Law Enforcement
Pitt County Sheriff
The Office of Sheriff was created by the North Carolina Constitution in 1776. As an elected official, the Sheriff serves four-year terms and has the sole authority to hire, fire, and supervise his employees. The Pitt County Board of Commissioners, however, controls the number of employees and establishes the sheriff’s operating budget.
The Sheriff is Pitt County’s Chief Law Enforcement Officer and has county-wide jurisdiction to enforce criminal and civil law. As a practical matter, he provides primary law enforcement protection to areas of the county outside of the jurisdiction of a local police force and assists local police agencies when requested. The Department also provides a School Resource Officer for each of the County’s high schools. As an officer of the court, the Sheriff is charged with the duty of courtroom security in all Pitt County courts and for serving all summons, warrants, orders, and judgments issued by the court. The Sheriff also operates the County Detention Center with a bed capacity of 500 inmates.
The Sheriff presently has 335 employees and a total budget of $27,060,331 (2011-12). The Sheriff is R. Neil Elks and his office is located in the County Courthouse in Greenville. The emergency telephone number of the Sheriff’s Office is 9-1-1. The Sheriff’s non-emergency telephone number is 902-2800.
City of Greenville Police
The Greenville Police Department is a nationally accredited agency responsible for law enforcement within the Greenville City limits. The Chief of Police is a professionally trained officer empowered to hire and fire employees as permitted within the constraints of the department’s budget established by the City Council. The agency has 186 sworn officers and 53 non-sworn employees. The Police Chief is William J. Anderson and his office is located at 500 S. Greene Street. The emergency number is 9-1-1. Non-emergency and general information number is 329-4317.
The Department is organized into three bureaus. The Administrative Bureau consists of a Logistics Division, a Professional Standards Division, and a Code Enforcement Division. These units include the following functions: records, parking enforcement, communications, property and evidence, animal control, public information, crime stoppers, crime prevention, internal affairs, personnel and recruitment, training, accreditation, and the Police Athletic League (PAL). The Patrol Bureau consists of four rotating patrol platoons and Special Operations which includes the impact team, traffic unit, warrants, and housing authority unit. The Investigations Bureau consists of assignments in major and property crimes, gang unit, special victims unit, special investigations, forensic sciences, and school resource officers. The Emergency Response Team is comprised of 16 officers, and one command liaison to the Chief, trained in special weapons and tactics who respond to calls involving high risk situations.
Other Municipal Police Departments
Most incorporated towns in Pitt County have their own police departments or contract with the Pitt County Sheriff’s Department to provide coverage. The non-emergency contact numbers are:
| Town | Chief | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Ayden | Tim Moseley | 746-7015 |
| Bethel | Barry Stanley | 825-5481 |
| Farmville | Donnie Greene | 753-4111 |
| Fountain | 749-2881 | |
| Grifton | John Cauley | 524-4161 |
| Grimesland | 752-6337 | |
| Simpson | Bryan Edwards | 757-0101 |
| Winterville | Billy Wilkes | 756-1105 |
Other Law Enforcement Agencies
The East Carolina University Police Department provides law enforcement for the university’s main campus, the Brody School of Medicine, and the medical school’s clinics. The department has 52 sworn officers and is located at 609 E. 10th St. in Greenville; phone: 328-6964. Chief: Scott Shelton.
Pitt Community College’s police department provides law enforcement for the campuses in Winterville and Greenville and for properties that the college owns or leases. There are six full-time and four part-time officers and three part-time security guards. The department is located on campus in Trailer 17; phone: 493-7777. Chief: Alan Edwards.
The Vidant Medical Center Police Department has 34 sworn officers and provides law enforcement for all hospital buildings. The office is located at 2100 Stantonsburg Rd.; phone: 847-5909. Chief: Tim Nelson.
The NC State Highway Patrol enforces traffic laws on all county roads and highways. Troopers also assist motorists involved in wrecks or whose vehicles have broken down. They can be reached with a mobile phone by dialing *HP. Twenty-one troopers and 4 supervisors serve Pitt and Martin Counties. Troop A headquarters is located at 2815 E. 10th St. in Greenville; phone: 758-5300.
Pitt-Greenville Crime Stoppers
Pitt-Greenville Crime Stoppers, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization that offers cash rewards up to $5000 to anonymous callers giving information about crimes and possible suspects. Callers, who are assigned an identification number, are rewarded when their information leads to the arrest of a suspect or the recovery of property. The program was launched on September 1, 1983 by local law enforcement agencies with the cooperation of the Greenville-Pitt Chamber of Commerce. The Crime Stoppers Hotline number is 758-7777.
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