Warren County law enforcement

Warren County at a glance

Warren County’s verified local directory includes the county sheriff and municipal police in Warrenton and Norlina. Vance-Granville Community College’s public-safety organization also serves the Warren campus and is linked as one regional college agency. Warrenton is the county seat, but the sheriff, town police and courthouse are different destinations.

Warren’s local service geography includes two municipal police contacts and the wider county sheriff responsibility. The college’s Warren campus is part of an institution operating in multiple counties, so a campus address does not create another independent department. The county’s placement in northeastern North Carolina also connects its history to earlier Bute County boundaries.

Law enforcement in Warren County

The sheriff’s current county page places administration at 132 Rafters Lane and separates administration, detention, dispatch and a drug hotline. It publishes 252-257-3364 for administration, which differs from an association-directory number. Warrenton Police is on the third floor at 113 South Bragg Street and offers local prevention programs. Norlina’s town page and current staff directory independently corroborate the municipal department. College police authority is described through Vance-Granville’s institutional policy rather than assumed general countywide jurisdiction.

County history and community context

The official state directory dates Warren County to 1779. State Library resources explain that Bute County was divided into Warren and Franklin counties during the Revolutionary period. Warrenton remains the county seat. Norlina’s present municipal staff directory identifies a police chief and police officer, but current roles should not be converted into an unverified history of uninterrupted staffing or agency establishment.

Courts, public records and official resources

The sheriff links a records-retention schedule and publishes a distinct non-emergency response number. Warrenton provides house-watch, Project Homesafe and employment information. Norlina’s direct police telephone and verified station address still need confirmation before map placement; the general town-hall footer is not substituted automatically. Vance-Granville publishes campus contacts, daily incident information and annual security resources. The courthouse at 109 South Main Street is a separate court-service destination, with case information and schedules available through the Judicial Branch.

The North Carolina Judicial Branch’s Warren County page links local court contacts, calendars, jury information and court-location guidance. The courthouse location is 109 S Main St Warrenton, NC 27589. The published main telephone is (252) 257-6300. Check the Judicial Branch page for the correct building and current schedule before traveling; a police station, detention center and clerk’s office are different service destinations.

Warren County court directory →

FBI and SBI regional offices

FBI office coverage

Raleigh covers Warren County under the Charlotte Field Office. The FBI investigates federal matters; this assignment does not replace local emergency response.

Charlotte Field Office: 704-672-6100 · 7915 Microsoft Way, Charlotte, NC 28273. Official FBI coverage directory.

NC SBI district

Capital District — Raleigh · 3320 Garner Rd., Raleigh NC, 27610 · (984) 204-2760. Official SBI district-office directory.

For an emergency call 911. The federal and state office contacts are provided for jurisdictional research and administrative inquiries.

Published crime and personnel data

The NC SBI’s county table reports selected Index offenses from contributing agencies in 2024. It is separate from the FBI’s 2025 reporting year and is not a count of all possible offenses.

Published county-table Index total: 294. SBI Index offenses by agency in county.

A county total depends on the reporting agencies and source-table coverage. Missing agencies or blank values must not be treated as zero. Published totals are not a safety ranking and do not establish an agency’s performance.

These are individual agency rows, not whole-county totals. Cross-county departments may serve territory beyond Warren County. Each linked profile identifies its FBI source table and reporting label. Do not sum these rows to compare with the SBI’s different year and coverage.

Explore statewide FBI figures, reporting definitions and methodology →

Sources and review date

Official agency, government and institutional sources are linked below. Contact details and organizational information were reviewed September 24, 2026. Published statistical years are identified separately.

• NC government county formation, seat and official website directory
• Official county government
• Official county sheriff
• NC Judicial Branch county court information
• NC Judicial Branch courthouse address and contact
• Vance-Granville Community College Police Department official information
• Warrenton Police Department official information
• Norlina Police Department official information
• State Library Warren formation context
• Current Norlina police roles