The Rocky Mount police Department's street engagement teams are living up to their name.. The teams are pulling drugs, guns and suspects off the streets.
Just last week, police seized marijuana, cocaine, five guns and cash. Since February 2008, the teams have seized 116 weapons. Last week alone, more than seventy arrests were made. There are a variety of charges: Possession of pot, child abuse, robbery, assault and battery, loud music violations, as well as carrying concealed weapons.
Each Monday, the rocky mount police department puts the previous week's arrests and seizures on its website. The information includes the names of those arrested, as well as specifics on what the police seized. You can find a link to the Rocky Mount Police Department's website below.