The members of the Matthews Police Department would like to thank you for visiting our web site. We have developed this site in order to enhance the flow of information between our department and the community we serve. Please click on our CONTACT US link and let us know what's going on in your neighbor hood, what more we can do to make our community safer, and how we can change this web site to make it more helpful. Also, check out our newest initiative, CITIZEN OBSERVER, to learn how you can become more informed of things going on in our community.
 


Department Overview - Our Department, consisting of seventy-one full-time employees, operates through four primary divisions - Administration, Criminal Investigations, Patrol, and Support Services. The employees in these divisions work together to protect our citizens and to deliver the highest level of service possible to our community. While our employees work from eight to twelve hour shifts, many still volunteer to assist organizations like MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) and SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) our Police Explorer’s Post, and our Lunch Buddies Program.

Chief of Police – Rob Hunter, who joined the
Police Department in August of 1987 as a patrol
officer, was selected as the town’s Police Chief in
1993. He has witnessed the town grow from a
population of about 5,500 to more than 26,000,
and the police department grow from 17 full-time
employees to a current  a staff of more than eighty
full and part-time employees.  

 “While all of my direct law enforcement experience
has been with the Town of Matthews, I have had the
opportunity to meet and work with members of
agencies throughout the country.  I can state without
hesitation that I am serving with the most professional and well-trained staff I know and that we enjoy the shared fortune to be serving the finest community in this state.” 

Enjoy Your Visit - Hopefully the information you find within this site will prove helpful and informative to you. Please explore our site and forward any feedback to us through our Contact Us link. We thank you for your interest in our Department and look forward to serving you in the future.

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