Spencer County Sheriff's Office

Handgun permits, copies of reports and vehicle title checks can be requested online through the Spencer County Sheriff's Office in Indiana, which describes its purpose as improving quality of life in the county through law enforcement and correctional services. Downtown Rockport is home to the county jail, with a jail commander, a chief jailer and a staff of correctional officers. Visits take place by video and need the jail commander's approval beforehand; visitors must be at least 18, and a lobby kiosk is available for anyone without a smartphone or tablet. Families can add commissary funds at the kiosk, online or with a U.S. Postal money order, since personal checks are not accepted, and each person booked into the jail receives one phone card once booking is complete. Dispatchers answer emergency and non-emergency calls, monitor several law enforcement radio channels, log every call in computer-aided dispatch software, and dispatch deputies, medical crews and fire departments where they are needed. They also track response times and maintain databases for cases, wreckers, crashes and arrest warrants. The office also works alongside town police in Rockport, Dale, Chrisney, Gentryville and Santa Claus and the Indiana State Police post in Jasper.