Holly Springs, NC, Nov. 11, 2025 — Beginning early next year, residents may notice their neighborhood patrols getting a little more personal. At last night’s Town Council workshop, Police Chief Paul Liquorie outlined the department’s transition from a six-zone map to a new four-zone patrol structure designed to improve efficiency, visibility, and community connection.
“This isn’t about reducing coverage,” Liquorie told Council members. “It’s about assigning officers more intentionally so they know their areas, the people in them, and the issues that matter most.”
From Six Zones to Four Districts
Under the current system, the town is divided into six loosely defined zones that primarily serve for report processing rather than day-to-day deployment. Officers aren’t permanently assigned to an area, and zones often cross major corridors like NC-55 Bypass, creating delays during busy traffic periods.
The new structure consolidates those six areas into four clearly defined patrol zones, two east and two west of the bypass. Each pair of east-west zones will form a district, allowing the department to balance workloads and ensure adequate backup coverage at all times…