The Story County Sheriff's Office is the Sheriff's Department for Story County, Iowa. The department provides law enforcement services for the contract towns and unincorporated areas of Story County, as well as providing for courthouse security, operating the county jail, and performing civil procedures. The current Sheriff is Paul H. Fitzgerald. Story County serves an estimated population of 86,754 people. When Iowa State University is in session, the county can have another 36,000 students added to the population at any given time.