community as a law enforcement officer. For more information, contact one of our recruiters today.
Press Releases
Press Release: 5/4/2020 – Missing Person
Ashley Beau Davis (age 46) was reported missing to the Houston County Sheriff’s Office on April 30, 2020. Mr. Davis has not been seen or spoken to by family in approximately six months. If you have seen or know of his current whereabouts please contact Houston County...
UPDATED – JUVENILE LOCATED – Press Release: 7/9/2020 – Missing Person
UPDATE: The juvenile has been located. On July 7, 2020 Tionna Lashay Turner was reported to be a missing juvenile. Turner spent the night with a friend in Dothan on July 2, 2020; the following date Turner was no longer at the residence and her whereabouts have been...
UPDATED- 7/31/2020 — Press Release: 7/30/2020 – MISSING 17 YEAR OLD JUVENILE AND 1 MONTH OLD INFANT
Updated: Jasmine Powell and infant Quinten Williams have been located. On July 30, 2020, B/F Jasmine Monique Powell and her 1 month old infant son, Quinten Lamar Williams were reported missing. Jasmine is 5’5/160 pounds and last seen yesterday around 2PM wearing a...