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In the early 1960’s the Fayetteville Observer interviewed three police officers that began working with the Police Department in the 1940’s. They spoke about their first years on the force when rookies were trained by “giving them a gun and showing them their beat.” Officers working downtown knew to go back to the department when someone turned the outside light on. At that time all the lights downtown were turned off at midnight.
Today, the Fayetteville Police Department is divided into three (3) districts, Campbellton, Central and Cross Creek. We have over 433 sworn law enforcement personnel and over 180 non-sworn staff members with three districts.