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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 14, 2022

Off-Duty Raleigh Officer, 4 Other People Killed in Active Shooter Attack

Officer Gabriel Torres, 29, was on his way to work when he was killed, Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson said.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 11, 2022

North Carolina SRO Dies After Medical Event

Deputy Marty Joe Lewis served with the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office for 20 years and was working as a school resource officer at Scotts Elementary School in Statesville at the time of his death.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2022

NC Deputy is NLEOMF August Officer of the Month

As the officer approached the stopped vehicle, the driver immediately began firing numerous shots at Whyms, hitting him twice in his lower body and three times in his upper body.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2022

Police in NC Tourist Town Coping with 34% Increase in Violent Crime

Chief David Zack says his department is down more than 100 sworn officers since May 2020, and that they are struggling to maintain visibility while "operating at almost 42% down every single day."

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2022

NC Police Justified in Fatally Shooting Man Threatening Officers with Spear

Police said the man threw a trash can at officers and made a lunging movement toward them with a spear that was interpreted as an imminent threat.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2022

NC Police Horse Hit by Drunk Driver for Second Time

“We were just patrolling downtown Wilmington as we usually do on a Friday night,” said Wilmington Police Department Mounted Unit Aaron Mininger, who has been riding Elton for the past five years, in a video statement.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2022

NC Deputy Found Murdered Along Rural Road

Baker says the deputy must not have considered whoever he encountered as a threat because he left his canine partner, Sasa, inside his patrol vehicle and he did not call for backup officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2022

NC Sheriff Equips SROs with Rifles

"The reason we put the breaching tools in the safes is that in the event we have someone barricaded in a door, we won't have to wait on the fire department to get there," Sheriff Harwood said.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2022

NC Deputy Dies 1 Day After Being Shot Serving Papers

Sergeant Matthew Fishman was in critical condition Monday evening with his family by his side in the hospital. Gov. Roy Cooper announced his death during the Tuesday Council of State meeting.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 28, 2022

Charlotte Officers Working with Nonprofit to Close Cold Cases

The department is working with the North Carolina Unidentified Project, a group that helps departments pay for the advanced forensic technology needed to identify victims.

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