The Gastonia Police Department has purchased a new K-9 and selected a new handler for an opening in its K-9 Unit. K-9 Max, a 1½-year-old German Shepherd-Belgian Malinois mix from Ventosa Kennel in Scotland Neck, […]
As the 2019 holiday season gets underway, please remember to practice crime prevention and common sense safety measures. Here are some tips from the Gastonia Police Department to help keep your holiday season bright. Cars […]
Joshua Blake Lefevers of the Gastonia Police Department recently completed the Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Certificate program at the North Carolina Justice Academy, Gastonia Police Chief Robert Helton has announced. Officer Lefevers is the 322nd […]
If you think building positive relationships between community youth and Gastonia Police officers is important and worthwhile, your help is needed. The Gastonia Police Department is planning to host its Fifth Annual Shop with a […]
If you see a normally clean shaven Gastonia Police officer with a five o’clock shadow or beard in November, please feel free to ask, “Why haven’t you shaved?” The Gastonia Police Department (GPD) is partnering […]
During the month of October, you might see Gastonia Police officers and others wearing pink patches and badges. That’s because the Gastonia Police Sergeants Association (GPSA) has a cancer awareness effort underway called the Pink […]
Have you ever wondered how the City of Gastonia government works? Here’s your chance to learn about the inner-workings of your local government. Applications are being accepted for the 2020 Gastonia Municipal Government Citizens Academy […]
Gastonia Police Officer Zachary Lechette has done something most people never do. Lechette has been a living-organ donor, not once, but twice – and to complete strangers. After donating a kidney in 2015, he felt […]
Did you know that most traffic accidents can be prevented? More than 90% of traffic accidents in Gastonia are due to driver error, and only 1% of accidents are due to vehicle issues, according to […]
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