Carteret County Law Enforcement And Police Information In NC

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Morehead City Police Department (MCPD)

Address: 300 N 12th St, Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone:(252) 726-5361

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Beaufort Police Department (BPD)

Address: 215 Pollock St, Beaufort, NC 28516
Phone: (252) 728-4561

Atlantic Beach Police Department (ABPD)

Address: 125 W Fort Macon Rd, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512
Phone: (252) 726-2523

Newport Police Department (NPD)

Address: 255 Howard Blvd, Newport, NC 28570
Phone: (252) 223-5410

Pine Knoll Shores Police Department

Address: 314 Salter Path Rd, Pine Knoll Shores, NC 28512
Phone: (252) 247-2474

Emerald Isle Police Department (EIPD)

Address: 7500 Emerald Dr, Emerald Isle, NC 28594
Phone: (252) 354-2021

Cape Carteret Police Department

Address: 102 Dolphin Street, Cape Carteret, NC 28584
Phone: (252) 393-8483

Indian Beach Police Department

Address: 1401 Salter Path Rd, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512
Phone: (252) 247-6700

Carteret County Sheriffs Department (CCSO)

Address: 304 Craven St, Beaufort, NC 28516
Phone: (252) 728-8400

NC State Bureau of Investigation Coastal Division
470 Dolphin Dr.
Jacksonville, NC 28546
(910) 346-2121

N.C. Marine Patrol
Phone: (252) 726-7021

FBI – Charlotte Field Office
Phone: (704) 672-6100

Harkers Island, all areas down east, Cedar Point, Pelletier, Mill Creek, Harlowe, Merrimon, and South River have no law enforcement departments answering calls for service and enforcement is handled by the Sheriff.

Salter Path law enforcement is handled by Indian Beach.

To learn more about basic law enforcement training (BLET) at Carteret Commuity College, please contact:

Joe Rufra
252-222-6228

News

January 2020 The Beaufort Police Department announced that Joel Marino was sworn in and will be an administrative Lieutenant with the department. Additionally, the Newport Police Department announced new promotions to Captain James Alexander, Sergeant Justin Berry, and to Officer Nate Alvarado for receiving his Intermediate Law Enforcement Certificate issued by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission.

January 2020 Deputy Nick Surfass was promoted to the rank of Sergeant with the county sheriff’s department.

December 2019 Captain Haywood Wilder retires from the MCPD effective February 1, 2020 after 22 years of service locally and 32 years to the county. See other information below.

December 2019 Sgt. Jeremy Miller of MCPD earned his Advanced Certification through the Law Enforcement Officers’ Professional Certificate Program which is established by the NC Criminal Justice Education And Training Standards Commission. Congrats to Sgt. Miller!

November 2019 Officer Ryan Ipock with MCPD completed the Criminal Investigation Certificate Program offered by the NC Justice Academy. Congrats to Officer Ipock!

October 2019

Cape Carteret police are welcoming a new K-9 officer to their ranks. Draco, a 5 month old German Shepard will join the force and be trained in missing persons, drug identification and specialized languages.

Saturday, October 26, 2019 all local agencies in conjunction with the health department will hold the annual “Pills Can Kill” and “Operation Medicine Drop” campaign to take back prescription drug that people have leftover or unused medications. Officers and deputies will be at all Food Lion location from 10 am till 2 pm.

Morehead City police officer Scott Covington was awarded the William “Bill” Condie award by the Noon Rotary Club for his mentorship.

September 2019

The Beaufort Police Department invited residents to attend their annual National Night Out on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. This event will take place at the Beaufort Boys And Girls club at 601 Mulberry St and 5:30 p.m.

Sheriff Asa Buck announced that he sent 6 deputies to help with disaster recovery efforts on Ocracoke Island.

At the 2019 N.C. Public Safety Communications Conference, local emergency communications was named as the NENA center of the year. Additionally, Amanda Mutch was named as supervisor of the year by N.C. APCO.

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