County officials have announced that the following shelters will be opened on Wednesday, Sept. 12th at 1:00 pm: Clinton High School Union Elementary School Hobbton Middle School Midway High School Lakewood High School Please view press release here: bit.ly/2NyATFj

Mandatory Evacuation of Franklin Township Starting in the Morning. The Sampson County Sheriff’s Office and Harrells FD will be notifying residents, beginning immediately. Effective 8:00 am on Thursday, September 13th. See details sampsonnc.com/news_detail_T6…

Additional shelters opened throughout the county. Be safe!

Public Safety Officials will continue to monitor Hurricane Florence throughout the duration of the storm. Reminder: Call 910-592-1591, 92, 93, or 94 for non-emergencies. #CPD

Be safe and stay indoors!

City of Clinton has imposed a city wide curfew from 7p-7a.

City of Clinton’s Emergency Operation Center is ongoing for the duration of the storm. Please adhere to the City’s 7p-7a curfew for safety reasons. There are still numerous trees and power lines down in the area. #CPD #CFD #Publicworks

Lots of Duke Energy crews being sighted in Clinton this morning. Welcome to Clinton! Keep up the good work.

Public Works and Power companies are out today assessing and restoring services. Limit your travel and stay home if possible.

A Chlorine gas leak has occurred at a well site near Clinton High and Middle Schools. City and County responders are on site with school leadership and continue to monitor the situation. A specialized Regional Response Team is responding from Fayetteville. All kids are safe.

Chlorine is no longer discharging. The situation has been deemed safe. Responders quickly cleared the immediate area and students were sheltered in place as a precautionary measure at Clinton High and Middle Schools. Thanks to the Fayetteville Hazmat Team for their assistance.

The Clinton Police Department expresses our deepest condolences for the family of Trooper Kevin Conner and all of the NC State Highway Patrol. We will be forever grateful of his service and ultimate sacrifice. 🙏

The S.C.O.P.E. 4 HOPE Summit will be held on February 27, 2019 from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM at the Sampson County Exposition Center. Register Online: bit.ly/2rkd4V3 This is a FREE public event. For more information, please contact Sydney Smith 910-592-1131 ext.4240

If you would like a 2019 Clinton Police Department Calendar, please stop by the Police Department Monday - Friday during 8:00 AM-5:00 PM and pick ONE up!

Eastpointe resupplies the Clinton Police Department with Narcan for the 3rd year. #CPD really appreciate their support.

#CPD recently received citizens' calls about phone scams. If you come across any phone scams, simply hang up and report it to Federal Trade Commission. DO NOT give out any personal information. tinyurl.com/y6c9hyyj

Tomorrow is the Medicine Take-Back Event. The event will be held at Matthews Drug Store from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for safe and free medicine disposal. Needles/syringes or sharps containers are NOT accepted. Bring your unused or expired prescription to this event.

Medicine Take-Back Even is happening now at Matthews Drug Store from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your unused or expired prescription and over-the-counter medicines to this event.Needles/syringes or sharps containers are NOT accepted.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! WE NEED YOUR INFORMATION! Do you recognize these two persons of interest? Please share this post to reach more citizens. Text tipcpd + your tip to 847411 if you have information about this financial card theft that happened at Little Caesars in Clinton.