Rocky Mount Team Seizes 99 Firearms in Year

Rocky Mount Police's Community Action Team reports one-year results including firearm seizures, search warrants and declines in gang-related incidents.

Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Law Enforcement

Bold flat-color editorial illustration of a plain civic building facade under a single flagpole, rendered in deep red and cream. — Rocky Mount police reported seizing 99 firearms and executing 26 residential search warrants in the first year of the department's Community Action Team, with gang-related incidents down 33%. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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The Rocky Mount Police Department reported results from its Community Action Team over the past year, including 99 firearms seized and 26 residential search warrants executed. Gang-involved incidents fell 50%, from 139 to 70, and gang-related incidents fell 33%, from 52 to 35.

Why it matters

The results cover the team's first year of operation, which Chief McCoy created to address criminal activity and strengthen community relationships. The reported declines in gang-related incidents provide a measure of the unit's impact on local violence.

The Community Action Team seized 99 firearms, executed 26 residential search warrants, and took $25,775 in currency over the past year. Incidents involving gang members fell 50%, from 139 to 70, while reported gang-related incidents dropped 33%, from 52 to 35.

The players

Rocky Mount Police Department

The municipal police agency serving Rocky Mount, North Carolina, which operates the Community Action Team.

Chief McCoy

The Rocky Mount police chief who created the Community Action Team to address criminal activity and strengthen community relationships.

The details

The Community Action Team executed residential search warrants to seize firearms and narcotics, including heroin, methamphetamine, crack cocaine and marijuana. The seized narcotics carry a combined estimated street value of about $250,000.

Past year: Community Action Team seizures, warrants and incident reductions were reported.

Legal Context

The Community Action Team was formed under Chief McCoy to combine targeted warrant service with community relationship-building. Its first-year results, including a 50% drop in gang-involved incidents, are the basis for judging whether that model reduces violence in Rocky Mount.

Residents and local businesses may see continued targeted warrant service and enforcement activity as the Community Action Team continues operating. The reported reductions in gang-related incidents bear directly on neighborhood safety in Rocky Mount.

The takeaway

The one-year figures show a measurable drop in gang-involved incidents in Rocky Mount, but the results are department-reported and do not establish cause. Readers can track whether the declines hold in future reporting.