Courthouse Security

Courthouse Security division consist of 16 men and women (12 are merit officers 4 are special deputies) covering five buildings. Two are at the Mishawaka Services building, two at The Juvenile Justice Center and 12 covering the County City Building, 1855 Courthouse and the Main Courthouse.
The job of courthouse security is to make sure the buildings and the persons inside them are free from harm during the course of the day.  This is accomplished by having security officers at each of the public entry points to the buildings screening for weapons and contraband coming into the buildings and not allowing persons to bring anything into the building that would fall into this category.  We also secure the buildings by making periodic and random checks of the buildings looking for items and persons that do not belong.  We also have the responsibility of making sure litigants are safe in court preceding after their hearings.  This is accomplished by sitting in the courtrooms and by walking persons to their vehicles.
We keep the courthouse open for trials that go late and walk jurors to their cars after trials.

We average 44 persons taken into custody a month.
We average   2424     Passes through the County City building Metal detectors a day.
We average    315      Passes through the Mishawaka Services Building metal detectors a day.

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