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Today is one of our favorite days of the Quarter! We love to #Celebrate our people at our Quarterly Awards Ceremony. Lots of awards were handed out, some people were not able to make it, but we celebrated them anyways!
Help us #Congratulate the following:
Regions C Awards: Deputy J. Merchant, Deputy S. Staton & K-9 Joker, and Investigator C. Weaver
Telecommunications Lifesaving Award: T. Clemons, S. Mullinax, and N. Self
Members of the Quarter: Operations - Deputy J. Merchant, Detention - Detention Officer D. Agnew, and Communications - Telecommunicator S. Wolfe
Retirements: Deputy D. Fitch - 26 years of service and Major R. Fitch - 28 years of service
Thank you to all the members of the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office for the #HardWork and #Dedication it takes to make this agency #Great! #WeAreCCSO
It`s Telecommunicator Appreciation Week! Thank you to all of the 911 operators for answering the call and being the unsung heroes of our community. 🚔📞💙
#TelecommunicatorsAppreciationWeek #ThankYou911 #WeAreCCSO
Please join us for Options, Services, and Hope for Crime Survivors in Cleveland County to commemorate National Crime Victims’ Rights Week on April 25, 2024, from 11am-2pm at the Bobby Bell Pavilion in Shelby, NC. We will be hosting a resource fair around the pavilion, seeing therapy dog demonstrations, welcoming a keynote speaker who will share about her experience as a violent crime survivor, as well as engaging in a commemorative activity to encourage survivors and assure them that there is hope. We would love to have as much support from our community as possible, so please come out! Can’t wait to see you there!
This week let`s celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth with Lieutenant Melanie Martin. Lt. Martin has been employed with the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office since 2004 (20 yrs.).
She is currently the Administrative Lieutenant responsible for handling citizens who walk in requiring law enforcement assistance. She also supervises the Civil Division. Aside from supervising civil, Lt Martin also oversees several community related programs. She is in charge of our Citizen’s Academy, Explorers Program, Silver Alert and R U OK Program. Lt. Martin also works yearly with our fundraiser for Special Olympics where she previously served on the board for North Carolina.
Currently Lt. Martin is working to get the Sheriff’s Office accredited through North Carolina Law Enforcement Accreditation (NCLEA). She is also an adjunct instructor at Cleveland Community College BLET Program. Lt. Martin plays a vital role with making sure the agency maintains professional and engaged relationships with the citizens of Cleveland County. #WHM #WomensHistoryMonth2024 #WeAreCCSO
Let’s begin our celebration of #WomensHistoryMonth with Mrs. Phyllis Byrd Sims. Mrs. Sims began her career as a clerk with the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office. She moved to the jail in 1981.
In 1983, Phyllis was sworn in as a deputy. Phyllis moved quickly through the ranks as she got promoted to Sergeant in 1985, Lieutenant in 1989 and finally promoted to Captain in 2000. With her promotion, Phyllis became the 1st black female and highest-ranking female in history of the Sheriff’s Office.
As Captain, Phyllis was placed in charge of the detention centers. During her tenure Capt. Sims served on the Board of Directions for North Carolina Jail Administrators Association, where she served a term as President.
Capt. Sims was well known and respected across the state for her knowledge and expertise for jail operations. Capt. Sims served 31 dedicated years with the Sheriff’s Office and serving under the direction of five different Sheriff’s before retiring in 2010. #WHM #WomensHistoryMonth2024 #WeAreCCSO
Our Training and School Resource Divisions enjoy sharing this fulfilling career with middle school students. Last week, we were at Burns Middle School, and today we were at Crest Middle School.
Thank you, Cleveland County Schools for always inviting us!
Today we were able to deliver the 300+ cans that were donated to us last week! We are grateful to have collected and donated to #MealsOnWheels.
Today is one of our favorite days of the Quarter! We love to #Celebrate our people at our Quarterly Awards Ceremony. Lots of awards were handed out, some people were not able to make it, but we celebrated them anyways!
Help us #Congratulate the following:
Regions C Awards: Deputy J. Merchant, Deputy S. Staton & K-9 Joker, and Investigator C. Weaver
Telecommunications Lifesaving Award: T. Clemons, S. Mullinax, and N. Self
Members of the Quarter: Operations - Deputy J. Merchant, Detention - Detention Officer D. Agnew, and Communications - Telecommunicator S. Wolfe
Retirements: Deputy D. Fitch - 26 years of service and Major R. Fitch - 28 years of service
Thank you to all the members of the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office for the #HardWork and #Dedication it takes to make this agency #Great! #WeAreCCSO ... See MoreSee Less
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Earlier today, our CIT Division and local Farm Bureau agents spent the morning at Crest High School with the Fatal Vision Project. This project simulates the dangers of drunk driving and car accidents.
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Official Media Release
On Friday April 12, 2024, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division concluded a month’s long investigation of the residence located at 2120 S. Lafeyette St. Shelby, NC. The focus of the investigation was Brandon Barnette and several associates.
This investigation resulted in the following arrest:
Brandon Barnette:
Trafficking in Methamphetamine (x2)
Trafficking in Opium or Heroin
Possession of Firearm by Felon
(Total bond 50,000.00)
Dylan Stone:
Felony Maintaining a Dwelling (for sell/delivering controlled substance)
Felony Possession of Schedule II controlled substance
(Bond 15,000.00)
Tiffany Jackson:
Felony Possession of Schedule II controlled substance
(Bond 10,000.00)
Whitney Hall:
Multiple Motor Vehicle Violation Warrants
Possession with Intent to Sell/Deliver Methamphetamine
Sell/Deliver Schedule II Controlled Substance
Probation Violations and Child Support Warrants
(Total Bond 16,200.00)
Allaya Hite:
Trafficking Methamphetamine (x3)
Trafficking in Opium or Heroin
Possession of Firearm by Felon
(Total Bond 250,000.00)
Jason Butler:
Warrant for Possession of Stolen Motor Vehicle
(Bond 10,000.00)
Alyssa Branch:
Possession of Methamphetamine
Felony Possession of Schedule VI Controlled Substance
(Total bond 5,000.00)
A search warrant served at the residence resulted in the following items seized:
Approximately 200 grams of Methamphetamine
Approximately 32 grams of Fentanyl
11 dosage units (blue pills, suspected fentanyl)
32 grams of Marijuana
Various drug paraphernalia
Three handguns and numerous rounds of ammunition
Armored plate carrier vest
Approximately 1,700.00 Cash.
Estimated value of narcotics seized at residence: 5,800.00.
“The Sheriff’s Office will continue to make drug investigations a high priority,” Sheriff Alan Norman said. “Statistics have shown for years that drug use leads to other crimes, in particular breaking and entering and larcenies, where users have to steal to fund their habit.”
"The violence associated with drug dealing is also a huge concern of mine, and those dealers who possess guns during drug transactions will be a very high priority.”
The Sheriff’s Office takes complaints of drug sales very seriously, Norman said, and requests that anyone with information on drug dealers in their neighborhood contact the Vice/Narcotics Division at 704-484-4831. ... See MoreSee Less
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It's Telecommunicator Appreciation Week! Thank you to all of the 911 operators for answering the call and being the unsung heroes of our community. 🚔📞💙
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