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Franklin County Sheriff's Office The official page for the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Ohio. Dallas Baldwin, Sheriff I have often said, "The past is history and we can't change it.

Keeping up with the ever changing world of technology is an exciting activity for the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. As our world changes, technology seems to change at an even faster pace. The computer continues to be one of the most amazing technological contributions known to mankind. As Sheriff of Franklin County, Columbus, Ohio, I feel that it is my responsibility to keep up with this ever changing technological world and be prepared for the future. However, we can learn from our mistakes and make future's history something we can be proud of." Speaking on behalf of the approximately 1,100 employees of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, I invite you to explore our web site and learn more about what our Office is doing for you. A tremendous amount of time and effort has been devoted to an area that is of utmost importance. As we continue our commitment to "communicate and cooperate", I ask the public and private sectors alike to share with us their knowledge. In closing, I would like to personally thank you for taking the time to stop and visit. Hopefully, you now have a better understanding of the many functions being performed "around the clock" by your Franklin County Sheriff's Office.

Itโ€™s a day always filled with fun, friendship and excitement!Deputies from our Community Engagement team showed up at Fo...
10/07/2026

Itโ€™s a day always filled with fun, friendship and excitement!

Deputies from our Community Engagement team showed up at Fortress Obetz on Sunday for the 25th annual Columbus Buddy Walk.

We had a lot of fun visiting with everybody and walking to support those with Down Syndrome.

We want to thank DSACO: Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio for their support in leading this event every year and it is our honor to participate!

Great job Deputy Justice and K9 Bruno!
10/06/2026

Great job Deputy Justice and K9 Bruno!

๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’‘๐’–๐’•๐’š ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’† ๐’๐’ ๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’“๐’†๐’•๐’Š๐’“๐’†๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•!After 28 years with the Franklin County Sheriffโ€™s Office, Mike...
10/06/2026

๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’–๐’๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’‘๐’–๐’•๐’š ๐‘ด๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’† ๐’๐’ ๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’“๐’†๐’•๐’Š๐’“๐’†๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•!

After 28 years with the Franklin County Sheriffโ€™s Office, Mike has truly done it all. Since joining us in 1998, heโ€™s served in Corrections and Court Services, been a part of the Bomb Squad, and worked the OSU games, and taken on just about every challenge along the way.

But Mikeโ€™s not exactly hanging up the badge just yet. He plans to continue serving the community as a Special Deputy.

Mike, thank you for 28 years of dedication and service! Congratulations on this next chapter!

The training continues for our new cadets!Recently they got the chance to learn how to properly perform CPR and use an A...
10/05/2026

The training continues for our new cadets!

Recently they got the chance to learn how to properly perform CPR and use an AED in the event of an emergency.

This is part of 10 weeks of training at our training academy on their path to becoming full-time deputies at the Franklin County Sheriffโ€™s Office.

Make sure you send them your support as they get closer to the finish line!

You can also become CPR certified by taking a 2-3 hour class. A certification lasts for two years.

If you would like to become certified, visit the American Red Cross' website to sign up for a class. You can find that link here:

https://www.redcross.org/local/ohio/take-a-class/cpr-columbus-oh

What a day!! A huge thank you to everyone who came out for our second annual Hooks & Heroes event. We had a blast fish...
10/04/2026

What a day!!

A huge thank you to everyone who came out for our second annual Hooks & Heroes event.

We had a blast fishing with the kids! They reeled in some fish, won prizes, met the Ghostbusters, and even learned lifesaving CPR skills from Prairie Township Firefighters.

Weโ€™re grateful to everyone who helped make the day a success!

To view more photos, follow the link:
https://fcsomediarelations.pixieset.com/hooksandheroes/

Our DUI checkpoint is about encouraging safe driving and helping keep impaired drivers off our roadways.Thanks to all th...
10/04/2026

Our DUI checkpoint is about encouraging safe driving and helping keep impaired drivers off our roadways.

Thanks to all the drivers who did their part and made the right choiceโ€”donโ€™t drink and drive!

On October 2, 2026, the Franklin County DUI Task Force conducted sobriety checkpoints in Jackson Township on US62 s/o Rensch Rd and Columbus St. w/o Hoover Rd... Hours of Operation: 8:00 pm to 1:30 am. The results are as follows:

Total Vehicles in the Zone-293
Total Vehicles Checked- 293
Total Vehicles Diverted- 11
DUI Arrest(s) Made- 0
Total Number of Citations Issued-4
Driver License Violators- 2
Vehicle Registration Violations-2
Seat Belt Violation โ€“ 0

For further information contact Sergeant David Pennington, Coordinator Franklin County DUI Task Force at (614)525-6113 Monday โ€“ Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

No home game? No problem! Our deputies and law enforcement partners are still cheering on the Buckeyes today. Weโ€™ll see...
10/03/2026

No home game? No problem!
Our deputies and law enforcement partners are still cheering on the Buckeyes today.
Weโ€™ll see you next week at The Shoe! Until then, stay safe, Buckeye Nationโ€ฆ
O-H!

10/03/2026

Who ya gonna call?!? The Ghostbusters have arrived for our Hooks & Heroes event. Bring the family to the Prairie Township Sports Complex from 11am - 1pm. Come fish with deputies and firefighters. And meet the Central Ohio Ghostbusters See you today!!

10/02/2026

Come fishing with the Franklin County Sheriffโ€™s Office!

Join us this Saturday, October 3rd, for the 2nd annual Hooks & Heroes in Prairie Township.

This is a chance for your kids to go fishing and meet with deputies and also learn hands-on CPR training from firefighters.

We canโ€™t wait to see you there!

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐“๐š๐ฌ๐ค ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐‰๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐“๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ.The checkpoints will ...
10/02/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐“๐š๐ฌ๐ค ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐‰๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐“๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ.

The checkpoints will be located on US 62 south of Rensch Rd and on Columbus St west of Hoover Rd in Jackson Township.

The Franklin County DUI Task Force will conduct the sobriety checkpoints on October 2, 2026, between 8:00 p.m. and 1:30 a.m.

๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ.

Not only does the court mandate that we release the specific locations of the checkpoints, but the Task Force also wants to impress upon those who will be consuming alcohol to plan for a designated driver or make other arrangements.

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373 South High Street
Columbus, OH
43215

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+16145253333

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