He began employment at Scotland County Sheriff Office in 2008 and graduated from Sandhills Community College’s BLET program in 2010. While he has been with the Sheriff’s Office he has held ranks from Sergeant, Detective, Lieutenant, Captain and currently holds the rank of Major.

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Roger Alford currently holds the rank of major at the Scotland County Sheriff’s Office. He has also held ranks of sergeant, detective, lieutenant, and captain there.

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"We're fixing to start buying sneakers for the kids, in the community. It's things like that. I'm more about community policing. It's not about me. It's not about the sheriff's office. It's about the community."

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Alford said he wants to build upon the community's relationship with deputies. "The community is going to be able to trust law enforcement under my administration. They'll be able to trust that when they go to an officer and say something to an officer, and they want it to remain anonymous. It'll remain anonymous, bridging that gap," said Alford.

Advocates community policing and plans a sneaker outreach effort for children.

Plans to protect the anonymity of people who provide information to law enforcement.

- Advocates community policing.
- Plans to protect the anonymity of people who provide information to law enforcement.

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Roger Alford is from Laurinburg, North Carolina. He graduated from Scotland High School. He and his wife, Linda Mclean, have four daughters, one son, and two grandchildren.

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Roger is an operations commander at the Scotland County Sheriff's Office.

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Roger is currently a deputy with the Scotland County Sheriff's Office.

Roger Alford is from Laurinburg, North Carolina. He graduated from Scotland High School. He and his wife, Linda, have four daughters, one son, and two grandchildren.

Roger is a major at the Scotland County Sheriff's Office, where he has worked since 2008. He previously served as a sergeant, detective, lieutenant, and captain. 

Roger previously served as a deputy with the Scotland County Sheriff's Office.

Roger Alford is from Laurinburg, North Carolina. He graduated from Scotland High School and completed the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program at Sandhills Community College. He and his wife, Linda Mclean, have four daughters, one son, and two grandchildren together.

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Roger Alford is from Laurinburg, North Carolina. He graduated from Scotland High School. He graduated from Sandhills Community College's BLET program. He and his wife, Linda Mclean, have four daughters, one son, and two grandchildren.

Roger previously served as a major in the Scotland County Sheriff's Office.

Roger is a major law enforcement officer. He works at the Scotland County Sheriff's Office, where he oversees day-to-day operations and leads community policing efforts. He previously served as a deputy in the same office.

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- The sheriff is responsible for enforcing the law, managing security in jails and courtrooms. They also oversee daily conditions of the jail and inmates in custody and serve legal documents such as warrants and eviction notices. Their ultimate responsibility is to protect the community. 

Responsible for enforcing the law and overseeing jails. 