Private security helping fill staff vacancies at Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office

Private security guards began training Monday with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office as Sheriff Garry McFadden (D) faces a state deadline to alleviate staffing issues at the detention center.

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office entered into a contract with Strategic Security Corp, a New York-based company, to provide armed guards at four county-owned properties, effective Friday, Feb. 4. The contract will be in effect until June 30, 2022.

According to a copy of the contract obtained by WCNC Charlotte, about 10 guards will be placed at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse, with at least one to two additional guards at the Detention Center-Central's lobby, sheriff's office headquarters and the sheriff's office's Administrative Services Building.

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