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Story by Capt. Matthew Boyle, Public Affairs Office, North Carolina National Guard In the 2015 Army Communities of Excellence competition the North Carolina National Guard placed third in the silver category. This year, the NCNG has been selected to compete in the gold category with three other states. The efforts of the staff at the Joint Force Headquarters have paid off and this week they will host examiners from the Army Communities of Excellence here.

At approximately 7:45 a.m. on Wed., Nov. 4, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to a head-on collision on Forestville Road just north of Old Milburnie Road in Wake County.

Wake County Troopers responded to a fatal collision involving a pick-up truck and bicyclist on Mount Pleasant Road just east of Fuquay Varina early Tuesday evening.

A second Siler City man was arrested today for his role in the homicide of Esau Abraham Brenes. Francisco Rivas Galves-Huezo, of Siler City was previously charged for his role in the homicide. Arnold Jaramillo Lopez, 16, of Siler City was indicted by a Chatham County grand jury and served with warrants today. He is charged with First Degree Murder and Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon. Lopez is a known associate of Galves-Huezo, who is also known as Francisco Antonio Rivas.

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Hubert Corpening as the new administrator at Marion Correctional Institution. Corpening is a 27-year corrections employee who has worked at Marion CI since it opened in 1995.

At approximately 7:45 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, the Wake County Sheriff’s Department received a call that a pedestrian had been struck near the address of 5818 Poole Road near Rock Drive.

Governor Pat McCrory has asked for a federal disaster declaration for eight counties to help communities repair damaged property and recoup some of the costs related to responding to recent flooding and Hurricane Joaquin.

Governor Pat McCrory announced today the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has received a $679,000 grant award to expand a specialty mental health probation pilot program to Brunswick, McDowell, Guilford, Mecklenburg, Orange and Durham counties. The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (USDOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance Smart Supervision program. “This pilot program holds the promise of reducing substance use and recidivism,” Governor McCrory said.

Pazuzu Algarad, 36, a pre-trial inmate facing murder charges in Forsyth County, was found unresponsive in his Central Prison cell during a regular count shortly after 3 a.m. today. Correctional officers and prison medical staff responded and the inmate was rushed to Central Prison’s Medical Center. Doctors and medical staff were unable to revive him and he was pronounced dead at about 4:20 a.m. The State Capitol Police Department is conducting an investigation, assisted by the City-County Bureau of Identification.

Inmates at several state prisons across North Carolina raised approximately 16,250 pounds of fresh produce and donated it to local food banks, community pantries and social service organizations this year as part of the Combating Hunger project launched last spring.