The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office Motorcycle Unit is comprised of four specially trained deputy sheriffs that perform full-time duty assignments as an integral part of the MCSO Traffic Enforcement Unit/Civil Judgments Unit. The Motor Unit’s primary responsibility is service of Writs of Possession for Real Property and traffic enforcement, creating an economical resource to serve civil process papers.
The Motorcycle Unit is utilized as a highly visible tool to promote safe and efficient enforcement of traffic regulations and serves as a community relations tool while performing funeral and dignitary escorts, parades and demonstrations to promote motorcycle safety.
Training to become a motorcycle deputy is comprehensive and extremely difficult. Deputies in the unit must successfully complete the 80 hour Basic Police Motorcycle Operator’s Course hosted by MCSO instructor Mitch Adams who is trained by the United States Park Police (80 hours) and the Northwestern University’s Center for Public Safety (120 hours). These are considered two of the best motorcycle certification courses for law enforcement and riders must demonstrate a mastery of riding techniques and pass a comprehensive written examination to become certified motorcycle deputies.
Due to their superior riding skills, the MCSO Motorcycle Unit was invited to participate in the Presidential Motorcade Escort for the National Law Enforcement Memorial Service. MCSO is one of a few select agencies in the history of this event to be asked to assist in escorting the Presidential Motorcade. The MCSO Motorcycle Unit continues to be recognized at a local and national level as one of the premier law enforcement Motorcycle Units in the country.
**SCAM ALERT**:
If you receive a call/message from 704-445-9833 stating "You have reached the Warrants/Citation Division of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Department" it is a #scam and not from MCSO.
MCSO and local criminal justice partners have worked with the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts to prepare for the state’s launch of its new electronic warrant system. The NCAOC has encountered challenges with its new system that have impacted local justice systems, processes and access to data. MCSO is continuously working with County IT to circumvent these challenges. All arrest/warrant inquiries can be submitted to the Public Information Office mcsopublicinformation@mecknc.gov and will be processed as soon as data is available or Individuals can call Arrest Processing to look up and verify warrants until the online system is restored, 980-314-5100. We appreciate your patience as we work to modernize and expand access to justice in Mecklenburg County.
On September 19, 2022, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) adopted a new policy to end regulatory stops for non-moving violations in its most recent amendment to the MCSO Uniform Traffic Enforcement Policy. In collaboration with North Carolina Forward Justice the policy change serves to focus more on hazardous traffic violations and move away from regulatory offenses that have been shown to create disparities and disproportionality in our criminal justice system.
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Our office has received several complaints from Mecklenburg County registered sex offenders asking them to submit payment to avoid being arrested for failure to provide a DNA sample. Our agency will never ask for money to avoid a warrant being issued or for an arrest of any offender. If you receive a call from anyone requesting money, please know this is a scam and you should not submit any payment.
SCAM ALERT: We have have received information that individuals identifying themselves as MCSO Deputies are calling citizens and informing them that have warrants for missing jury duty. These calls have come from numbers 704-247-1286 and 404-907-1935. Please be advised that this is a SCAM. MCSO will never call and solicit money in order to avoid arrest. Please stay aware and don’t become a victim.