Posted on: September 21, 2020
VDOT has informed the Office of the Sheriff effective September 22, 2020 starting at 8:00AM a section of Route 602, Ferrum Mountain Road, over Turner Creek is scheduled to be closed. The closure is for slab installation.
This closure will be loca...
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Posted on: September 14, 2020
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office was honored to be a part in the dedication of the Rocky Mount-Franklin County First Responders Memorial this Saturday, September 12th, 2020.
The memorial’s genesis began right after the loss of Rocky...
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Posted on: September 9, 2020
****This statement was released on 9/5/2020 by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office*****
On September 5, 2020 at approximately 12:00AM Pittsylvania County Communication Center advised their deputies were responding to a residence on Burton Lake R...
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Posted on: September 9, 2020
When the summer comes to an end, kids go back to school, things should return to normal. Who are we kidding? This year has been anything but normal.
Remember, as we all celebrate Labor Day on September 7th, we cannot let our guard down and end the summer t...
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Posted on: August 31, 2020
Franklin County Sheriff, Bill Overton, announced on August 20th the Office of the Sheriff would begin the process to become nationally accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). See the link (below) for the fu...
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Posted on: August 19, 2020
Message from Sheriff Overton highlighting National Night Out and announcing a new mission for the Office of the Sheriff
Click on video here
Special thanks to Kevin Tosh and all the Cable 12 staff for being the videography work on this endeavor.
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Posted on: August 10, 2020
Many Franklin County residents have indicated they felt a “shaking of the home” just after 8am this morning.
The National Earthquake Center has stated a 5.1 magnitude quake occurred at 8:07 AM just southeast of Sparta, NC.
A smaller eart...
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Posted on: August 3, 2020
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in a report of a breaking and entering at Exchange Milling Company at 1380 Franklin Street in Rocky Mount.
The incident occurred on June 13-14 where surveillance footage showed a white male ...
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Posted on: August 3, 2020
Several folks have recently received phone scam attempts with the ruse of a family member being in jail and needing money.
Even if they call you by name, this is probably a scam. Ask them a personal question that only your family member would know.&nbs...
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Posted on: July 31, 2020
The Office of the Sheriff, in keeping with our partnership with Virginia DMV, reminds residents of Franklin County to put down the phone when driving.
Current Virginia law (Code of VA 46.2-1078.1) has made it illegal to manually enter multiple letters or t...
Posted on: May 28, 2020
The Office of the Sheriff is always trying to keep our website up to date with current topics and helpful links to assist our community members. Take a look at the website’s new "How Do I" tab to get answers for various commonly asked ...
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Posted on: March 26, 2020
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Great information from the Franklin County Department of Public Safety.
Note #5 on how to turn off the water.
Also remember, use your drying towel to open the door/s/ exiting the restroom area.
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Posted on: January 15, 2020
Drug Saturation Patrol-1/13/20-10a-10p
Total Traffic Stops-36
Areas Patrolled- Virgil Goode Hwy, Town, Doe Run, Sontag, Henry, Boones Mill, Redwood, Sydnorsville, Wirtz, Callaway, Ferrum, Snow Creek
Race/Gender-Includes All Occupants of Vehicle
Black Males-9
W...
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