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Police

Chief Woody Burgess
704 East Church Street
Cherryville, NC 28021
Phone: (704) 435-1717
Fax: (704) 435-1716
Email: wburgess@cityofcherryville.com

Mission Statement
The mission of the Cherryville Police Department shall be to provide a safe environment in which residents and visitors can live and work. This mission shall be accomplished by the prompt but fair enforcement of state laws.

The employees of the Cherryville Police Department strive to be the "best that they can be" and serve the citizens of Cherryville to the best of their abilities.

The Cherryville Police Department is a full-service department offering protection for the citizens of Cherryville. Our department is made up of the following divisions:

• Administrative Division
  Consists of the administrative staff of the department and is responsible for the overall supervision of staff, preparation and administration of the departmental budget, maintaining training and related records, and other related duties.

• Criminal Investigations Division
  This division is responsible for investigating all major crimes and works closely with the Patrol Division on all cases.

• Patrol Division
  This division is responsible for general crime prevention and traffic enforcement activities. This division also provides a School Resource Officer for most schools located in the city.

• Communications Division
  This division is responsible for handling 911 emergency calls and other calls for service and dispatching officers 24 hours a day. Communications also dispatches calls for Public Works and Utilities after normal business hours.

• Narcotics Investigations Division
  This division is responsible for investigating all drug-related crimes, working closely with the Criminal Investigations Division and Patrol Division. Narcotics officers are involved with mulit-agency investigations and present drug education programs to local schools, church, and civic groups.

• Specialized Units
  The Cherryville Police Department maintains a Traffic Enforcement Unit that is charged with heightened concentration on and enforcement of traffic laws with special emphasis on speeders and impaired drivers.

  The Cherryville Police Department in conjunction with Gaston County Schools provides a School Resource Officer program that is based out of John Chavis Middle School and works closely with staff and students of Cherryville Elementary School and W. Blain Beam Intermediate School.

  The Cherryville Police Department also maintains a Tactical Response Team to be utilized for drug raids and high-risk arrests and searches.

• Community Police Programs
  Programs offered include Adopt-A-Cop, Identify-A- Child, Stranger Danger, Senior Citizen Safety, Bicycle Safety.