MISSION STATEMENT
The Police Department supports the core of Community Policing, and accepts its definition as both a philosophy and an organizational strategy that will allow the police and the community to work closely together. Together, we will work to establish and maintain mutual trust among all entities to improve the quality of life while enforcing the law.
VISION STATEMENT
The Police Department of Southern Shores is committed to being a leading community-oriented department.
We are committed to being recognized as leaders in our profession by providing quality, customer focused, problem solving services in partnership with the community we serve.
Our goal as a Community Police Department is to ensure that police and the community share the responsibility for finding workable solutions to problems that detract from community safety and security.
We are committed to have open and honest communications both internally and externally.
We are committed to making sure that with each contact with the public, we treat each person with dignity and a sense of professionalism.
We are committed to excellence in all professional endeavors, maintaining high ethics, and striving to be the best in all we do.