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A grand jury indicted Officer Phillip Barker last month on charges of felony involuntary manslaughter in James Michael Short’s death.
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The board split 4-4 on whether Chief Putney was wrong to conclude that Officer Brentley Vinson followed all department policies and procedures in last year’s shooting of Keith Lamont Scott.
Read More →"The tractor, which has been confirmed as stolen and belonging to Meadow Farms Incorporated, then rammed the patrol car three times almost rolling the car over. Fearing that the nearly 7,000-pound machine could roll over his car and kill him, the deputy fired at the driver."
Read More →One female officer was taken to the hospital after being shot in the leg but is expected to be OK. Her name has not yet been released.
Read More →A Morehead (N.C.) Police officer has been placed in a medically induced coma after one of his fellow officers accidentally shot him during a training exercise. Officer Garrett Hardin, 23, was shot in the chest during a Wednesday training exercise.
Read More →The Boiling Springs Lakes (N.C.) Police chief was fired Tuesday, after an investigation found that he had ordered one of his officers to drive his son to work.
Read More →Sgt. Ronald Waller, a 20-year-veteran of the sheriff's office, was serving an eviction notice at an apartment complex when he was shot twice in the hip.
Read More →Police say several shots were fired between the subject and Mount Holly police officers, as well as a Gaston County police officer who also responded to the call.
Read More →Concord officials identified the fatally shot officer as Jason Shuping, 25, who had been with the department since 2019. The wounded officer was identified as Kaleb Robinson, 23. He suffered minor injuries, officials said.
Read More →Police Chief Dan House told WWAY that the cameras will help the department better review complaints against officers and help deescalate situations.
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