Wells County, Indiana | Probation Department

The mission of the Wells County Probation Department is to serve the Wells Circuit and Superior Courts by providing legally mandated and individually assessed services to juvenile and adult offenders with the goal of eliminating delinquent and criminal behavior while balancing the needs and safety of the community.

WELLS COUNTY PROBATION DEPT.
102 W Market Street, Suite 404
Bluffton, IN 46714

TELEPHONE:
(260) 824-6496

FAX:
(260) 824-6519

EMAIL:
probation1@wellscounty.org

Services

· Adult Misdemeanor and Felony
Probation Supervisions

· Adult Misdemeanor and Felony Presentence Investigations

* Adult Probation Services Page

· Juvenile Delinquency
Preliminary Inquiries

· Juvenile Delinquency
Informal Adjustment Services

· Juvenile Delinquency
Probation Supervisions

· Juvenile Delinquency
Predisposition Investigations

· Juvenile Delinquency
Placement Supervisions

* Juvenile Probation Services Page

Probation Statistics Reports

The reports are based on quarterly reports submitted to the Indiana State Court Administration. (PDF Documents)

· 2002 Probation Statistics
· 2003 Probation Statistics
· 2004 Probation Statistics
· 2005 Probation Statistics
· 2006 Probation Statistics

· 2007 Probation Statistics

· 2008 Probation Statistics

· 2009 Probation Statistics

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Officer Login

· Probation Resources Page

· Probation Statistics Reports

· Incorrigibility Referrals

· Approved Programs
· Referral forms

· Internship Opportunities
· Application

· Links to other helpful sites

· Notice of Field Visits (PDF)

Employment opportunity (open until April 2, 2010)

Disclosure of Probation Records

NOTICE

November 18, 2009

The Wells County Probation Department has for many years prepared summary criminal history reports for individuals and agencies upon request. Since Indiana probation departments are not depositories of public records, the practice of preparing these summaries was simply a courtesy service to the community.

Due to the increasing number of demands for this service amid the requisite services of this department to the Courts, the Wells County Probation Department will no longer provide summaries of local criminal records to individuals or agencies unrelated to a branch of the judiciary.

Therefore, individuals and non-judicial agencies are directed to contact the Wells County, Indiana | Clerk's Office about accessing criminal records located in Wells County.

Disclosure of Probation Records

(PDF Document)

Approved Programs

Any program not listed in the document below must be approved by the supervising probation officer.

Click to View Approved Programs
(PDF Document)

Internship Opportunity

The Wells County Probation Department is interested in working with college undergraduate and graduate students, especially if they are residents of Wells County. This department works with both adult and juvenile jurisdictions, and we can provide to an ambitious student experience in the skills necessary for all most areas of an Indiana probation department. Students of other disciplines (i.e., computer technology, business, foreign language, education, psychology, etc) will be considered if they can show how their skills may be used in the probation department environment. Work hours are negotiable, but interns may work up to 35 hours per week for 26 weeks.

Persons interested in internship opportunities may submit a cover letter with the application contained in the link below to the Chief Probation Officer at the Wells County Probation Department.

Internship information and application
(PDF Document)

Helpful Links

· Indiana Judicial Center
· Indiana Code
· Indiana Offender Search
· Probation Officers Professional Assoc. of IN
· National Institute of Corrections
· Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prev.
· Bureau of Justice Statistics
· Interstate Compact for Adult Supervision Manual
· National Association of Probation Executives

DoxPop Court Records

Gregory E. Werich
Chief Probation Officer

Vicki L. Cale
Scott N. Ailor
Stephanie L. Eddy
Melonie D. Coan
Marci A. Burch

Stephen N. Pastore
Probation Officers

Heidi L. Watson

Jessica J. Nix
Presentence Report Consultants

Dianne Schwarzkopf
Susan Reinhard
Secretaries

Biographies

Scott N. Ailor, BS.
Certified probation officer since 1996, and appointed a Wells County probation officer in 1997.

Marci A. Burch, BS, MS.
Certified probation officer since 1989, and appointed a Wells County probation officer in 2004.

Vicki L. Cale, BS.
Certified and appointed a Wells County probation officer since 1988.

Melonie D. Coan, BS, MS.
Certified probation officer since 1999 and appointed a Wells County probation officer in 2004.

Stephanie L. Eddy, BA.
Certified and appointed a Wells County probation officer since 2000.

Jessica J.Nix , BSW, MPA.
Certified probation officer since 1997 and associated with Wells County probation since 2008.

Stephen N. Pastore , BSW.
Certified and appointed a Wells County probation officer since 2007.

Susan Reinhard, has been employed as a secretary by Wells County Probation since 1992.

Dianne Schwarzkopf, has been employed as a secretary by Wells County Probation since 1987.

Heidi L. Watson , BS. Certified probation officer since 2006 and associated with Wells County Probation since 2006.

Gregory E. Werich, BA, MPA.

Certified probation officer since 1987 and appointed Wells County chief probation officer in 1997.

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