Press Releases
RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed March 6-12 as Severe Weather Preparedness Week and is urging North Carolinians to prepare for severe weather that’s common during spring months.
Following an undercover investigation, ALE and the Oakboro Police Department arrested a tobacco store owner for numerous felony and misdemeanor drug charges.
The joint operation stemmed from community complaints of illegal THC products being sold out of Oakboro Tobacco and Vape, located at 214 Alonzo Dr. The community complaints emphasized the drastic physical reactions caused by the products and concerns for their potential harmful effects.
The Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has named Darrin McNeill the new director of Pitt Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Greenville. McNeill, a former correctional officer for 18 years, began his new duties on Feb. 21.
He comes to the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention from Serenity Therapeutic Services of Raeford, a private mental health agency working with adults with developmental disabilities, where he was the director.
Today, Governor Roy Cooper held a meeting with Department of Public Safety Secretary Eddie Buffaloe, Jr. and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) chancellors in North Carolina to discuss the ongoing investigation into recent bomb threats targeting HBCUs in the state.
After multiple homicides and a long history of disturbances, drug violations and countless calls to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office, residents of the Chadbourn community should soon feel a little safer.
On Feb. 22, 2022, Superior Court Judge Douglas B. Sasser granted a temporary restraining order, the first step in a Chapter 19 Nuisance Abatement action against Maria Bridges, Sean Frazier, and Keyandra Frazier, the property owner and operators of 545 Dessie Road, Chadbourn.
Over the weekend, ALE and the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office raided an illegal alcohol business which resulted in the seizure of guns, drugs, and alcoholic beverages.
The joint investigation stemmed from community complaints of illegal sales of alcoholic beverages and controlled substances in the Winston-Salem area.
RALEIGH — A Maury Correctional Institution offender with pre-existing medical conditions, who tested positive for COVID-19, died Thursday night at a hospital.
RALEIGH — Death Row offender Carl Stephen Moseley #0294214 died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at 9:58 p.m. of natural causes at Central Prison Healthcare Complex.
The North Carolina prison system has safely returned around 220 minimum custody offenders who had been evacuated Monday night/Tuesday morning from the Forsyth Correctional Center in Winston-Salem due to a fire at a nearby plant.
In the meantime, they were housed at the Alexander Correctional Center in Taylorsville, around 60 miles away.
The return operation was completed without major incident today, Feb. 4.
After years of deaths, drug violations, and numerous calls to the Reidsville Police Department, this local community should soon see long-awaited changes. On Friday, Feb. 4, Rockingham County Superior Court Judge Stan Allen signed a consent judgment for a Chapter 19 nuisance abatement action against MH GILL’S LLC, Inam Gill and Israr Gill, the property owners of Gill’s Inn & Suites, 2100 Barnes Street, Reidsville.