Press release from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department compiled by FC Sheriff Peter Cates
Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates has released a monthly report of activity for the month of June. Sheriff’s deputies responded to 938 calls for service, which is a 5 percent increase over the 893 calls in 2019. Among the calls of service investigated were:
| Property Damage Accidents | 38 |
| Personal Injury Accidents | 5 |
| Fatal Accidents | 1 |
| Burglary/Theft | 21 |
| Residential/Business Alarms | 20 |
| Domestic Battery/Battery | 22 |
| 911 Hang Up/Accidental Dial | 177 |
| Suspicious Persons/Vehicles | 72 |
| Traffic Stops | 156 |
| Business/Residential Building Checks | 11 |
A total of 40 arrests were made by Sheriff’s deputies on the following charges:
| Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated | 12 |
| Possession of Marijuana | 2 |
| Possession of a Controlled Substance | 3 |
| Domestic Battery | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Driving While Suspended | 1 |
| Habitual Traffic Violator | 2 |
| Minor Consumption/Possession of Alcohol | 1 |
| Leaving the Scene of an Accident | 1 |
| Warrants | 16 |
There was an average of 59 prisoners housed in the Security Center throughout the month of June. The maximum capacity of the Security Center is 75 inmates. Deputies drove a total of 25,906 miles. The transport officers drove an additional 4,422 miles, for a total of 30,328 miles. The transport officers conducted 17 prisoner transports, transporting a total of 18 prisoners, to and from the Department of Corrections facilities throughout the states of Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Additionally, deputies conducted two prisoner transports to various medical facilities for treatment of conditions that could not be treated by jail doctors. No real estate was sold at Sheriff’s auction in the month of June. There were 53 civil process papers served.
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