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Mission Statement
"The Mission of the Rockingham Police Department is to enforce the laws and ordinances of the State of North Carolina and the City of Rockingham. By providing quality law enforcement we safeguard lives, enhance community safety, protect property and reduce the impact and fear of crime. Our officers seek and preserve public confidence by impartial observance of the law and by offering service and trust to all members of the public."
The Police Department serves a population of approximately 10,000 citizens in Richmond County. The department has four main divisions: Patrol, Detectives, Communications and Administrative Services.
There are 35 sworn officers, four full-time telecommunicators, one full-time and one part-time administrative assistant. The Detective Division consists of six investigators, two assigned to Narcotics, three to Major Crimes, and one assigned to work in investigating domestic violence offenses.
The Police Department also has three special taskforce teams, including a Traffic Enforcement team, SWAT team and a K-9 team.
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Our Junior Police & Fire Academy for 2018 will be June 18th - June 21st
The Rockingham Police Dept & the Rockingham Fire Dept have partnered to provide our community youth with the Junior Police & Fire Academy. The summer program has replaced our formerly named, Junior Police Academy.
For more details visit the JPFA page.
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| NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2018
WILL BE
TUESDAY AUGUST 7TH, 2018.
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| Rockingham Police Dept has a drop off box in lobby for unused meds |
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It is extremely important to dispose of unneeded medications safely.
In addition to keeping these substances out of our water supply, safe disposal of unneeded medication helps to keep drugs out of the hands of people who might abuse them.
The Rockingham Police Dept provides a medicine drop box in our lobby to dispose of unused medications.
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Veterans' Day Parade - November 11th, 2017 - Rockingham
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| Rockingham Mayor Steve Morris & Det. Ronald Brigman |
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| Congratulatons to Detective Ronald Brigman on completion of Tactical Training and Criminal Investigations Certificate Programs
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Trunk or Treat 2017- City of Rockingham
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Safe Kids Halloween
Officer Jan Owens visits kids at Second Baptist Christian Academy in Hamlet, NC to teach children ages 3-7 yrs of age about Halloween safety and "Stranger Danger".
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| Det. Lt. George Gillenwater; Lt. Andy Ansley; Lt. Matt Baldwin; Capt. Creed Freeman; Lt. Hunter Thomas; Sgt. Ray Morton; Sgt. Cheyenne Revels; Det. Sgt. Steve Odom |
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Departmental Promotions - May 2017
Several Officers within the Rockingham Police Department were promoted. Captain Creed Freeman was promoted from Lieutenant; Det. Lt. George Gillenwater was promoted from Sergeant; Lt. Andy Ansley, Lt. Matt Baldwin & Lt. Hunter Thomas were all promoted from Sergeant to Lieutenant; Corporals Ray Morton and Cheyenne Revels were both promoted to Sergeants and Detective Steve Odom was promoted to Det. Sergeant.
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If you are a victim of a scam or need information
on scams reported in our area
please visit our Scam Alerts page for more information.
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Contact Us:
Rockingham Police Department
311 E. Franklin Street
Rockingham, NC 28379
Non Emergency: (910) 895-2468
Fax: (910) 895-0899
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Richmond County's new service titled Code Red which notifies citizens via telephone if there is an emergency
happening in their neighborhood. Click Link to signup
for this service.
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| National Sex Offender Registry |
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