Sheriff Carter's Newsletter: 07/01/2007

Lee County Citizens Invited To National Night Out Celebration!

Sheriff Tracy Carter cordially invites each Lee county citizen out on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 from 5 pm to 9 pm to join in the celebration shared by thousands of communities nationwide for the 24th annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention event. This event is to promote a community partnership between the community and their local law enforcement agency.

There will be refreshments and prizes provided at each location. Lee County Sheriff’s Office will partnership with the following communities:

1- Center Church
2- Tempting Church
3- Broadway
4- Beaver Creek Church
5- Brookhaven
6- Zion Church
7- Carbonton Community

Please come out and meet your fellow neighbors and the Sheriff's staff.

If you would be interested in being involved or volunteering your time for this special night, please contact Lt David Prevatte at the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 919-718-4563,

Ext # 5627.

New Crime Fighting Gear Arrives!

There's been some new faces in town here lately. Thanks to Sheriff Carter, his staff are being outfitted with the latest and safest police response vehicles available under state contract pricing.

Thanks to the Sanford Herald for their story on this topic this past week. No sense in duplicating a great effort, so click here to read this exciting story!

My Compliments to Sanford PD

I want to personally offer my compliments to the Sanford Police Department for their cocaine drug bust that occured this week. It agains proves that with hard work and dedication to the cause, law enforcement in Lee County is as strong as it ever was. Good Work!

Sheriff Tracy Carter

Sanford Motel Under New Management!

The Sanford Motel on Jefferson Davis Highway is now under new management.

Your local Sheriff saw to that due to gun and drug arrests. As reported earlier in this newsletter, the manager and family were arrested for selling crack cocaine to guests as a "room service". Since, the Sheriff followed up with the out of town owners, who have now placed a new manager in charge, Todd Harris. Mr. Harris gave his committment to the Sheriff that he's working towards making the establishment a better and safer place. It now seems they have a common goal...

"Stronger Communities Are Safer Communities"

"Stronger Communities Are Safer Communities", as the motto of the Lee County Sheriff's Office, this simple statement reflects my belief that my role as the chief law enforcement officer in Lee County is to build strong communities. For communities to thrive, order must be maintained by fairly enforcing the law. In turn, as communities become stronger in working together to meet challenges a sense of shared responsibility leads to common desire to preserve the peace. This shared responsibility is the strongest law enforcement tool that our county can have.Communication and accountability are essential elements in developing this shared responsibility. The purpose of this web site is to be a vehicle of communication between the Lee County Sheriff's Office and the citizens we serve. It is a place for you to learn more about what we are doing, and it is also a place to find out more about building stronger communities. You will see this site continue to grow as a shared resource as your sheriff's department pursues its mission: To enforce the law, preserve the peace and protect the values of Lee County citizens by providing communities with a safe and secure environment. I invite you to visit this site often and promise that you will find it a valuable resource as we work together for a better Lee County. I believe that elected officials have a responsibility to carry out their duties in a way in which the citizens they serve can hold them accountable for their performance. This can only be done if the public is kept informed of what is taking place--in this case, in the Lee County Sheriff's Department. This site is dedicated to keeping you informed and giving you the opportunity to provide input on how you would like to see us improve.