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 long-standing commitment to loyalty, integrity and professionalism.
Attendance at the ceremony was limited to the honorees and their invited guests with strict COVID-19 safety protocols in place. Opening remarks were provided by Major W. P. Moore II and an invocation was administered by SHP Chaplain B.C. Murray.
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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.
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.
After several incidents involving gun fire, drug violations and numerous calls to the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, the Red Hill Community of Maxton will soon see long-awaited changes. On November 9, 2021, Superior Court Judge Jason Disbrow signed a consent judgment in a public nuisance action brought against the owners and occupants of the property located at 92 Jack’s Drive in Robeson County.
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.
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 2018.
In the days leading up to and throughout the holiday weekend, ALE special agents arrested 286 individuals on more than 700 charges in partnership with local, state and federal agencies during a proactive statewide initiative. Each of the eight districts addressed crime and violence at both ABC-licensed and illegal alcohol businesses.
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 after receiving complaints of illegal gambling, patrons distributing drugs, and sales of alcoholic beverages without an ABC permit.
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 stolen dump truck, was captured without incident at 5:40 p.m. Saturday on U.S. 220 Business north of Branson Mill Road by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office.
State prison staff were actively involved in the search and investigation of Mundy’s escape.
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 Correctional Institution for a 2004 conviction in Randolph County for robbery with a dangerous weapon. His projected release date was August 2025.