The North Carolina Department of Public Safety honored 21 of its best and brightest employees on Nov. 29 during the department’s annual Badge of Excellence Awards Ceremony. Since 2015, the Badge of Excellence award has been bestowed on DPS employees who …
The State Highway Patrol is preparing for the holiday season and for the increased number of roadway users expected across our state. During the coming weeks, the Patrol will proactively target dangerous driver behaviors to include speeding, distracted …
The State Highway Patrol will welcome recently retired Trooper Chris Wooten back home to North Carolina after his lengthy recovery in Georgia. Retired Trooper Christopher L. Wooten was assigned to the Patrol’s Motorcycle Unit West when he was seriously …
Following a shooting over the weekend, a Winston-Salem club owner voluntarily cancelled its ABC permits. ALE responded to Club Sequel, located at 71 Waughtown Street, after a shooting left a female bystander injured. Through the course of the investigation …
A team of American Correctional Association auditors has recommended accreditation be awarded to the Catawba Correctional Center, a high achievement in an ongoing effort to obtain full accreditation of the North Carolina prison system. “Accreditation is …
The State Highway Patrol officially welcomed 39 new troopers at a swearing-in ceremony held for the 154th Basic Highway Patrol School. The ceremony ended 12 weeks of rigorous training to prepare the new troopers for a rewarding career of service to the …
North Carolina’s new Regional Resilience Portfolio Program has launched a partnership that will advance resilience in eastern regions of the state impacted by Hurricane Florence. The program will be coordinated regionally with the support of councils of …
The State Highway Patrol recognized the extraordinary acts of heroism and public service by several members during an awards ceremony held at the SBI Auditorium in Raleigh today. The members and districts that were recognized today exemplify the Patrol’s …
A team of American Correctional Association auditors has recommended accreditation be awarded to the Western Correctional Center for Women, a high achievement in an ongoing effort to obtain full accreditation of the North Carolina prison system. “This …
Since opening last fall, the N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program has awarded $593.7 million in rent and utility assistance, with more than $518 million already paid on behalf of families financially impacted by COVID-19. …
Today, the Department of Public Safety, North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division was awarded the Agency of the Year by the National Liquor Law Enforcement Association at their Annual Conference in Montgomery, Alabama. Over 30 local, state, federal …
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Timothy Maynor as the new warden of the Catawba Correctional Center in Newton. Maynor had been the associate warden at the prison since March of 2020. “Warden Maynor is an exceptional leader …
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Daniel Everett as the new warden of the Pasquotank Correctional Institution in Elizabeth City. Everett had been the associate warden for operations at Pamlico Correctional in Bayboro since …
Following a months-long ALE investigation, a Lenoir business’ ABC permits have been suspended for numerous drug and gambling violations. ALE and the Lenoir Police Department initiated an investigation into Gamewell Superette, an ABC-licensed convenience …
Yesterday, state and local officials concluded an investigation into an illegal casino resulting in the seizure of guns, drugs and U.S. Currency. North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement was requested by the Caswell County Sheriff to investigate a location …
The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) has committed funding to more than 1,000 new affordable housing units in regions of North Carolina hard-hit by Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Florence. Approximately $53.5 million of the state’s HUD …
A Scotland Correctional Institution minimum custody offender who walked away from an off-site prison job and stole a vehicle has been captured. Richard Alexander Mundy (#0296162), who left a work detail on Oct. 21 in Scotland County and drove off in a …
LAURINBURG — Prison emergency response teams and local law enforcement are searching for offender Richard Alexander Mundy, #0296162, who left a work detail today in Scotland County. Mundy, 53, is a minimum custody offender serving a sentence at Scotland …
The N.C. Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program marked its Oct. 15 one-year anniversary with more than a half-billion dollars in pandemic relief funds awarded to North Carolina landlords and utility companies on behalf of …
United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack has granted North Carolina’s request for a primary county disaster designation for twelve North Carolina counties following excessive rain and flooding from Tropical Storm Fred that occurred …
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