Divisions
Communications
Welcome to the Alexander County Communications Center page. Communications personnel are responsible for all emergency communications needs for Alexander County. A normal shift consists of two telecommunications personnel who work in conjunction with each other to answer an average of 500 calls for service that the center receives on a daily basis. The communications center …
D.A.R.E. / SRO
The SRO / DARE Division consists of one supervisor and two School Resource Officers (SRO’s). The SRO Division is tasked with the responsibility of delivering the DARE curriculum in both county middle schools and all seven elementary schools. Each middle school is assigned a permanent SRO that remains at the school during school hours each day. That …
Detention
The Alexander County Detention Center is located in the lower level of the Alexander County Courthouse. It provides secure confinement housing for males who are committed to the custody of the Sheriff of Alexander County. The current detention center was constructed in 1970 and is designed to house up to 29 inmates. Due to overcrowding …
Investigations
Office Location Physical Address 119 Hwy. 16 N Taylorsville, NC 28681 Postal Address 29 West Main Avenue Taylorsville, NC 28681 PH: 828-632-8640 FAX: 828-632-1139 Property Release Requests If you are the owner of property that has been seized by the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office and the case to which it pertains has been fully …
Narcotics
History & Mission Illegal and prescription drug abuse was a top concern for Alexander County when Sheriff Chris Bowman took office. History and experience has shown that most other criminal activity (larceny, breaking & entering, fraud, etc.) have a strong correlation to the drug abuse problem an area is experiencing. To combat this ever-growing problem, …
Patrol
The patrol division consists of 4 squads that work 12 hour shifts providing law enforcement services to the citizens of Alexander County 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Each patrol squad consists of one supervisor and two patrol deputies. The Patrol Division provides all basic law enforcement functions that the Sheriff’s Office is charged with …
Records
Records Division The Records Division is responsible for all administrative tasks associated with the acceptance, processing and recording of any legal process (Warrant, Civil Summons, Subpoena, Magistrate’s Order, etc) that is delivered the the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office for service by its’ officers. The division also enters all information from Incident Reports, Arrest Reports, Supplementary …
Traffic Safety & Enforcement
History & Mission The Traffic Unit was formed in 2009 after the Sheriff’s Office was awarded a 3-year Traffic Safety Grant from the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program. The grant funded the majority of the costs of starting the program with continued funding throughout a 3 year grant period. Sgt. Jason Moore currently holds …