Woodsboro Police

The Woodsboro Police are the primary law enforcement officials in the fictional small town of Woodsboro, California.

Appearances

 * Scream (1996)
 * Scream 4 (2011)
 * SCRE4M, video game (2011)
 * Scream (2022)

Sheriffs

 * Sheriff Judy Hicks † (in Scream 5 (2022); formerly)
 * Sheriff Dewey Riley † (in Scream 4 (2011); formerly)
 * Sheriff Burke (in the original Scream (1996); formerly)

Deputies

 * Deputy Judy Hicks † (Scream 4; promoted)
 * Deputy Anthony Perkins † (Scream 4)
 * Deputy Hoss † (Scream 4)
 * Deputy Jenkins (Scream 4)
 * Deputy Vinson (Scream 5)
 * Deputy Farney (Scream 5)
 * Deputy Clay † (Scream 5)
 * Deputy Keith (Scream 5) (Mentioned only; name seen in Judy's favorites)

Deputy Hoss
He was murdered in 2011 in the events of Scream 4. While patroling the Roberts House, Perkins joked and fake a death on duty, He was stabbed deeply in the back by Ghostface (Jill). His corpse is taken in the patrol car with Perkins a few blocks away after a few more stab wounds to ensure they were dead (done by Charlie).

Deputy Anthony Perkins
He was murdered in 2011 in the events of Scream 4. They were patroling the Roberts House. Shortly after he successfully pranked his fellow officer Hoss that he was murdered in the front seat of the patrol car, he witnessed Hoss gets stabbed in the back, and moments later he was stabbed in the forehead by Ghostface (Jill).

Deputy Clay
He was murdered in 2021 during the events of ''Scream 2022. He was assigned to watch over Tara Carpenter at the hospital. When Tara was trying to escape the killer, she found him with his throat slit (done by Amber) to her horror.''

Sheriff Judy Hicks
She survived the events of Scream 4, but was murdered in 2021. She was rushing home to save her son from Ghostface. Before she could reach the front door, Ghostface (Amber) intercepts her with a stab to her stomach. In broad daylight, she finishes her until her death on her walkway. Later her son Wes was killed by Ghostface (Richie).

Former Sheriff Dewey Riley
Dewey survived the events of the original massacres, but was murdered in 2021. He retired in Woodsboro into a trailer home. When he decided to help Sam to figure out the murder trend, he was murdered trying to kill the killer (Amber).

Trivia

 * Sheriff Burke retired before the events of Scream 4 and Dewey is promoted as the new Sheriff.
 * Sheriff Riley (Dewey) retires after the events of Scream 4 and Hicks is promoted to Sheriff.
 * Dewey should have received his pension due to being on the force for over 25 years, as he was an officer before the events of Scream (1996), as he was able to step down from Sheriff and retire.