The Wells County Sheriff Department

Robert 'Bob' Frantz has been a Lifelong resident of Wells County. He was born in the Wells County Hospital in Bluffton in 1946. Shortly after his birth, his parents moved from Bluffton to Liberty Center, where Bob spent the early years of his life. Then in 1958, Bob's family moved back to Bluffton where he graduated from Bluffton High School in 1964. Bob then went on to college at Purdue University from 1964 to 1966, graduating from the Indiana College of Mortuary Science in 1967. From 1968 to 1970, Bob served his country as a Sgt. in the United States Army in Vietnam. Bob then began his career in Law Enforcement, joining the Bluffton Police Department as a patrolman in 1972.

Bob was promoted to the rank of Sgt. in 1980, and then became the Chief of Police in 1985. During his career in Wells County Law Enforcement, he has completed numerous trainings and held many positions, locally and statewide. Some of those positions include:

President of the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police - 2000 (Also holding the 2nd Vice President position prior to 2000)

Indiana Law Enforcement Academy.

Completed the Police Executive Leadership Academy.

Awarded Sagamore of the Wabash - 2000 by Gov. Frank O'Bannon.

Coordinator of the Bluffton, Decatur, and Adams County Drug Task Force for 10 years.

Coordinator for Enhance 911 of Wells County for 10 years.

Coordinator of Wells County Crime Stoppers for 8 years.

Past President of the Vietnam Veterans Association. (Currently Vice President)

Lead in Developing the D.A.R.E. Program for Bluffton & Wells County Schools.

Instituted "Cops in Schools" program in the Bluffton School System.

Past President of Citizen's Against Drug Abuse (CADA) 1999.