ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office recently merged two existing units to create the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Apprehension Team unit.
The S.O.C.A.T unit is a newly formed Street crimes unit that serves the citizens of Rowan County through community projects, street-level narcotic cases, fugitive apprehension/warrant services, gang identification, and investigation.
The sheriff's office said this unit has the capability to perform high-risk search warrants. Most of the members are also SRT, our version of SWAT. It is comprised of a Sergeant, six Corporal, and two Deputies.
S.O.C.A.T. is available to assist police departments on issues they may have in their community. They recently assisted Salisbury Police with a project which resulted in several guns seized off the street and arrests.
Below are some of the January numbers for this unit:
- 14 drug-related arrests
- 201 warrants served
- 6 search warrants
- 9 weapons seized
- 110 citations
- 150 traffic stops
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