Parking Enforcement officer Corey Barrett stands in front of Greenville Police Department headquarters on a “Segway,” the newest addition to the department's community policing equipment list. “It sure beats walking,” Barrett said.
Pitt County Living
Law enforcement
Friday, September 05, 2008
GREENVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
The police department focuses on the protection of lives and property, the provision of programs and services that foster community crime prevention, the repression and apprehension of offenders and the maintenance of public order. There are 168 sworn police officers serving the city.
Front desk: 500 S. Greene St., 329-4317
Chief William J. Anderson: 500 S. Greene St., 329-4338
Operations Bureau: Maj. Kevin Smeltzer: 500 S. Greene St., 329-4332
Administration Bureau: Capt. Cheryl Ann Curtis, 500 S. Greene St., 329-4320
Investigations: Capt. Joe Bartlett, 500 S. Greene St., 329-4324
Patrol: Capt. Thomas Forrest, 500 S. Greene St., 329-4330
Citizens' Police Academy/Public Affairs: Cpl. Kip Gaskins, 329-4158. Training program meets two hours each week for 10 weeks. Participants learn about community policing, police training, firearm safety, general and major crimes, domestic violence, courtroom procedures and narcotics investigation.
Community Watch Program: Officer Michael Harper, 329-4355. The department coordinates neighborhood watch programs throughout the city.
CrimeStoppers: 758-7777. Callers can leave anonymous tips about criminal activity and earn rewards up to $2,500.
Assistant City Attorney: Bill Little, 201 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, 329-4426
Records Division: 329-4325. Copies of traffic, criminal incident and arrest reports may be obtained for $5 per report at 500 S. Greene St.
PITT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
The sheriff's office provides law enforcement and other services for unincorporated areas of Pitt County and several small municipalities. Deputies also serve civil and criminal court summons. The sheriff is elected to office every four years. The next election is in 2010. There are 119 sworn deputies with the office.
Front desk: 101 W. Third St., 902-2800
Sheriff: Mac Manning, 101 W. Third St., 902-2650.
Chief of Investigations: Lee Moore, 101 W. First St., 902-2730.
Chief of Community Operations: James Tripp, 101 W. Third St., 902-2660.
Chief of Community Patrol: Rick Fisher, 902-2810.
Pitt-Greenville CrimeStoppers, 758-7777. CrimeStoppers operates a telephone hotline for callers to leave tips about crime activity without leaving their name. The organization also pays rewards up to $2,500.
Community Watch: Tonya Leggett, 902-2727. The sheriff's office aids residents who wish to establish community watch groups in county neighborhoods. The groups are run by residents, with the assistance of crime-prevention deputies.
COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS
Several municipalities outside of Greenville operate their own police force. All police can be dispatched by dialing 911.
Ayden, 4144 West Ave., 746-7015, Chief Tim Moseley.
Bethel, 3819 S. James St., P.O. Box 240, 825-5481, Chief Barry Stanley.
Farmville, 3672 N. Main St., P.O. Box 86, 753-4111, Chief Donnie Greene.
Grifton, 6881B S. Highland Blvd., P.O. Box 579, 524-4161, Chief Warren Morrisette Jr.
Simpson, 2768 Thompson St., P.O. Box 10, 757-0101, Chief John Waters Jr..
Winterville, 2593 N. Railroad St., P.O. Box 1459, 756-1105, Chief Billy Wilkes.
STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
The 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. There are 21 troopers and four supervisors allotted (three serving) that serve Pitt and Martin counties.
Troop A Headquarters, 2815 E. 10th St., 758-5300
District 5 Headquarters (Pitt/Martin Counties), 2815 E. 10th St., 752-6118
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
The ECU Police Department provides law enforcement for the university campus in Greenville, the Brody School of Medicine and the medical school's clinics located throughout the city. There are 52 sworn ECU police officers.
Chief: Scott Shelton, 609 E. 10th St., 328-6964.
PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
The PCC Police Department provides law enforcement for the campus in Winterville. There are five full-time and two part-time officers.
Chief: Alan Edwards, P.O. Box 707, Trailer 17, 321-4210.
PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
The Pitt County Memorial Hospital Police Department provides law enforcement for all hospital buildings. There are 34 sworn PCMH police officers,
Chief: Tim Nelson, 2100 Stantonsburg Road, 847-5909, 847-8568 (non-emergency after 5 p.m.)
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