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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2015

Video: Dash Cam Footage of Shooting Incident Released in Charlotte Officer's Manslaughter Trial

Officer Adam Neal, whose car captured the dash cam video, described what can't be seen on the video, saying that after the initial volley of shots, Jonathan Ferrell's upper body fell on Officer Kerrick's legs, the two men then fell into a ditch and continued to be engaged.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 23, 2015

Many N.C. Police Agencies Don't Drug Test Officers Involved in Shootings

In most cases, a North Carolina police officer, sheriff's deputy, or state trooper is more likely to face a drug test after wrecking a cruiser than after shooting someone.

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Articlesby David GriffithJuly 14, 2015

Streamlining the Chain of Evidence

CMPD crime scene techs say their work can be very physically demanding and officers often don't realize what is involved. "I don't know how many times I have shown up on a scene and the officers have said to me, 'It's just going to be pictures,'" says Crime Scene Supervisor Roy Patterson. "But it doesn't work like that."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 7, 2015

N.C. Reserve Deputy Fired, Charged for Shooting from His Yard at Car Fleeing from On-Duty Officers

Blackwell was following the chase on a police radio and fired the shot from a personally owned shotgun as the fleeing driver passed his house.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 25, 2015

Video: Footage of North Carolina Officer Dancing Goes Viral

The internet calls Lee "the dancing cop." Someone posted a video to Facebook showing him dancing with strangers during an event. Hickory Police and members of the Kappa League of Hickory hosted a community block party last Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 22, 2015

Man Who Shot North Carolina Deputy Dead After Standoff

The man who police say shot a Wilkes County, N.C., deputy Monday morning has died from injuries sustained during a standoff. He was taken into custody after a multiagency manhunt.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2015

Video: North Carolina Florist Helped Catch Charleston Church Killer

Later in the morning, Debbie Dills was on her way to work at a florist shop in Kings Mountain, North Carolina – about 250 miles north of Charleston -- when a car caught her eye.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2015

Video: Charleston Church Shooting Suspect Apprehended

Police on Thursday nabbed the 21-year-old man suspected of shooting nine people gathered for Bible study in a Charleston, S.C., church, nearly 14 hours later and 240 miles away after an all-night manhunt

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2015

Video: Police Expert Says Controversial North Carolina Shooting Captured in Leaked Video was Justified

A former police chief who teaches at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York thinks a Fayetteville, N.C., police officer acted appropriately when he shot and killed Nijza Lamar Hagans in January 2013.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 21, 2015

North Carolina Agency First in Nation to Wear Panasonic's New Body Cameras

The Fayetteville Police Department hopes to buy 350 body camera units for all of its patrol officers by Dec. 31.

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