The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office provides funeral escort services at a charge of $200 per funeral. The funeral escorts are provided by off-duty deputies when possible. A 48-hour notice is requested so that staff can prepare. Two deputies and vehicles are always provided.
The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is excited to announce a partnership with a company that will allow for more efficient and timely scheduling and payment of funeral escorts. The partnership with Permitium will enable us to have a completely automated scheduling funeral escort process. The new online Funeral Escort Request System will streamline the process of requesting and paying for funeral escort services.
To begin the process, each Funeral Home will be required to visit the Funeral Escort Request Site: https://mcsofe.permitium.com/funeral/login. Once you establish an account, you will be able to start scheduling your funerals immediately.
Funeral escort services will only be provided through the online site. Funeral Escorts will be paid for at the time the Funeral Escort Request is submitted. Payment will be online through credit card. If you are unable to schedule or pay online, please contact our office. Funeral Escort requests must be submitted prior to 4:45 pm the previous business day (weekends and county holidays are not business days).
Contact Information:
Administrative Field Sergeant: Sgt. M. DeSantis
980-314-5919
**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.