Provided by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department
Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates has released a monthly report of activity for the month of June. Sheriff’s deputies responded to 1,003 calls for service, which is a 6 percent increase over the 938 calls in 2020. Among the calls of service investigated were:
| Property Damage Accidents | 37 |
| Personal Injury Accidents | 8 |
| Burglary/Theft | 14 |
| Residential/Business Alarms | 19 |
| Domestic Battery/Battery | 33 |
| 911 Hang Up/Accidental Dial | 160 |
| Suspicious Persons/Vehicles | 59 |
| Traffic Stops | 168 |
| Business/Residential Building Checks | 1 |
A total of 38 arrests were made by Sheriff’s deputies on the following charges:
| Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated | 9 |
| Possession of Marijuana | 2 |
| Possession of a Controlled Substance | 2 |
| Invasion of Privacy | 1 |
| Theft/Receiving Stolen Property | 2 |
| Driving While Suspended | 2 |
| Disorderly Conduct | 3 |
| Public Intoxication | 1 |
| Warrants | 16 |
There was an average of 55 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 24,233 miles. The Transport officers drove an additional 2,181 miles, for a total of 26,414 miles. The Transport officers conducted 16 prisoner transports, transporting a total of 17 prisoners, to and from the Department of Corrections facilities throughout the states of Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Additionally, deputies conducted one prisoner transport to a medical facility for treatment of conditions that could not be treated by jail doctors. One piece of real estate was sold at Sheriff’s auction in the month of June. There were 73 civil process papers served.
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