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Rockingham Police Department

Mission Statement

In order to achieve true success, the department must win and retain the confidence and respect of the community it serves. This can be accomplished with an earnest endeavor on the part of all members of the department to perform their duties in an efficient, honest and professional manner, and by exemplary conduct, cultivating in the public mind the realization that the police department is a most vital requisite to public well-being. The Rockingham Police Department consists of teams of Community Oriented Police Officers, who work closely with our community and children. All community policing efforts are coordinated through one office so internal communications are at peak performance.

Each officer that works for the Rockingham Police Department is required to attend community oriented training. They are highly trained in problem solving skills and are required to perform these tasks on a routine basis.

The Police Department serves a population of approximately 10,000 citizens in Richmond County. The department has three main divisions: Patrol, Detectives, and Support 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 an ACE team, SWAT team and a K-9 team.

If you are interested in finding out more about employment opportunities with the City Of Rockingham Police Department, please visit the employment opportunities page.

Police Chief Billy Kelly

Rockingham Police Department's New Chief of Police

March 31st, 2012

by Mallory Brown/Richmond County Daily Journal

Billy Kelly has been appointed Chief of Police for the Rockingham Police Department effective April 5, 2012.

City Manager Monty Crump issued a press release on Friday about the final decision:

“I am pleased to announce that I have appointed Interim Chief Billy Kelly to become Chief of Police of the Rockingham Police Department effective April 5, 2012,” Crump said.

Kelly has been employed with Rockingham Police Department for almost 20 years. He was hired by RPD in November 1992 and has risen through the ranks from patrol, investigations and supervisor to become Police Chief, the city manager said. Kelly has both an associate degree and bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and is currently enrolled at NC State University in the Law Enforcement Management Program, with expected graduation in March 2013. Kelly is currently the School Director for Basic Law Enforcement Training at Richmond Community College and is the district liaison for the Governor’s Highway Safety Program. He also holds his Advance Law Enforcement Certificate.

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Rockingham police captain receives promotion

by Staff Report/Richmond County Daily Journal

April 2012

Newly appointed Assistant Chief M.L. Cockman shakes hands with Rockingham Chief of Police Billy Kelly and City Manager Monty Crump.

Newly appointed Assistant Chief M.L. Cockman with

Chief of Police Billy Kelly & City Manager Monty Crump.

Captain Michael Louis Cockman of the Rockingham Police Department has been promoted to Major/Assistant Chief of Police as of April 12.

City Manager Monty Crump and Rockingham Police Chief Billy Kelly were present on Thursday for the official pinning.

“I have complete confidence in Michael as he has worked through the ranks from Police Officer to Patrol Commander,” said Chief Kelly. “He has served the city well and will be an asset in his new position.”

Cockman has been a police officer for 26 years with the Rockingham Police Department. He was a Military Police officer in the United States Army and has his Advance Law Enforcement Certificate from the Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Division.

K9 Officer Ansley & Student Marcus Crank

K-9 Officer serves as mentor

by Kelli Easterling/Richmond County Daily Journal

Many senior students in Richmond County have been working on their senior projects for months, but Rockingham Police Department Patrolman K-9 Officer Andy Ansley doubts any of them have put in as much time as the young man he’s been mentoring.

“We’re only required to do 13 hours to get credit for the project,” said Marcus Crank, student at Leak Street High School.

Crank has completed almost 40 hours of work with the department.

“I got a 97 on my research report, the highest grade in my class,” said Crank.

Seniors are required to choose a career field on which to complete a senior project. Part of the project includes finding a mentor in the field and working with them.

Crank chose the K-9 law enforcement field, and liked it so much he’s spent nearly every weekend working with Ansley since they met a couple of months ago.

“I chose to do my project on this because I love animals,” said Crank. “Learning about what kind of knowledge and training takes for a dog to qualify as a K-9 really interested me.”

Officers Harris and Baldwin Receive Promotions

Mallory Brown | Daily Journal

Newly promoted officers Glen Harris and Matt Baldwin with Major Billy Kelly, Interim Chief.

SPO Glen Harris & SPO Matt Baldwin with Chief Billy Kelly

Officers Glen Harris and Matt Baldwin have both been recently promoted to Senior Patrol Officers (SPO). As a SPO they will be able to step up and act as shift supervisors in the absence of the Sergeant.

Officer Glen Harris has been with the Rockingham Police Department since 2003. He is a member of the SWAT team and has been a K-9 officer since 2005. Harris holds an intermediate certificate from the North Carolina Training Standards Division, and is presently working on his advanced certificate.

Officer Matt Baldwin has served with the Police Department since 2004. Baldwin has worked as a K-9 officer as well as in the Narcotics Division.

Baldwin is currently working on his intermediate certification from the North Carolina Training Standards Division.

Officer V. C. McQueen

Officer V.C. McQueen Awarded Medal of Valor

Officer Vic McQueen has been awarded the Medal of Valor for his heroic acts while on duty May 22, 2009.

Being first to arrive on scene at an apartment fire, and without regard for his own personal safety, Officer McQueen rushed into a fire and smoke filled apartment to pull an unconscious man to safety. Sadly the man did not survive, despite Officer McQueen's continued valiant efforts to revive him by performing CPR.

Officer McQueen has been with the Rockingham Police Department since 2002 and is the first officer to ever receive this honor. He was presented the Medal by Rockingham Mayor McLaurin during the September meeting of the Rockingham City Council.

He is recognized as an outstanding officer.

Rockingham man arrested after yearlong man hunt

by Staff Report/ May 04, 2012

Michael Maurice Conaway

A yearlong man hunt concluded Monday, April 30, 2012, when authorities with the State Bureau of Investigation and the Rockingham Police Department Vice Narcotics Division arrested Michael Maurice Conaway, 26, of 114 Hillary Lane, Rockingham.

According to police, a three-month investigation between both agencies led to charging Conaway with trafficking cocaine. He was in the process of being federally indicted for this charge when he allegedly fled the Richmond County area.

Authorities later received information that Conaway was hiding out in an apartment with a female subject in Rockingham. The SBI formulated a stakeout at the apartment and within a matter of minutes, authorities were able to spot Conaway, Rockingham Police Department said. Once Conaway realized authorities were in the area, he allegedly attempted to flee and was apprehended shortly thereafter on the apartment complex grounds.

Upon apprehension, police said they recovered another large quantity of suspected cocaine as well as suspected marijuana.

“The Vice Narcotics unit is working hard to make drug arrests in Rockingham,” said Rockingham Police Chief Billy Kelly. “Conaway was gone for a year, and we continued looking for him until we got him. The Vice unit did very well … as soon as they found out he was here, they got a location, staked it out and apprehended him.”

Conaway was placed in the Richmond County Jail under a secure bond of $150,000.

Police Crackdown on Drug Traffickers in our Area

Fraud & Identity Theft
Are you a victim of fraud? Identity Theft? Internet crimes?
If you think you may be a victim of one of these crimes, or if you have questions concerning these crimes, you may contact Detective Young. Listed below are some helpful links to other sites:

National Night Out 2011
was held Tuesday, August 2nd
at Cole Plaza- Rockingham City Hall
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Junior Police Academy 2012
will be held on
July 16th - July 20th
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North Carolina's Move Over law protects State Troopers and other law enforcement officers and emergency and utility workers stopped along side our highways.

The Highway Patrol has taken steps to ensure more safety for citizens and troopers. In January, 2002, the state's Move Over law took effect requiring motorists, if they can safely do so, to move one lane away from any law enforcement or other emergency vehicle that is on the side of the highway. This law includes utility vehicles that are on the side of the road restoring electrical service during an unplanned event such as a hurricane or ice storm. The utility vehicles are required to have a flashing amber-colored light.

The law requires motorists slow down and approach cautiously when an emergency vehicle is stopped on the shoulder of the roadway with its lights flashing. Motorists are required to move over to another lane away from the emergency vehicle on a multi-lane highway or slow down on a two lane highway and can do so safely. Motorists must slow down while maintaining a safe speed. G.S. 20-157 (f).

A violation of the move over law will result in a mandatory fine of $250.

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