Press Releases
Governor Roy Cooper today announced that NC Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Todd Hunt will take command of the North Carolina National Guard's nearly 12,000 soldiers and airmen and over 1,700 full-time federal and state employees as the state's 41st Adjutant General.
“General Hunt has been a trusted member of the leadership team and critical to the Guard’s success, particularly during natural disasters,” said Governor Cooper. “I am confident that his reputation for preparation and swift response will mean the N.C. National Guard is always ready when called.”
The State of North Carolina and FEMA are announcing more than $4.1 million to the Craven County Board of Education for Hurricane Florence-related costs.
The funds, approved through FEMA’s Public Assistance program, reimburse cleaning mold from Craven County elementary, middle and high schools that flooded during Hurricane Florence. The mold removal eliminated health and safety threats so students, faculty and staff could return to school.
An offender was stabbed to death by another offender during an altercation at Alexander Correctional Institution on Wednesday night.
Offender Christopher Parker, 33, (0789551) was stabbed with a homemade weapon around 10 p.m. in a housing unit at the prison. He was transported by EMS to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:51 p.m.
The Highway Patrol continues to investigate a crash involving a state trooper who was hit by a vehicle on US 1 in Vance County. On Tuesday, October 22 at approximately 7:59 p.m., a 2012 Buick traveled off the roadway and struck the trooper from behind as he was conducting a traffic stop.
As a result of the crash, Trooper Craig I. Hundley, a 12-year veteran, assigned to Troop C, District 4 (Franklin County) was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.
After 19 months of meeting, listening, observing and studying the North Carolina prison system, the Prison Reform Advisory Board today presented its recommendations for improvements to Department of Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks.
The seven-person board drafted a report with 30 recommendations in areas such as safety and security, staffing, recruiting and retention and facility maintenance.
Some of the recommendations include:
On October 22, 2019 at approximately 7:59 pm a member of the State Highway Patrol was struck while conducting a traffic stop on US 1 in Vance County. The involved member was in the process of conducting a traffic stop on US 1 northbound near Sunrock Road when he was struck while outside of his patrol vehicle.
A nearby trooper responded to the scene and immediately provided medical aid to the injured member. The injured member was flown by helicopter to a nearby hospital and is in serious condition.
WHAT: N.C. Prison Reform Advisory Board Meeting
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, Oct. 23, 9-11 a.m.
WHERE: Governor’s Crime Commission, Room 100, 1201 Front St., Raleigh
ABOUT: Members of the Prison Reform Advisory Board – established by the Department of Public Safety to provide advice on best practices related to prison operations – will present the board’s recommendations report to DPS Secretary Erik A. Hooks.
What: The State Highway Patrol will hold a press event to kick off this year’s Operation Stop Arm school bus safety initiative. Representatives from the State Highway Patrol, the Department of Public Instruction and the Wake County Public School System will speak at this event.
When: Monday, October 21, 2019, at 10 a.m.
Where: Outside the Kerr Scott Building at the State Highway Patrol’s static display on the N.C. State Fairgrounds.
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named Ken Beaver as the new warden of the Piedmont Correctional Institution in Salisbury.
Beaver had been the warden at Alexander Correctional Institution in Taylorsville since 2017.