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Franklin County approves agreements expanding narcotics task force and joining state fugitive operation
Summary
The Franklin County Commission approved agreements to add the Village of Oak Grove to the county'wide narcotics and violent-crime enforcement unit, to place a deputy with the state'led Operation Relentless Pursuit (allowing for state reimbursement), and to formalize sheriff service charges in civil cases.
The Franklin County Commission on an unanimous vote approved a set of agreements that formally expand local law-enforcement cooperation and allow the county to seek state reimbursement for a deputy assigned to a statewide fugitive task force.
Sheriff (speaking to the commission): "It's just a cooperative agreement with the incorporated area of the village of Oak Grove. We have them with every city and municipality within the county. So it's just, working together on the cases and, internal communication, and it makes them officially a member of our task force, which makes us eligible for grants with the more members we have." The commission approved Commission Order 2025-251, authorizing the joint contract with the Village of Oak Grove.
The sheriff described Oak Grove as recently hiring "just the chief, Price," and said the village is advertising for additional officers. He told commissioners he expects Oak Grove to aim for greater self-sufficiency…
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