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North Carolina Department of Public Safety

Sheriff Charles Blackwood now chairs the Governor's Crime Commission. (Office of Gov. Josh Stein)
Mar 24, 2025

Veteran lawman leads crime advisory panel

A four-decade veteran of law enforcement has taken leadership of the Governor’s Crime Commission. Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood now chairs the 44-member commission, a news release from the North […]

Victims of violent crime will be paid more than $400,000 for eligible medical costs, lost wages or other expenses under the state’s Victim Compensation Program. (Depositphotos.com)
Mar 20, 2025

Panel OKs funds for violent crime victims

Victims of violent crime will receive more than $400,000 from the state Crime Victim Compensation Commission. The six-member panel approved the funds in a vote March 10, a news release […]

May 7, 2024

Steps taken against ‘nuisance’ bar

A Pelham bar is one step closer to being closed by the state after a Caswell County judge signed a temporary restraining order for a Chapter 19 “nuisance abatement” action. […]

A 2020 robbery and carjacking in Wilmington has sent a confirmed gang member who has a long criminal record to prison for more than 17 years, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina says.
Mar 8, 2024

Gangster-repeat felon sentenced to 17 years

Unque Tyshaun Temoney was sentenced Wednesday for carjacking and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon charges that he pleaded guilt to on Nov. 29, 2023.

Jul 25, 2018

Man sues state over troopers’ role in videotaped beating

RALEIGH (AP) A North Carolina man sued the state July 24 over a videotaped beating that led to assault charges against two state troopers and a deputy. Kyron Hinton argues the […]

Jun 27, 2018

North Carolina employees challenge discipline measures in court

RALEIGH (AP) Some state employees in North Carolina have sued, saying supervisors and managers have been improperly writing discipline reports on employees to prevent them from getting pay raises. The […]

Jun 26, 2018

Muslim worker says NC discriminating against him for beard

RALEIGH (AP) A supervisor used a racial slur to describe a Muslim worker and suggested he only converted to Islam to keep his beard, according to a discrimination complaint filed […]

May 18, 2018

Officials: North Carolina inmates attack guards at 2 prisons

RALEIGH (AP) Officials in North Carolina say inmates attacked correctional officers in separate incidents at two prisons. The N.C. Department of Public Safety says in a news release inmate Charles McDougald […]

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