In Cary, we believe that community safety is directly tied to how involved citizens are with helping keep it safe. GeoPolicing is the Town's newest approach to community safety that will enable patrol and school resource officers to become experts on the needs, issues, and concerns of the people within the specific areas they serve.

Districts

With GeoPolicing, Cary is divided into three districts:

District 1

• Generally comprised of central and northern Cary including most of downtown, north to the airport;
• Commanders: Captain Don Hamilton, (919)319-4515; Lt. Toni Dezomits, (919) 319-4574; Lt. Tracey Barker, (919) 318-2134;
• Office: Police headquarters located at 120 Wilkinson Ave., Cary, NC 27513;
• Central e-mail: district1@townofcary.org

District 2

• Generally comprised of western Cary going from Weatherstone Elementary School west into Chatham County;
• Commanders: Captain Kenny Williams, (919) 380-2132; Lt. Ken Quinlan, (919) 319-4513; Lt. Kevin Tingen, (919) 469-4016;
• Office: Plans are currently underway to establish an office in this area;
• Central e-mail: district2@townofcary.org

District 3

• Generally comprised of southern and eastern Cary going from Cary Elementary School south to the West Lake area;
• Commanders: Captain Scott Davis, (919) 469-4088; Lt. Jerry McCormick, (919) 319-4514; Lt. John Szymeczek, (919) 319-4527;
• Office: Crossroads Shopping Center, located at 213 Crossroads Boulevard Cary, NC 27511;
• Central e-mail: district3@townofcary.org

Each district has a Command Team that is comprised of five sergeants, two corporals, two to four school resource officers, and 22-25 officers. While much of the day-to-day policing decisions and resource allocations will be made at the district level by district command staff, the Chief of Police, Deputy Chief and Majors will continue to oversee all operations.

GeoPolicing only involves the police department's patrol and school resource officers; other functions such as criminal investigations, traffic services, and animal control will remain town-wide operations.

Citizen Involvement

GeoPolicing emphasizes citizen interaction and participation in problem solving. Citizens will get to know the officers that are responsible for patrolling their district, and the officers will get to know them, too. Our success with GeoPolicing will be determined just as much by how our citizens feel about the program as it will by changes in crime statistics.

Other places that use GeoPolicing include Wilson, NC, Gastonia, NC, and Irvine, CA.

Contact

Barry Nickalson
Deputy Chief
Town of Cary Police Department
120 Wilkinson Ave.
Cary, NC 27513
(919) 469-4025
barry.nickalson@townofcary.org