Without doubt, this woman has been the most successful and accomplished Sheriff in Pitt County's modern era. Every promise Paula Dance has made, she has kept. Pitt County is safer today due to the many innovations and programs instituted by Sheriff Dance.  With your help, she will continue with advancements and improvements for another term.
 

First Term (2018-2022)

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• Improved transparency by obtaining and implementing body worn cameras for all deputies.

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• Procured start-up funding to initiate the S.H.A.R.P. and W.E.A.R. programs.

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• Instituted a Therapy K9 program with Deputy Drifter.

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• Instituted a single-purpose drug K9 stationed within the detention center.

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• Improved deputy safety by issuing individual shields.

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• Expanded the deployment of Automated External Defibrillators (AED). 

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• Placed first round of cameras into high crime areas.

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• Implemented a Use of Force Committee that meets quarterly.

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• Implemented a Co-Responder program to better address mental health.

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• Hired a full-time staff attorney.

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• Established an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-UAV (Drone) program.

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• The Forensic Services Unit Laboratory achieved accreditation by ANSI American National Standards Institute / ANAB National Accreditation Board.

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Second Term (2022-2026)

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• Created a Gang and Gun Crimes Unit.

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• Moved into our office's first administrative building that centralizes services.

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• Received additional funding and expanded PCDC inmate programs.

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• Instituted the NC RISE (Restoring Individuals Safely and Effectively) program to address inmate mental health.

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• Achieved equitable pay levels for deputies and detention officers.

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• Instituted the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN).

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• Implemented AXON VR Training (Virtual Reality) for staff.

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Third Term (2026-2030) 

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With your gracious support, our work will continue and will remain effective and impactful with a third term.  Planning is constant and Sheriff Dance's vision is steady.

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• Expand the camera program into more high crime areas, adding newer technology that includes License Plate Recognition (LPR).

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• Implement an IVC (Involuntary Commitment) Transport Team within PCDC to transport the daily mental health commitments to and from facilities across the state.  This will free up patrol deputies and keep them in the communities and neighborhoods, reducing response times and providing better service.

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• Expand the current body-worn camera program to include all detention officers staffing the Pitt County Detention Center.