- How many officers are employed at the
Sheriff's Office?
- What was the price of the helicopter?
- What was the price of the S.E.R.T.
Response Vehicle?
- What was the price of the Emergency
Command Vehicle ?
- What was the price of the Sheriff's
Tahoe?
- Why does Cherokee County need a new Detention
Facility?
- Does the Sheriff's Office want to assume
control of the local police departments?
- Why do I seldom see an officer patrolling
my neighborhood?
There are only
22 full-time deputies and investigators. The remaining number correlates to part-time deputies and
in-active officers which I hold their law enforcement certifications. The
law requires that these in-active officers are listed on our payroll in order
for me to hold their certifications.
Free. Donated by the US Government.
How is the fuel for the helicopter
paid for?
Fueling costs are paid for by grant
funds, from the Governor’s Crime Commission, via the Multiple Agency Narcotics
Unit. This cost is further supplemented by drug forfeiture and asset money when
the helicopter is used for other missions, such as search and rescue.
Free. Donated by the Andrews Rescue Squad.
Free. Donated by the US Government.
Free. Paid for with the proceeds of Drug Seizures.
The current Cherokee County Detention Center was constructed in 1922 and is
the oldest working detention facility in the state of North Carolina. The
Department of Corrections has mandated that Cherokee County construct a facility
that meets standard state codes or face severe sanctions, including possible condemnation. In addition, our current facility was designed to hold only
43 inmates. However, current trends show that we house a daily average of
approximately 80 inmates, which translates to over 200,000 dollars a year being
paid to surrounding counties to house our overflow. The new facility will
reverse this trend in that Cherokee County will be paid to house inmates from
other counties.
No.
Funding restrictions limit the Sheriff's Office to 12 Full-time Patrol
Officers, which translates to three officers per shift. Cherokee County
encompasses 466 square miles leaving over 150 square miles per officer. In
addition, officers must respond to all 911 calls, serve civil process papers,
serve warrants, provide citizen assists, provide agency assists, provide
testimony in courts, enforce traffic laws, and support investigations.
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