Two Arrested For Cocaine

Jacqueline Denise Harrington, 35, of 509 S. 7^th Street, Sanford, and Brandon Dewayne Bridges, 29, of 1400 Goldsboro Avenue, Sanford, were both arrested on February 21 2013 after members of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division and members of the Sanford Police Departments Tactical Narcotics Team executed a search warrant at 509 S. 7^th Street. 

Harrington was charged with possession of Cocaine, maintaining a dwelling to store drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was placed in the Lee County Jail under $15,000.00 secured bond.

Bridges was charged with possession with intent to sell Cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was placed in the Lee County Jail under $10,000.00 secured bond.

Citizens Patrol Academy

The Sheriff's Citizens Patrol (SCP) was initiated by Sheriff Tracy Carter to give citizens of Lee County a better understanding of the day-to-day operations of his department. This ten-week course gives citizens an in-depth look and hands on training into the career of law enforcement at the sheriff's office. Citizens are instructed by deputies on the subject of patrol, jail, communications, investigations, court, and community policing.

The SCP is an 10-week program, in which courses are held once per week from 6:00 p.m. until approximately 10:00 p.m. Each week a new topic is introduced and discussed. Citizens will also have the opportunity to ride along with a patrol deputy, work with jail deputies and communication officers. This enables them to observe first hand how the sheriff's office handles incidents.

Participants must be 18 years of age or older, have no felony or serious misdemeanor convictions and must be a resident or business owner in Lee County.

There is no cost for participants and each student who successfully completes the academy will take part in graduation.

The training will commence in the Summer of 2013 (dates to be announced later) for the first twenty qualified applicants. Further information can be obtained by contacting Dana Elliott at selliott@leecountync.gov

Applications are available in the lobby of the Sheriff's Office and can be completed onsite. Once completed, you can either drop them off with the on-duty Dispatcher or you can mail it to Dana Elliott, LCSO, 1401 Elm St. Sanford, NC 27330. Once the desired number of approved applications are received, participants will be notified. Future applications received will be placed on a list for the next academy and will be contacted at that time.

Glad I'm Not The Only One....

Great article today in the Sanford Herald.  Glad I'm not the only one that feels this way....

http://www.sanfordherald.com/opinion/editorial/x1888456448/EDITORIAL-The-founding-fathers-had-it-right-all-along

North Ave Man Arrested for Drugs

Marcel Dwayne Harrington, 37, of 208 North Avenue, Sanford, was arrested on 2-13-2013 for possession to sell a schedule IV (Alprazolam) controlled substance, maintaining a dwelling to store drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia after members of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division and the Sanford Police Department’s Tactical Narcotics Team executed a search warrant at his home. Harrington was placed in the Lee County Jail under $4000.00 secured bond.

Need Your Help Identifying This Person

On the date of 12/28/2012 Jesse William Godfrey reported a breaking and entering at the residence of 6762 Sheriff Watson Rd.  Upon deputies arrival to the scene they spoke with Mr. Godfrey whom stated that he had numerous items stolen from his residence.  One of the items reported were some personal checks.  On the date of 01/04/2013 a white female deposited one of the victim’s check s into an account at Regions Bank on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh, NC.  The female used the drive-thru window at Region Bank. 

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is asking for information on the identity of the female.  Anyone with information on the female is urged to contact Det. B. L. Wall of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office / Investigations Division, 919-718-4563 ext. 5

NC Sex Offender Search

In a continuing effort to both educate and protect the citizens of this great county, I want to remind you all of these great resources that are available online.

If you're thinking about moving into a new neighborhood, one of the first things you'll want to do is check if there are any registered sex offenders in the area. Unfortunately, many people neglect this simple step. However, you can accomplish this very simply and easily with Family Watchdog's registered offender search utility or though the NC Sex Offender website located here (http://sexoffender.ncdoj.gov/disclaimer.aspx)


Here's how it works:

• Navigate to Family Watchdog Search. You'll see three fields: last name, first name, and state.
• You must have at least a last name in order to use this search. However, you can get around this pretty easily simply by entering the first two letters of a name, such as "sm" or "ar". Obviously this is less than ideal, but let's keep going.
• Choose the state you want to search in, or, you can just let the utility search all states at once.

Results will come back with clickable links to pictures and profiles of the registered offenders, along with their residential addresses and maps.
Family Watchdog Search is a good way to search for this kind of information; you can also use the The National/State Sex Offender Public Website for the most recent information available from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico for the identity and location of known sex offenders.