Captain Steven Brochu
Phone:  704.432.0427
Email:  sbrochu@cmpd.org

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department provides Homeland Security through Partnerships, Prevention, and Preparedness.

PARTNERSHIPS:  The department is engaged in partnerships with a host of other City and County agencies; other local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies; the business community; and most importantly, with the residents of Charlotte-Mecklenburg. 

PREVENTION:  Strategies to prevent terrorism are in effect and being carried out not only by CMPD but by other public and private agencies.  Residents help in the area of prevention by being involved in their community and by notifying police of suspicious activity.

Charlotte - Mecklenburg Emergency Management/ Homeland Security Site

Local Citizen Corps Information

PREPAREDNESS:  The department and its partners have developed a number of plans to deal with a variety of potential terror-related events.  There are evacuation and mass communication plans.  The department has a command center that can be quickly staffed and an emergency immobilization plan that can be put into effect.

Links to related sites:

Learn More About Being Prepared for an Emergency
Educate your child about disasters and how to prepare for them 
Learn More About the Advanced Local Emergency Response Team (ALERT)
Learn More About the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Bomb Squad
Citizens Corp Citizen Preparedness Guideline

Federal and National Links:

U.S. Government Office of Homeland Security  
U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Postal Service Mail Security
Federal Emergency Management Agency

State and Local Links

North Carolina Safety and Security
North Carolina Crime Control and Public Safety
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations
North Carolina Highway Patrol
Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office
Charlotte Fire Department
Mecklenburg County EMS Agency

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN YOUR COMMUNITY

Volunteer with the CMPD
Red Cross Volunteer Opportunities
USA Freedom Corp
Citizens Corp