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SHERIFF'S OFFICE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Services
Our mission is to provide the highest quality public safety services in an effort to make Madison County a safe environment to live and grow.
Law Enforcement Services
Our mission is to provide the highest quality public safety services in an effort to make Madison County a safe environment to live and grow.
County Jail Services
The Madison County Jail is responsible for the safety and security of the adult offenders inside our correctional facility. . We are committed to our mission to increase public safety and reduce recidivism.
Support Services
In order to support our mission to provide the highest quality public safety, we provide a variety of services for Madison County.
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Jail
45 officers maintain security, book-in offenders, and transport offenders as needed in various courts and other counties. Built in 1984, the Jail has a capacity for 207 offenders.
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Patrol
There are 450 square miles for deputies to patrol in Madison County. Deputies attend 600 hours of basic training initially and 24 hours of in-service training annually. This section also assigns six deputies to investigate fatal or very serious vehicle crashes.
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Detectives
There are seven detectives assigned to criminal investigations and two detectives assigned to the Madison County Drug Task Force.
Reserves
Our Reserves are volunteer citizens who are trained just as regular full-time deputies to enforce laws, answer 911 calls and supplement all Sheriff’s activities. Reserves undergo a 400 hour training program to become eligible to serve.
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S.W.A.T.
The MCSD SWAT team is made up of 12 deputies who work regular patrol shifts. SWAT members are also available for any extremely dangerous situations in which a suspect is barricaded or otherwise refuses to be taken into custody and is heavily armed.
C.E.R.T
Correctional Emergency Response Team is a group of specially trained Jail Officers who respond to highly volatile and dangerous situations within the Jail.
Victim's Advocates
MCSD has three full-time members in this department. The staff communicates with victims of crime and assists the victims as they go through the process of identifying perpetrators and possibly being involved in court proceedings.
Records Division
The Records Division maintains all reports from deputies including crime and crash reports. The public may obtain copies by coming to the Sheriff Department’s Records Division and paying a nominal fee for copies. Records Division maintains information pertaining to gun permits and background checks. The Madison County Sex and Violent Offender Registry can also be obtained from the records division.
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DARE
MCSD presents the Drug Awareness and Resistance Education Program to 5th-grade students in county school districts. A specially trained deputy makes presentations once per week to all 5th graders during each school year. Our DARE program reaches 25-30 classrooms each week.
Chaplains
Our chaplaincy program offers ministry for offenders held in our jail. Chaplains are available to all personnel for counseling and/or spiritual needs. They are also involved in community outreach programs, such as Project Hope. As many as 30 area churches contribute to our program with their volunteer efforts.
Civil Office
The Civil Office handles tax warrant enforcement, Sheriff’s Sales, and court processes, such as civil paper service, replevins, evictions, etc.
For Sheriff Sale procedures, click here
For Sheriff Sale procedures, click here
Madison County, Indiana
Sheriff's Department
720 Central Avenue
Anderson, IN 46016Dispatch: 765-642-0221Jail: 765-646-9285Records:
765-646-9290Civil Office: 765-641-9620Civil Office Address- 16 E. 9th Street, Suite 305Anderson, IN 46016
Sheriff's Department
720 Central Avenue
Anderson, IN 46016