s ▁Office ▁provides ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁protection ▁( pat rol ▁and ▁criminal ▁investig ations ) ▁to ▁the ▁entire ▁county ▁by ▁common ▁law , ▁in ▁that ▁the ▁county ▁has ▁no ▁county ▁police ▁department . ▁The ▁Sher iff ▁also ▁provides ▁security ▁to ▁the ▁courts ▁and ▁cour th ouse , ▁serves ▁civil ▁orders ▁of ▁the ▁courts ▁and ▁oper ates ▁the ▁j ail ▁complex . ▁Other ▁county ▁services ▁include ▁an ▁integrated ▁en hanced - 9 1 1 ▁emer gency ▁dispatch ▁center ▁that ▁provides ▁service ▁to ▁all ▁county ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁( S her iff ' s ▁office , ▁ 6 ▁town ▁police ▁depart ments ▁and ▁three ▁company ▁police ▁ag encies , ▁plus ▁communic ations ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁NC ▁Highway ▁Pat rol ▁Tro op ers , ▁NC ▁Wild life ▁officers , ▁state ▁alco hol ▁agents ▁and ▁state ▁park ▁r angers ▁assigned ▁locally ), ▁fire , ▁E MS ▁and ▁rescue ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁county . ▁The ▁A very ▁ 9 1 1 ▁center ▁was ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁for ▁professional ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁county . ▁The ▁county ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁county ▁fire ▁mar shal ▁and ▁emer gency ▁management ▁office , ▁a ▁count yw ide ▁transport ation ▁service ▁located ▁on ▁NC 1 9 4 , ▁a ▁veter ans ▁services ▁office , ▁and ▁an ▁office ▁of ▁economic ▁development , ▁along ▁with ▁man ned ▁tr ash ▁collection ▁sites ▁throughout ▁the ▁county ▁and ▁a ▁land fill . ▁County ▁recre ational ▁services ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁New land ▁High