What:
State Command Chief Warrant Officer Change of Responsibility Ceremony
When:
Friday, July 10, 2 p.m.
Where:
NCNG Joint Force Headquarters, 1636 Gold Star Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607
Media Contact On Site:
Lt. Col Matt DeVivo, Cell: (919) 612-5061
Press Releases
By Sgt. Gina Russell
First Combined Arms Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment Alpha Company, assumed responsibility for the Multinational Battle Group-East, or MNBG-E, Forward Command Post, or FCP, during a transition of authority ceremony at Camp Marechal de Lattre De Tassigny, or CMLT, in Kosovo, July 4.
The battalion is a North Carolina National Guard unit out of Fayetteville.
Two people are in the Forsyth County jail today for helping Kristopher McNeill, a convicted murderer, elude police last weekend after his escape from Brown Creek prison.
Shyla Daniel Ryder, 30, and Mazandra Yvette Spigner, 44, both from Winston Salem, were arrested by the State Bureau of Investigation in Winston Salem Wednesday. The women are charged with harboring McNeill who escaped custody from Brown Creek Correctional Institution in Anson County on June 27. McNeill was captured and returned to prison on Sunday.
A Hollister man is facing court today for possession of seven kilograms of cocaine.
Randy Lynch, 49, was arrested Wednesday by the State Bureau of Investigation and Vance County Sheriff's Office on Flemington Road in Henderson. He was charged with trafficking cocaine. The street value of the seven kilograms of cocaine is estimated at $100,000.
He is being held in the Vance County Jail under $1 million bond.
This arrest is part of an ongoing investigation assisted by the Granville County Sheriff's office and the Warren County Sheriff's Office.
The operation of an indoor marijuana grow in Henderson has ended with the seizure of 93 pounds of marijana and the arrests of two men.
Jorge Colina, 37, Henderson, and Manuel Colinas, 29, Knightdale, were arrested for trafficking and growing marijuana and other related charges late Tuesday. The searches and the arrests were conducted by the State Bureau of Investigation, Alcohol Law Enforcement, Henderson Police Department and Vance Sheriff's Office.
As the anticipation continues to intensify for an estimated 40,000 fans expected to fill the Carter-Finley Stadium this Wednesday evening, the State Highway Patrol and the Department of Transportation finalize plans to ensure concert goers a safe and enjoyable experience. For more than two months, both organizations have worked diligently on travel routes to and from the stadium, attempting to decrease waiting times before and after the event.
Update
The State Highway Patrol has identified the driver involved in Sunday’s collision on US 70 near La Grange. The driver involved is
Dylan Thomas Smith, 22, of La Grange
. Mr. Smith will be charged with
Failing to Slow or Change Lanes for an Authorized Emergency Vehicle on a Multi-Lane Roadway
, also referred to as the “Move Over” law. The violation is a misdemeanor for causing personal injury or property damage greater than $500.
Escaped inmate Kristopher McNeil is behind bars at the Davidson County Jail. Several citizens recognized him from his photo in media reports and called law enforcement. Davidson County deputies picked McNeil up walking along old Highway 52 near Hickory Tree Road near the Davidson/Forsyth county line just before 11 pm Sunday. Prisons will pick McNeil up and he will be taken to Central Prison in Raleigh.
The Department of Pubic Safety’s Office of Victim Services conducted the fifth of six regional training sessions today for DPS staff, Victim Witness legal assistants from district attorney offices and victim services program providers. The North Carolina Statewide Automated Victims Assistance Notification (NCSAVAN) administrator and staff presented comprehensive training focused on notifying victims of status changes of offenders.
WHAT: The Governor’s Task Force on Safer Schools provides guidance to the N.C. Center for Safer Schools and considers future policy and legislative action that is needed to improve school safety in North Carolina.WHEN: Wednesday, June 24, 2015; 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.WHERE: Division of Adult Correction & Juvenile JusticeHammond Road Conference Room, Building 13010 Hammond Business Place, Raleigh AGENDA: 10 a.m.Welcome and Introductions/ Approval of Minutes