ABOUT US

SHERIFF CURTIS R. BRAME

Left to right: Lieutenant Thomas, Lieutenant Roberson, Sheriff Brame, Lieutenant Goolsby, Captain Gooch

Sheriff Brame is a Vance County native and served as a member of the Vance County Sheriff's Office for over 30 years before retiring as the Patrol Captain in 2016. Upon the retirement of Sheriff Peter White, Brame announced his candidacy for Sheriff. After winning the election in November, 2018, Sheriff Brame was sworn in as Vance County's Sheriff.

Sheriff Brame is a family man and treats every employee of the office as a family member. Realizing the challenges of modern law enforcement, he has empowered his deputies to be more proactive in addressing the issues that contribute to criminal activity and violence. Sheriff Brame also is a proponent of inter-agency cooperation and actively seeks out opportunities to work with partner agencies, such as the Henderson Police Department, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, NC State Bureau of Investigation, Juvenile Justice, Department of Social Services, Child Protective Services, and many others both within law enforcement and civilian.

EXECUTIVE COMMAND STAFF

The Executive Command Staff includes Captain Billy Gooch.

Captain Gooch has been with the Vance County Sheriff's Office for over 20 years and is the Captain of Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Court Services and handling Patrol Divisions duties at the time.

VANCE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER

The Vance County Detention Center is led by Major Gregory Petrina Jr. and Captain Jessica Alston.