CARTERET COUNTY, NC – Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck is excited to announce the release of the organization’s new smartphone application. This app will serve as a new way for the sheriff’s office to connect with Carteret County residents and visitors, providing information quickly and efficiently to anyone with a smartphone.
The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office app was developed by TheSheriffApp.com, a division of OCV, LLC. The app offers quick access to items of public interest and is easy to use. The new sheriff’s app, which has been in development for six months, takes less than one minute to download and offers quick access to items of public interest. In just a few clicks, users can provide comments and feedback, view community outreach information, view contact information, submit a tip, search and view jail information and local inmates, receive emergency alert notifications, search sex offenders in the area, view the list of Carteret’s Most Wanted, connect to social media, read the latest news and find out about upcoming events.
The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office mobile app was created by TheSheriffApp.com, a division of OCV, LLC, which specializes in mobile app development for public safety organizations across the country. “More and more public safety agencies are realizing the opportunity they have to reach and serve their public where they are...on their smartphones,” said Kevin Cummings, vice president with OCV.
“Technology is evolving, and we are, too,” said Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck. "With today's advances in technology, I think it's important that we continue to keep up with the times in order to stay connected with our communities and our citizens. This mobile app serves as another great way we can keep the people informed of what we have going on throughout the county and we’re thrilled that we can provide this to the people of Carteret County.”
The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office app is available for download for free in the App Store and Google Play. Search “Carteret Sheriff NC.”
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