State and local law enforcement officers and federal agents teamed up last week for a compliance operation focused on violent felons and gang members on probation or parole in Mecklenburg County. Operation Big Game from Feb. 1-5 resulted in 18 arrests and the seizures of weapons and drugs, including 15 firearms and quantities of cocaine, marijuana, heroin, Ecstasy and crystal methamphetamine. Officers recovered more than $2,600 in cash and a stolen motorcycle. Two of the seized firearms were determined to be stolen.
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This afternoon Duke Energy notified the emergency management agencies for the state, Brunswick and New Hanover counties of damaged electrical equipment at the Brunswick Nuclear Plant near Southport. The utility declared an Alert in accordance with procedures. It is important to know that there is no risk to public health or safety, nor is any expected.
Inmate Bernard Sanford #0898557 was found unresponsive this morning in his cell at Maury Correctional Institution, after an apparent suicide. Medical staff responded and attempted to revive him but they were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead by a prison doctor shortly after 4 a.m.The Greene County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death.
Members of the North Carolina Helo-Aquatic Rescue Team, known as NCHART, rescued a man Monday night who was stranded near the top of Mt. Pisgah after the cable car used to transport him to and from TV transmitting equipment stopped working, leaving him about 400 feet down an embankment in more than two feet of snow.
While roads conditions are improving and power is being restored across much of North Carolina, Governor Pat McCrory urged residents to remain cautious as they venture out.
As temperatures remained low with no prospect for thawing until Sunday, Governor Pat McCrory said that safety was still the top concern for him and the state emergency operations team. With icy roadways and little chance of any thawing today, he urged the public to remain patient and not venture out onto the roads too soon.
In a briefing at Emergency Operations Center Saturday morning, Governor Pat McCrory urged citizens to stay vigilant during the first significant winter storm of the season. The governor asked residents and businesses to remain mindful of hazardous travel conditions, stay home whenever possible, and monitor their local forecasts as a significant winter storm continues to impact North Carolina.
Governor Pat McCrory briefed citizens from the State Emergency Operations Center Friday morning on the response to the latest winter storm impacts. The governor urged residents and businesses to be safe and monitor local forecasts as the season’s first significant winter storm continues impacting North Carolina.
Ahead of a winter storm that will enter North Carolina Wednesday, Governor Pat McCrory has ordered state agencies to begin preparations for possible treacherous travel conditions.This afternoon, Department of Transportation crews began brining operations on interstates and major highways and their ramps, as well as bridges. Crews will resume the brining process after morning rush hour on Wednesday.
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named two new prison administrators.