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Southern Shores community resource officer urges visitors to follow beach and parking rules
Summary
Garrett, the town's community resource officer, said he conducts morning beach patrols to check for ordinance violations and inspects parking lots for required passes while offering guidance to residents and visitors.
Garrett, the community resource officer for the town of Southern Shores, said he begins his mornings patrolling the beach to look for violations of town ordinances and then checks town parking lots to ensure vehicles have the required passes.
"I'm Garrett, the community resource officer for the town of Southern Shores," he said, describing his routine: beach runs to monitor ordinance compliance and follow-up checks in parking areas. Garrett said those encounters are largely educational — he talks with visitors and residents to inform them which parking pass they need and what rules apply on the beach.
He described the community resource officer position as a point of contact for people with questions about local rules. "The community resource officer is supposed to be a resource to help the community, talking to people and answering any questions they have," he said, adding that he wants residents and visitors to know he is approachable.
"I'm here to to help you enjoy your stay safely and responsibly," Garrett said, and he closed by saying, "Southern Shores is a great place to live and it's my job to help it stay that way." The remarks were a description of routine outreach and enforcement; no changes to town policy or new enforcement measures were announced.
