FCSD April Activity Report

Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates has released a monthly report of activity for the month of April.  Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 687 calls for service, which is a 14 percent increase over the 592 calls in April of 2020. Among the calls of service investigated were: Property Damage Accidents …

Click It or Ticket blitz ongoing

From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Franklin/Ripley Counties, IN. — On any given day, more than 90 percent of motorists can be found wearing their seat belts. Unfortunately, the small percentage of people who choose not to buckle up make up a disproportionate amount of the fatalities that occur every year on Indiana roads. It’s …

FCSD announces Prescription Drug Takebacks are huge successes

Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department announced the results of its recent prescription drug takeback events. The events were held in Brookville, at the United Methodist Church parking lot on Monday, April 19, and in Metamora, at the Metamora Volunteer Fire Department on Wednesday, April 28.  Deputies collected a combined …

FCSD March Activity Report

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 …

Deputy graduates from Indiana Law Enforcement Academy

Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department is proud to announce the graduation of deputy Tyler Ford from the 222nd session of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Basic Training Course. Deputy Ford graduated from I.L.E.A on Thursday April, 8.              The Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Basic Training Course consists of more …

FCSD looking for distracted drivers on Thursday, April 8

Submitted by Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Sgt. Adam Henson With Distracted Driving Awareness Month underway, Franklin/Ripley Traffic Safety Partnership is joining law enforcement agencies across the state and nation for a one-day (24-hour) enforcement campaign called Connect 2 Disconnect. On April 8, officers will be conducting high-visibility patrols to remind motorists about the dangers …

FCSD February monthly report

Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates has released a monthly report of activity for the month of February. Sheriff’s deputies responded to 674 calls for service in February. Among the calls of service investigated were: Property Damage Accidents 84 Personal Injury Accidents 9 Fatal Accident 1 Burglary/Theft 14 Residential/Business Alarms 7 …

Franklin/Ripley counties to conduct bus safety patrols this spring

From a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department press release authored by FCSD Sgt. Adam Henson Franklin/Ripley County Traffic Safety Partnershipis ramping up enforcement this spring to protect students going to and from school. Over the next couple of months, officers will be positioned along bus stops and routes watching for stop-arm violations and unsafe driving behavior. …

Indiana Sheriff’s Association is accepting collegiate scholarship applications

From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates, announced today that the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association will again be awarding college scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college students who are pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies. There will be approximately 40 – $750 scholarships awarded to qualifying students throughout the …

Franklin County Sheriff’s Department activity report for December 2020

From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates has released a monthly report of activity for the month of December 2020.  Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 834 calls for service, which is an 18 percent increase over the 684 calls in 2019. Among the calls of service investigated were: Property Damage Accidents 55 …