Oak Island Police Department

01/01/2026

JANUARY 1, 2026 • HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Wishing everyone a Happy & Prosperous New Year ahead for 2026!

As a reminder, this page is now INACTIVE - but DON"T WORRY! We'll still feature plenty of our fun, information, and even Timeline Memories on the official Town of Oak Island page, so be sure to Like & Follow us on that page moving forward!

And as always, find the latest Police Department news & updates online at OakIslandNC.gov/PD

23/12/2025

DECEMBER 23, 2025 • HOLIDAY CLOSURE

Wishing all a very MERRY & SAFE Christmas to all in Oak Island! Please note, all Town Offices & Facilities will be CLOSED this week on Wednesday - Friday, December 24 - 26, 2025.

As Always Police, Fire, and Emergency services will be available by CALLING 9-1-1.

"SUNSET" REMINDER: Starting on January 1, 2026 this page will become INACTIVE as we combine content on the the official Town of Oak Island page. If you haven't already, be sure to follow us over there for even MORE content & fun interactions ahead!

18/12/2025

17/12/2025

DECEMBER 17, 2025- COFFEE WITH A COP CHRISTMAS EDITION

Come join us for Coffee and Cocoa with a Cop with special appearance from Santa himself in the Winter Wonderland here on Oak Island located at 2710 W Yacht Drive.
Check out our flyer below for more details.

05/12/2025

DECEMBER 4, 2025 - THANKFUL FOR THURSDAYS

This week we had some homemade goodies brought to us, thank you for all of your hard work and time put into making these mouth watering sweets. We also had Burney's Bakery crossiants delivered to us.
We are so thankful for our community!!

03/12/2025

DECEMBER 3, 2025 • SUNSET NOTICE

[ Full Notice at OakIslandNC.gov/SOCIAL ]

All please note:

As part of the Town's Social Media Overhaul announced earlier this week in The CURRENT, in January 2026 this page will be UNPUBLISHED.

All Facebook activity from the Town of Oak Island will be merged into the official Town of Oak Island page, in an effort to provide MORE user interaction and MORE content production!

We understand that significant changes like this can sometimes be alarming. That’s why we’ve provided a FULL explanation of why this is being done, and how our social media will work to SERVE YOU BETTER in this updated digital landscape.

If you have questions or would like to know more, please take a few moments to read the FULL notice at OakIslandNC.gov/SOCIAL

28/11/2025

NOVEMBER 27, 2025 - THANKFUL FOR THURSDAYS- THANKSGIVING EDITION

Thank you to everyone in our community that has made this Thanksgiving so special we are truly greatful. Thank you to Leslie Cash for Donuts to start out the day right, Cynthia and Greg Grant for Pizza lunch from Dominos Pizza, Jodi and Eric Bogue for Thanksgiving Meal with a turkey and vegetables for Day shift, Paul's of Oak Island for providing Thanksgiving Dinner to our night shift officers, Lindsey Jenkins Century 21 for mouthwatering Burneys Bakery Pies, and yummy cookies from a local family for dessert, and the Oak Island Beach Quilters for their blanket and stuffed animal kits for children.
We have so much to be greatful for !

26/11/2025

Wishing a Happy & Safe Thanksgiving to all!

NOVEMBER 27 - 28, 2025 • HOLIDAY CLOSURE

The Town of Oak Island wishes everyone a Happy & Safe Thanksgiving Holiday.

PLEASE NOTE: Town Offices & Facilities will be CLOSED on Thursday & Friday.
To view all holiday closures, visit OakIslandNC.gov/HOLIDAY

25/11/2025

NOVEMBER 25, 2025 - THANKSGIVING TOGETHER 2025
Continuing our tradition from last year, on Monday, our officers helped deliver donations as part of this year's
Officers partnered with First Baptist Church of Oak Island to assemble food boxes, packed with a turkey, and different vegetables (Mac & cheese, corn, green beans, stuffing, yams.), pie and dinner rolls, which will feed up to 22 local families this holiday season through Brunswick Family Assistance. Remaining donations from the Dutchman Dingy Dash canned goods, will also go to assist those in need locally through Matthews Ministry.
Special thanks to Publix Super Market and Lowes Foods for the food donations which helped to make this moment possible.