The Records Division
of the Sheriff's Office is supervised by a Desk Sergeant and two clerks. They
maintain office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
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- Making reports available to the public in accordance with
the public records laws
- Entering law enforcement reports (i.e. incident, arrest,
supplemental, etc.) into the Burke County Sheriff's Office Record Management
System
- Entering processes (i.e. warrants, criminal summons,
subpoenas, show cause orders, magistrate and civil summons, executions, etc.)
into the Records Management System and editing the record after the process is
served
- Digitally photographing and registering sex
offenders
- Processing gun permit and concealed weapon
applications
- Securing driving records and criminal histories for
attorneys and officers
- Fingerprinting daycare worker and teaching
applicants
- Collecting monies for the service of processes and other
sheriff's fees
- Reporting IBR crime statistics to the State of North
Carolina
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The Duties of the Desk Sergeant
include:
- Taking incident reports from persons that come to the
Sheriff's Office to report a crime
- Taking incident reports over the telephone when
appropriate
- Service of criminal and civil processes on file at the
Sheriff's Office, thereby keeping officers on the road to patrol and answer
calls for service
- Acting as liaison with the county attorney and Attorney
General's Office concerning law and procedural matters
- Supervising the Records Division and assisting clerks in
all of their above-stated duties
- Speaking with citizens concerning their problems and
offering advice
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Records Division telephone number is (828) 438-5505, and the Desk Sergeant can
be reached at (828) 438-5528. The e-mail address for this division is
records@burkesheriff.org. |
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