Because of the potential for damage to vehicles the Police Department does not open locked vehicles. A locksmith is your best alternative. If a child is locked inside the vehicle, the Police Department will send a patrol unit to remove the child from the vehicle, possibly by breaking a window.

No, you may make a missing person report whenever you realize someone is missing.

The Police Department will send an officer to keep the peace and prevent violence while you retrieve your belongings, which is limited to a change of cloths and medication.
Call the police from a public telephone near to where your belongings are, and an officer will go to the house with you.

The Police Department will respond 24 hours a day, seven days a week to any requests for police assistance.

Some reports can be taken over the telephone by the Police Department. The receiving officer that answers your call can determine if your report can be handled over the telephone.

The police can only tow away vehicles abandoned on public property. Call a wrecker service in your area and the vehicle will be towed away at no cost to you. The wrecker service will notify the Police Department once they have the vehicle to determine ownership.

The Information desk provides answers or referrals for any questions regarding police procedures and common legal problems. The Information desk also has information about any vehicles towed by the Police Department. The telephone number for the Information Desk is 438-4141.

Call the jail information number, 438-3923, for any information about someone in jail. The jail is administered by the Sheriff's Dept.

The Police Department's dispatch center does not have the names of persons involved in accidents available. If a person is injured in an accident and unable to call themselves, we will notify their family.

NO!, Police officers cannot provide rides.

The Police Department can only deliver emergency, life or death, messages.

All requests for police services are assigned to priority based on the seriousness of the incident and the potential for injury or damage to property. At times, calls of a less urgent nature must be delayed so that we can respond immediately to emergencies.

You can call 438-4141 and request a residental check. The information will be passed on to the officer that patrols your neighborhood at night. While we cannot "watch" your house, the officer will try to check on it each night.

Call the Police Department at 438-4141 and request additional traffic patrol in your area.

Call the City of Henderson's Human Resources Department at 431-6009 for employment information.

The Police Department depends on citizens calling to report crimes or suspicious activity. The receiving officer who takes your call will ask questions about the activity to determine its nature and ask for descriptions of the people involved. You will be asked for your name and address but you may refuse this information and we will still respond to the report.

Eviction is a legal process that often times requires a court order. Call the Vance County Sheriff's Department Civil process office at 438-5153 for more information.

Vance County Animal Control is the city/county agency responsible for calls involving dogs and cats. Their number is 492-3136.

Yes, calls to 911 on a cellular telephone are free. Do not try to pursue the drunk driver or place yourself in any danger. When you call you will be asked for the description of the car, where it is, and the direction it is going.

Receiving officers are trained to try to get as much information as possible to best determine the nature of the problem and its seriousness. On emergency calls, the receiving officer has already sent the information to the dispatcher while asking additional questions.