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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 3, 2009

N.C. Officer Recovers from Near Fatal Wounds Suffered in July

The Durham police rookie's injuries were so severe that his father packed his black suit for the trip from New York City.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 16, 2009

Charlotte Officer was Traveling 90-Plus Before Accident, Police Say

A police officer was traveling 93 miles per hour before crashing while responding to a call in SouthPark earlier this week, a report just released from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 14, 2009

Charlotte Officer Critically Injured in Patrol Car Accident

Officer Joe Willinsky, who has been on the police force for about 13 months and works in the Providence Division, is in critical condition at Carolinas Medical Center, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Officer Robert Fey, a spokesman for the department.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 13, 2009

North Carolina Officer Dies Five Days After Shooting

Sgt. Mickey Hutchens, the Winston-Salem, N.C., police officer who was shot last Wednesday answering a call about a domestic disturbance at a fast-food restaurant, died last night at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2009

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Get High Marks in New Poll

Most Charlotteans are happy with the way Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are doing their job, according to a new poll from Elon University released Tuesday. Nearly 85 percent of respondents said they were satisfied or very satisfied with the police department's performance overall, compared to only 11 percent who were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 18, 2009

Durham Police Officer Paid $60K in Overtime

Durham, N.C., city auditors are looking into why a desk officer in the Durham Police Department received $59,454 in overtime pay over the preceding 12 months.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2009

North Carolina Officer's Heroism Saluted

The light that Raleigh Police Sgt. Brian Allen saw underneath the overturned car Aug. 2 in the woods along Smithfield Road in Clayton was fire.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 25, 2009

Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD to Hire 125 Officers

Charlotte City Council members voted Monday night for City Manager Curt Walton's plan to hire 125 additional police officers. Fifty will be hired with $8.5 million in federal stimulus dollars, and will start in September.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 25, 2009

N.C. Deputy Wounded, Suspect Arrested

A man is in custody this morning after a manhunt in Statesville, N.C., which left a sheriff's deputy wounded and the opening of two schools delayed.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 21, 2009

Aunt Argues Charlotte Cop Killing Suspect Mentally Unfit for Trial

The picture of a disturbed and occasionally violent Demeatrius Antonio Montgomery emerged during a hearing to determine whether he is mentally competent to stand trial in the 2007 shooting deaths of Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers Sean Clark and Jeff Shelton.

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