FCSD March Activity Report – News and sports in the Whitewater Valley

Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release

Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates has released a monthly report of activity for the month of March. Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 1,046 calls for service, which is a 34 percent increase over the 694 calls in March of 2020. Among the calls of service investigated were:

Property Damage Accidents	34
Personal Injury Accidents	7
Burglary/Theft	20
Residential/Business Alarms	19
Domestic Battery/Battery	31
911 Hang Up/Accidental Dial	90
Suspicious Persons/Vehicles	69
Traffic Stops	357
Building Checks	2

A total of 43 arrests were made by Sheriff’s Deputies on the following charges:

Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated	8
Possession of Marijuana	1
Possession of Controlled Substance	2
Driving While Suspended	2
Battery/Domestic Battery	2
Residential Entry	1
Trespassing	2
Criminal Mischief	1
Theft/Receiving Stolen Property	2
Warrants	22

There was an average of 37 prisoners housed in the Security Center throughout the month of March. The maximum capacity of the Security Center is 75 inmates. Deputies drove a total of 29,158 miles. The Transport Officers drove an additional 3,563 miles, for a total of 32,721 miles. The Transport Officers conducted 12 prisoner transports, transporting a total of 14 prisoners, to and from the Department of Corrections facilities throughout the States of Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. No real estate was sold at Sheriff’s auction. There were 80 civil process papers served.

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