Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Accomplishments

(2019-Present)

2019

Community Engagement & Transparency

  • Open Door Policy – Encouraged accessibility and accountability, ensuring citizens' and staff's voices are heard.
  • Sheriff’s and Citizens Action Committee – Brought residents into conversations about safety and policing, strengthening trust.
  • Constitutional Sheriff – Created Resolution to protect your 2nd Amendment Rights. – copy of Resolution signed by the Board of Commissioners.
  • Community Open Houses (Christmas & Halloween) – Built positive relationships with the community.
  • Citizen Well-Check Program – Helps to protect residents by providing Monday – Friday welfare checks by an automated dialer to make sure they are okay.
  • Community Meet & Greets – Increased approachability of deputies and strengthened citizen-law enforcement bonds.
  • Volunteer Sheriff’s Services Officer Program – provides a variety of support functions to the Sheriff’s Office and citizens of Randolph County in an effort to enhance the work of sworn officers and civilian personnel for the betterment of Randolph County. 
  • Blessing of the Badges Ceremony – Unified community and law enforcement in support of those serving.
  • Transparency through social media, website, and media outreach – Kept the public informed and engaged with real-time updates.
  • Daily Devotions (open to employees and citizens) – Offered emotional and spiritual support for anyone who chooses to participate. 

Law Enforcement & Public Safety

  • Criminal Interdiction Team (Highway & Urban) – Specifically focused teams to reduce drug trafficking and property crime, keeping neighborhoods safer.
  • Vice Narcotics Division reorganization – Increased focus and case productivity on high-level narcotics trafficking.  
  • Criminal Apprehension Team – Target wanted individuals who are making efforts to avoid detection by law enforcement. 
  • Plan of Action for Zoo threats – Enhanced readiness to protect one of the county’s most important community and tourism assets.
  • Less-lethal weapons on patrol – Enabled safer resolutions in mental health crises and/or those resisting, reducing risk of injury to citizens and deputies.
  • Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) – Team that can deploy county or statewide to respond to emergencies. The team specializes in search and rescue, land navigation, man tracking, first aid, and more. 
  • Canine Unit Expansion (+9 dogs) – Increased ability to track missing persons, detect drugs, and enhance officer safety.

Detention Center Enhancements

  • Substance Abuse Counselor (Daymark partnership) – Helped inmates address addiction, reducing recidivism and making communities safer when they reenter.
  • Full-Body Scanner (grant-funded) – Prevented contraband from entering, protecting both inmates and staff at no cost to taxpayers.
  • Detention Center Detective – Reduced crimes within the facility, creating a safer environment for inmates and staff.
  • Chemical munitions in Detention Center – Provides enhanced safety during disturbances without lethal force.

Operations, Policies & Efficiency

  • Removed Sheriff’s name from cars, badges, signs, banners, etc  – Reinforced focus on community service, not personal politics.
  • Increased patrol presence & faster response times – Increased service and safety.
  • Body-Worn Cameras for patrol deputies – Increased transparency and accountability, protecting both citizens and deputies.
  • Fleet Audit & Maintenance Facility – Saved taxpayers $91,000 in the first year while ensuring safer, better-maintained vehicles.
  • Comprehensive SOPs and policy manuals – Standardized operations for fairness and consistency in law enforcement practices.
  • Contract reviews & new vendors – Saved over $200,000 in taxpayer money while increasing commissary revenue by 15%.

Partnerships & Outreach

  • Cold Case Reviews – Working to bring closure to families and justice for victims.
  • Improved relations with other County departments – Developed professional working relationships and partnerships with other departments falling under county government. 
  • Improved relationships with outside agencies – Developed professional and trusting working relationships with law enforcement agencies within and outside the county. 
  • Expanded Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Computer Lab (grant-funded) – Strengthened ability to investigate online child exploitation.
  • Re-opened Archdale office 10/1/19 – Increased accessibility of law enforcement services for residents local to the area. 
  • Created a Peer Support Counseling Team – Offer support to employees who have experienced a critical/traumatic incident. 
  • DARE/CARE Summer Camp – Added to include private school and homeschool children.  
  • Junior Sheriff’s Academy – expanded to include a session for exceptional children. 

2020

Community Engagement

  • Community Surveillance Partner Program – The  Community Surveillance Partner Program enabled residents and businesses to directly help solve crimes, reducing investigation times and improving public safety. The program invites residents and businesses with security cameras to register their devices with the Sheriff’s Office or local municipality agencies.  This aids the agency in pinpointing their locations, thereby facilitating the swift collection of video evidence crucial for investigations. 

Efficiency & Technology

  • Paperless Systems – Converted records to digital, saving taxpayer money, freeing office space, and improving efficiency in service delivery.

2021

Community Partnerships & Youth

  • Badges to Books Program – In partnership with the Randolph County Partnership for Children, the Badges to Books program, in partnership with the Randolph County Partnership for Children, gives deputies access to age-related books that they can give to children during interactions with them.
  • Updated CARE Program – Used technology to better connect with youth, teaching life lessons in relatable ways.

Detention Center

  • Expansion from 211 beds to 400+ beds completed – Ease overcrowding, allowing proper inmate classification and safer conditions.
  • Electronic mail system – Reduced contraband, protecting inmates and deputies.
  • New SOPs for Detention Center – Improved consistency, safety, and accountability.

Operations & Facilities

  • Criminal Investigations Division – Relocated to Northgate Government Complex - Improved efficiency/workspace and freed up space for a larger patrol operations office.
  • Ventilation improvements in Special Ops – Mitigated air quality issues, creating safer working conditions for staff.

Task Forces & Technology

  • Expanded Federal Task Force Officer program – Brought more federal resources to the county that can be crucial during larger or more unique investigations. 
  • Expanded Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Lab – Enhanced tools to protect children from online predators.

2022

Community & Patrol

  • Expanded Trinity Patrol Contract – Local office and reduced response times, providing faster law enforcement coverage to the citizens of Trinity. 
  • Four new allocations for School Resource Officers – Through collaboration with the Randolph County School System, this was to strengthen school safety for children and staff.

Operations & Oversight

  • Executime Digital Timekeeping – Improved accountability and saved administrative time.
  • Professional Standards Reports – Allowed early intervention on deputy behavior, ensuring high standards of service.

Equipment & Safety

  • Less-lethal weapon kits (grant-funded) – Improved public safety tools without burdening taxpayers.

2023

Community & Schools

  • SRO positions filledfrom the 2022 allocation – Expanded protection in elementary schools.
  • H.E.L.P.S. program (Helping Elders Learn to Prevent Scams)  – Protecting citizens from fraud by educating, saving them from loss of money, and preventing victimization.
  • Enhanced the Citizen Well-Check to live volunteer calls – Provided live and personal contact to seniors (M-F), improving quality of life and helping to ensure they are not in any immediate need, preventing isolation and emergencies. In-person visits are made monthly, and a special visit is made on their birthday.

Major Investigations

  • Operation Child Predator (19 arrests) – Protected children by removing sexual predators from the community.

Detention Center

  • Medication Assisted Treatment Program (MAP) – Reduce overdoses, address inmate addiction, and lower recidivism.  MAP costs are largely reimbursed by grant funding from the NCDPS and the opioid settlement fund. 
  • Guardian RFID system – Improved tracking of inmates, enhances safety, and staff accountability.
  • Inmate education classes – Prepare inmates for successful reentry, reducing repeat offenses.        This was done in partnership with Randolph Community College. 

Operations & Oversight

  • Professional Standards Captain position – Ensured compliance with state requirements and citizen expectations.
  • Civil Division facility upgrades – Improved services for citizens filing or receiving civil documents.
  • Mobile Arrest Reports – Streamlined booking process, reducing errors and saving time.

Technology & Facilities

  • Fleet Maintenance paving project – Reduced flooding and erosion, extending building life.
  • Expanded evidence storage – Secured growing volume of case evidence, preserving justice.
  • Enhanced courthouse security technology – Protected citizens, staff, and judicial officials.
  • Mobile-friendly Crime Stats Dashboard – Improved transparency and citizen awareness.

Task Forces & Grants

  •  Veterans Treatment Court Program ($851K BJA grant) – Offered specialized justice pathways for veterans, reducing recidivism and addressing mental health. The District Attorney’s Office, the NC Dept of Corrections, The Randolph County Clerk of Court, the NC Division of Community Corrections, Veterans’ Services, local defense attorneys, and mental & behavioral health providers collaborated to establish processes and procedures for the court. 
  • Invictus Project Fusion Center – Created a regional task force against child exploitation and trafficking, protecting children far beyond county lines.  This center provides a full-scale forensic lab with a technician, analyst, and an administrative assistant to provide support and technological assistance to streamline investigations focused on the trafficking and exploitation of children.  The Invictus Task Force is in partnership with the Sheriffs of Randolph, Alamance, Davidson, and Forsyth Counties, as well as the State Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security.  

Personnel & Recognition

  • Recruiting team/campaign – Addressed staffing shortages within the budgetary restrictions in place.
  • Uniforms for DART & Honor Guard – to support and show appreciation to two outstanding teams. 
  • Replaced patrol vehicles – Increased reliability and officer safety.

2024

Community & Patrol

  • Vice Narcotics Enforcement Team (VNET) – to work focused traffic enforcement intended to further narcotics investigations and focus on investigating complaints and tips related to the sale, distribution and use of narcotics.  This is made up of uniformed deputies who are already assigned to the Special Operations Division. 
  • Expanded Trinity Patrol (6 deputies) – Increased community safety with proactive patrol coverage.
  • Zone 1 office transitioned to Trinity from Archdale – Improved access for citizens in that region.
  • Invictus Task Force Office opened – The Invictus Task Force office was officially opened in Randolph County.        

Grants & Programs

  • $150K Kevin & Avonte Grant – Purchased technology in an effort to reduce injury and death of missing individuals with dementia and developmental disabilities. 
  •  H.E.L.P.S. – Helping Elders Learn to Prevent Scams transitioned to Helping Everyone Learn to Prevent Scams – Expanded focus to protect all citizens, not just the elderly, from scams.

Facilities & Equipment

  • Detention Center Renovations Completed – Increased housing capacity, technology, and inmate/detention staff safety.
  • Motor Unit Upgrades – Replace aging motorcycles using Law Enforcement Restricted Funds for the purchase. 

Partnerships

  • Ramseur Law Enforcement Contract – Expanded coverage to Ramseur.  Six deputies will be assigned at no cost to the county.  Ramseur will fully reimburse all expenses associated with this contract.  The first call was handled by the assigned Sgt. on November 16, 2024. 

Security

  • Enhanced courthouse technology – Increased protection for citizens and staff.  

2025

Community Engagement

  • Guardian Project / Vulnerable Persons Registry – Voluntary registry designed to better support and protect vulnerable populations within the community.  Known as the “Guardian Project,” this will allow individuals with specific needs, such as those living with dementia, Alzheimer’s, developmental disabilities, or mental health challenges, to register personal information that can be accessed by first responders in emergency situations. Knowing where vulnerable people live during catastrophic events, in the event an evacuation is needed, is critical and became apparent during the Western NC response to hurricane Helene. 
  • Centenarian Recognition Program  – Honors community elders, strengthening respect and appreciation for the contributions they have made.
  • "Doing Good in Your Neighborhood" (youth recognition) – Designed to recognize school-aged children within our county who are doing good things.  This is a community-based initiative that brings the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office together with the community, local businesses, local schools, community organizations, city recreational centers, and most importantly, our youth.  The goal of this program is to reinforce exemplary behavior while helping to build self-esteem.  We also intend to build bridges of trust throughout our community and publicly thank our youth for their positive deeds and contributions to the community. 
  • Veterans Treatment Court – Successfully held the first session on June 5th.  

Grants & Incentives

  • Guardian Project added the GPS watch option to the program – A GPS tracking watch option was added to the program.  It is worn by a participant with cognitive conditions prone to life-threatening behavior, such as wandering.  Funding for this project comes from The Kevin and Avonte Program Grant, which was awarded in 2024.  
  • $1000 Retention Bonus to all staff – While working towards competitive salary packages, carry-over funds from 2024 were used to give each employee this bonus. 

Equipment & Safety

  • Secured Byrna Pistols – A limited number of these non-lethal, modern devices was obtained and will be used by selected patrol members for a full evaluation of the product for future departmental use. 
  • Secured BolaWrap Devices – A handheld, non-lethal restraint device that can restrain a suspect up to 20 feet away, protecting the deputy and suspect from hands-on altercations. A limited number was obtained for field use to conduct a full evaluation of the product for potential future departmental deployment. 

Task Force

  • The Invictus Task Force achieved a major enforcement milestone in 2025, surpassing 200 arrests since its inception

2026

Community Engagement

  • Guardian Project:  the juvenile portion of the GPS-enabled component of the Guardian Project was  officially named: Lifesaving Identification And Monitoring (L.I.A.M.) YouthWatch in honor of Liam King.  A new logo was unveilled and a window cling for home or car to help any first responder approach situations with added awareness, patience and appropriate accommodation. 
  • Comfort Cases:  partnership with Comfort Cases, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing dignity and hope to children entering foster care and victims of domestic violence. This collaboration strengthens our efforts to ensure that victims experiencing difficult transitions receive compassion, support, and often essential personal care items during one of the most challenging moments in their lives. 
  • Community Access Card: Introduced our new Community Access Card, designed to make it easier than ever to connect with programs, services, and support available throughout our community.