Press Releases

A state probation officer is free on bond after her arrest on drug charges in Waynesville on Thursday.


Media Advisory:

30th Infantry Division Association honors WWII Veterans


What:

30th Infantry Division Association honors WWII Veterans for 70 year anniversary

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety currently has positions available and is now hiring correctional officers at Polk Correctional Institution in Butner and at Warren Correctional Institution in Manson.  Numerous positions are available at each location.

At approximately 3 a.m. on Sunday, July 19, the State Highway Patrol responded to a head-on collision on I-85 near mile-marker 163 in Orange County.


What:

IBM Vice President of Global Citizenship Initiatives Diane Melley, CASY CIO Erin Voirol, NCWorks Executive Director Will Collins, and local veterans to launch new initiative connecting vets to high-skilled tech jobs.


July 14 Update:

The driver from the fatal collision in Harnett County has been identified:

Kody Ray Johnson

, 22, of 4837 Lemon Springs Road, Sanford.

Two store clerks, one in Brunswick County and one in New Hanover County, face weapons charges today following separate investigations by North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement agents.


By Sgt. Gina Russell


What:

State Command Chief Warrant Officer Change of Responsibility Ceremony


When:

Friday, July 10, 2 p.m.

A Hollister man is facing court today for possession of seven kilograms of cocaine.

The operation of an indoor marijuana grow in Henderson has ended with the seizure of 93 pounds of marijana and the arrests of two men.

Two people are in the Forsyth County jail today for helping Kristopher McNeill, a convicted murderer, elude police last weekend after his escape from Brown Creek prison.