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Following multiple fights and a recent stabbing, a Greensboro restaurant is without ABC permits. On Sunday, April 11, 2021, four individuals arrived at a local Guilford County hospital suffering from stab wounds. All of them admitted they came from Tranquilo, located at 221 Elm Street, but never contacted law enforcement. On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, officers with the Greensboro Police Department responded to Tranquilo regarding a large fight amongst patrons.

A Charlotte bar is without ABC permits following repeated incidents of violence which included assaults on law enforcement. Since March 26, 2021, officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department have responded to The Press Box Bar and Grille, 9609 Tryon Street Suite A in Charlotte, for two calls of shots fired and other incidents where patrons were injured. Most recently, CMPD officers attempted to render first aid to a gunshot victim, but were obstructed by the crowd and an employee from The Press Box Bar and Grille.

RALEIGH -- Gov. Roy Cooper has proclaimed April 18-24 as Crime Victims’ Rights Week in North Carolina. Coinciding with the 40th Annual National Crime Victims’ Week, the NC Department of Public Safety Office of Victim Services and affiliated agencies will show support for the victims and survivors of crime throughout the state.

After a recent homicide and a long history of disturbances, drug violations and countless calls to the Statesville Police Department, this neighborhood has worked together with the police department to ensure their children and families are safer. On April 13, 2021, Superior Court Judge Richard L. Doughton signed a consent judgment for a Chapter 19 Nuisance Abatement action against Theodore Thomas Steele, the property owner of 1134 5th Street, Statesville.

A Charlotte bartender has been criminally charged after an impaired patron left the business and was seriously injured in a car crash. On the evening of Monday, February 22, 2021, troopers with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to a vehicle crash with serious injuries on Crowell Dairy Road near Old Dutch Road. As a result of the SHP investigation, ALE was contacted to further assist due to the suspected involvement of alcohol in the collision. ALE special agents began to re-trace the suspect driver’s actions that night to find where she became intoxicated.

RALEIGH — Correction Enterprises’ printing plant today won two quality awards for publications printed on behalf of fellow state agencies.

Following multiple fights and a shooting on Easter Sunday, a Burlington event center is without ABC permits and the owner criminally charged. On Sunday, April 4, 2021, Burlington Police Department responded to Victorious Event Center, 2371 Corporation Parkway in Burlington, for numerous physical fights and a call for shots fired. ALE was notified of the violent event by Burlington Police Department and immediately began investigating the incident.

With many schools kicking off spring break, and in conjunction with national Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the State Highway Patrol is once again conducting Operation Drive to Live. This annual campaign is aimed at reducing collisions involving teen drivers on our roadways.  Beginning Monday, April 5, through Friday, April 9, troopers will step up their enforcement efforts in and around school zones between 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.     

RALEIGH — Four N.C. Prisons facilities have demonstrated high standards of security, safety and concern for offenders’ welfare that are necessary to earn accreditation from the American Correctional Association. The ACA’s Commission on Accreditation voted unanimously on March 30 to award the distinction to: · Prisons’ Administrative Operations · Sanford Correctional Center · Correction Enterprises’ janitorial products plant at Warren Correctional Institution · Correction Enterprises’ recycling plant for road signs and license plates in Carthage.

Due to the potential for severe weather today and tomorrow, the federally-supported Greensboro Community Vaccination Center at Four Seasons will stop drive-through vaccination operations at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and resume drive-through vaccinations the following mornings at 8 a.m.  Indoor vaccination operations will continue without interruption. People with a drive-through appointment for 1 p.m. or later on Saturday and Sunday can get vaccinated at the indoor clinic at Four Seasons Town Centre at the same appointment time.