The Trousdale County Sheriff’s Department utilizes the Flock Safety Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) camera system to assist in law enforcement operations. While the county has successfully used alerts from cameras in neighboring counties to make arrests, the department now has 12 Flock cameras operating throughout the county.
On Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7 a.m., Trousdale County deputies received a Flock Safety Alert of a possible stolen license plate displayed on a vehicle traveling on Highway 231.
Deputies located the vehicle near the intersection of Highway 231 and Highway 25. After confirming the license plate matched one reported in the National Crime Computer System, the driver was taken into custody and charged with displaying a stolen tag and driving with a revoked license. The unregistered vehicle was impounded with an open title.
Sheriff Ray Russell presented the following department statistics from Jan. 23 to Feb. 23, 2026, to the Hartsville-Trousdale County Law Enforcement Committee on Monday, Feb. 23:
• Deputies processed three accidents during the period.
• Deputies made 325 traffic stops and issued 86 citations.
• The department received 1,582 complaint calls.
• The department entered 132 warrants and has served 143 warrants.
• Deputies arrested 53 individuals and one juvenile.
Core Civic’s Trousdale Turner Correctional Center continues to burden the county’s sheriff department. Russell reported deputies processed 37 individuals for their indictment hearings on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The sheriff was told by a local investigator that there are now 300-350 open court cases pending from the prison and if indictments continue at this rate, it could take up to five years to process them all.
Trousdale County Jail passed an annual state jail inspection earlier this month, but only because the jail and county are in process of working on a plan of action to build the new state-mandated jail.
The jail was cited as the current facility does not have the space to segregate certain offender classes from others.
“We currently have seven sex offenders housed in the facility and there’s no way to separate them from other offender classes,†said Russell.
The facility also cannot accommodate those with handicaps or disabilities. The Sheriff relies on surrounding counties to house individuals with special accommodation.
The law enforcement committee approved and renewed a three-year medical service contract for jail healthcare for inmates with Dr. Dan Carey. Carey has provided medical care at the jail since July 2023.
“The contract and services by Dr. Carey have worked very well the last three years and has reduced transfers to the emergency rooms,†said Russell.
The Law Enforcement Committee meets next month on Monday, March 23, at 5:30 p.m. in the Hartsville-Trousdale County Courthouse, 200 E. Main St.
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