Today Chief Deputy George Ballard and his wife Linda stopped in Leavenworth, Kansas to visit Gibson County Sheriff Jacob Vail born in February 1827 and passed on October of 1884. Sheriff Vail in addition to serving as our Sheriff from 1866-1868 starting when he was 39. He served again from 1868-1870, and finally from 1876-1878. Before serving as our Sheriff, Jacob Vail served as a Brigadier General with the Union Army. You can find him in this cemetery in section 11-G grave 44.
Our new building houses the Sheriff’s Office, 911 Dispatch Center, as well as the County Jail. We moved into the new facility at 119 E Brumfield Av in Princeton the middle of May 2025. The entrance is located at the corner of Brumfield Av and Prince St.
Corrections Officer Fernando Bello
At 6 a.m. on May 28th, 2023, Officer Bello was working the jail board in our dispatch center when a 911 call came in from a Hispanic female. At the time neither of the Communications Officers could understand or speak Spanish. Officer Bello, who is a native of Brazil, speaks not only English but Portuguese and some Spanish. With this knowledge, he was able to translate on the fly for the dispatcher to get medical help to the caller.
“I am extremely proud of Officer Bello for stepping out of his comfort zone and getting help to one of our citizens. ” – Sheriff Vanoven
Today Chief Deputy George Ballard and his wife Linda stopped in Leavenworth, Kansas to visit Gibson County Sheriff Jacob Vail born in February 1827 and passed on October of 1884. Sheriff Vail in addition to serving as our Sheriff from 1866-1868 starting when he was 39. He served again from 1868-1870, and finally from 1876-1878. Before serving as our Sheriff, Jacob Vail served as a Brigadier General with the Union Army. You can find him in this cemetery in section 11-G grave 44.
This new building will include the County Jail, the Sheriff’s Office, and the 911 Dispatch Center.
The construction site is located along E. Brumfield Ave. directly behind the existing jail. You can keep up on our progress by watching our live-stream construction camera.
Corrections Officer Fernando Bello
On May 28, 2023, at 6 a.m. Officer Bello was working the jail board in our dispatch center when a 911 call came in from a hispanic female called and asked for assistance. At the time neither of the Communications Officers could understand or speak Spanish. Officer Bello, who is a native of Brazil, speaks not only English but Portuguese and some Spanish. With this knowledge, he was able to translate on the fly for the dispatcher to get medical help to the caller.
“I am extremely proud of Officer Bello for stepping out of his comfort zone and getting help to one of our citizens. ” – Sheriff Vanoven
