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The Butler County Sheriff’s Office Fleet Management Unit is in charge of vehicle maintenance, inventory and distribution.  The Sheriff’s Office Fleet consists of Patrol Cruisers, Transport Vans, Administrative and Detective unmarked units and motorcycles.

Upon reviewing the status and conditions of our current fleet, we have been transitioning higher mileage vehicles into less demanding positions within the agency, to include single man assignment cars.  This has been an effective tool in reducing maintenance costs.  In reviewing the fleet mileage, the Sheriff’s  Office would need to replace some 54 vehicles that are over the 100,000 mile mark.  In the year 20-05, the Sheriff’s Office will acquire approximately 32 new cruisers to replaced the older cruisers that outdated and way over their mileage. 

Fast Facts about Road Patrol and Fleet Equipment

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  • Butler County has 469 square mile and 953 miles of just Township and County roadways, all of which (except those in West Chester Township) fall under the Sheriff’s Office primary jurisdiction. Additionally, Butler county has 230 miles of U.S. and State Routes, most of which come under the Sheriff’s Office Jurisdiction as well.

  • Each Township we are responsible for is considered a District.  Each of out District’s average 144 square miles of Patrol area.

  • In comparison with City’s, such as Hamilton,   Fairfield, Middletown and the combined areas of Trenton and Monroe, each has the Patrol area of a Township.  Oxford has the Patrol area of 1/4 of one of our Districts.

  • We currently have been replacing cruisers on a two (2) year cycle.

Also under this Unit is the Salvage/Towing responsibilities.  The Ohio Revised Code requires that the County Sheriff’s inspect all salvage and towing operations within their jurisdictions semi-annually.  The major reason for inspecting these facilities is to    locate the registered vehicle owners and proceed In processing “unclaimed” vehicles to the State of Ohio.  Law Enforcement agencies as well as private property owners tow vehicles that later go unclaimed.  The Fleet / Salvage Deputy must try to locate the rightful owners in a timely manner.  If no owner can be found or will not come forward, the Deputy can assist the Salvage/Towing yards in obtaining a new title to the vehicle in question.