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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2013

New N.C. Highway Patrol Commander Named

North Carolina Department of Public Safety Secretary Kieran Shanahan has named Lt. Col. Gary Bell as acting commander of the North Carolina Highway Patrol.

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Videosby Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2012

N.C. Trooper Kicks K-9 Partner

A court has ruled that former North Carolina Highway Patrolman Charles Jones should get his job back. Trooper Jones was fired, after cell-phone video showed him kicking his K-9 partner.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2012

Video: Court Rules N.C. Trooper who Kicked K-9 Should Get Job Back

A widely distributed video of a North Carolina Highway Patrol trooper kicking his narcotics-sniffing dog brought an outpouring of sympathy for the Belgian Malinois that stumbled to the ground in the incident.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2011

Budget Cuts Force N.C. Highway Patrol to Suspend Academy

The North Carolina Highway Patrol has suspended its training academy as budget cuts force a hiring freeze.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2011

N.C. Man Urinated on Highway Patrol Cruiser

A Wilson man is expected in court in May on charges he urinated on a North Carolina Highway Patrol car parked in front of a county magistrate's office.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 24, 2009

N.C. Trooper Says Agency Dismissed Him For Losing Hat

Officer Thomas Wetherington, 22, says he was treated unfairly when the North Carolina Highway Patrol dismissed him in August over a lost hat.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2008

North Carolina Trooper Dies After His Car Slides into Garbage Truck

North Carolina State Highway Patrol Trooper Andrew Stocks was on his way to help those involved in a car accident near Wake Technical Community College on Tuesday when he slid into the path of a garbage truck.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2008

N.C. State Trooper Shot to Death Near Canton

A North Carolina state Highway Patrol trooper was shot and killed Tuesday night during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 near here, authorities said. Lt. Everett Clendenin, public information officer for the patrol, said in a news release that the trooper had stopped a vehicle in the eastbound lanes of I-40 near exit 31 at around 10:20 p.m.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 1, 2008

N.C. Trooper Saves Life of Female Motorist

North Carolina State Highway Patrol Trooper J.L. Thorpe is being credited with saving the life of a female motorist following a single-car accident.

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Inside the Badge by Dean ScovilleSeptember 12, 2007

Your Database Is As Good as the Information Put Into It

When Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Carlos Borland pulled over a Chevrolet Blazer on I-80 in response to a call that originated from a nearby truck stop, he did so without the knowledge that the vehicle's driver was an escapee from a North Carolina prison and that he had allegedly murdered two people the previous week. The Blazer was itself reported stolen and bearing license plates stolen from yet another vehicle.

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