NEWS - INVESTIGATIONS
- Dec - 31 - 07
Chief Jenkins has been reappointed to the Actual Innocence Inquiry Commission Click for info 
- Dec - 31 - 07
Stanley Police arrested a man who attempted to steal money from a laundromat change machine...
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- Jan - 07 - 08
Attempted purse snatching at CVS. Victim did not release her purse and the suspect ran away with nothing. Victim was slightly injured.
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- Feb - 18 - 08
Stanley Police goes High Tech to search for missing children.
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- Feb - 20 - 08
Stanley Police charged 30-year old Tommy Lee Scruggs with 18 counts of taking indecent liberties with a child.
- Feb - 22 - 08
Stanley Police get tool to help find missing persons.
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- Mar - 3 - 08
Recognition to two young individuals, one was 16 years old for rendering aid to a man who went unconscious while in the parking lot of Bi-L0 in Stanley.
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- Mar - 12 - 08
Chief Heath Jenkins and Lieutenant Derek Summey of the Stanley Police Department graduated from the Law Enforcement Executive Program (LEEP) Click here for info 
- Mar - 28- 08
On Friday, March 28th , 2008 at 3:00 p.m. at the Stanley Police Department, Jacob L. Springs will be sworn in as a police officer. The short swearing-in ceremony will be held in the upstairs conference room at the department headquarters. Jacob completed his basic law enforcement training at Gaston College and recently completed the hiring process including an extensive background investigation required by the SPD and North Carolina Criminal Justice Standards Division of the NC Attorney General’s Office. The State of North Carolina issued his Probationary Certification and he will be sworn officer upon taking the Oath of Office during the ceremony. After being sworn in, Jacob will go through a 8-12 week Field Training Program. Upon successful completion of this training, he will be assigned to his specific duties and will be working on a patrol shift performing his duties as a sworn police officer. Congratulations to Jacob and we wish him and his family the very best as he embarks on his law enforcement career.
Kenneth Lee Robertson ARRESTED!
On June 18, 2008, the Stanley Police Dept. arrested a 59 year old Mt. Holly man in connection to an investigation on forged prescriptions at various pharmacies in Stanley. He was charged with 16 counts of felonious trafficking in opium and was given a $500,000 bond