Press Releases

School officials, emergency managers and first responders at the state and county level are partnering to safeguard North Carolina’s public schools from all types of threats ranging from floods to tornadoes, fire, chemical spills or an even an active assailant. School and safety officials have spent the past year developing detailed schematics of every public school facility in the state to provide emergency workers with the necessary information to respond to emergencies at any school.

The North Carolina National Guard celebrated the service and sacrifices made by the veterans of the 30th Infantry Division “Old Hickory” during a Veteran Recognition Day, at the Joint Force Headquarters July 24. More than 20 WWII 30th Infantry Division veterans from across the country celebrated the service of the soldiers and the sacrifices of their families during WWII. The unit exemplified the dedication and patriotism of the Citizen-Soldier during WWII.

North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement special agents arrested a man this morning on alcohol and weapon violations following an early Sunday morning raid at an illegal nightclub in Bladenboro. ALE agents and deputies from the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office raided The Honey Hole, 88 Spivey and Currie Drive, Bladenboro, after receiving numerous citizen complaints.

Following a 12-month investigation, North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement special agents arrested six people today in Bladen County on drug trafficking and alcohol violations. Special agents raided a home at 1966 Tar Heel Ferry Road, White Oak, and seized 16.4 grams of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, $111 in U.S. currency and non-tax paid alcoholic beverages. In addition, during the year-long investigation, ALE agents seized 202 dosage units of opiates and 24 dosage units of schedule IV, controlled substances, including diazepam and various amounts of illicit liquor.

A state probation officer is free on bond after her arrest on drug charges in Waynesville on Thursday. Jill Rebecca Suddreth, 42, of Candler, was charged after she purchased what was represented to be 60 oxycodone tablets from an undercover officer. She was arrested by the State Bureau of Investigation Diversion and Environmental Crimes Unit and the DEA Tactical Diversion Unit. Suddreth faces prosecution for conspiracy to commit a felony, solicitation to commit a felony, felonious possession of Adderal, simple possession of Soma and maintaining a vehicle.

North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement special agents and the Raleigh Police Department arrested seven people during a raid at an illegal nightclub in Raleigh early Friday morning.

Media Advisory: 30th Infantry Division Association honors WWII Veterans What: 30th Infantry Division Association honors WWII Veterans for 70 year anniversary When: Friday, July 24, 10 a.m. to noon Where: NCNG Joint Force Headquarters, 1636 Gold Star Drive, Raleigh Media Contact On Site: Lt. Col Matt DeVivo, Cell: (919) 612-5061

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. A preliminary investigation has revealed that a 2005 Jeep Wrangler, operated by Chandler Michael Kania, 20, of 847 Anns Court, Asheboro, NC, was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of travel on I-85 near mile-marker 163 when he collided head-on into a 2007 Suzuki passenger vehicle. The Suzuki passenger vehicle contained a total of four occupants. Three of the four occupants died upon impact.

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.

Governor Pat McCrory has instructed the Department of Public Safety and the North Carolina National Guard to step up security measures at the NCNG recruiting centers, armories and readiness centers statewide. The heightened security measures are in response to the shootings at the two military recruiting centers in Chattanooga that left four United States Marines and one Navy sailor dead.