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2 North Carolina Deputies Killed in Hurricane Flooding

Deputy Jim Lau was in a truck before it went underwater on Friday around 11:30 a.m. His body was found Saturday in the Swannanoa River.

September 30, 2024

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North Carolina Trooper Saves Baby Who Stopped Breathing

On Saturday afternoon, Trooper Hunter Eagle was on patrol in the area when a call came in for an infant who wasn’t breathing.

July 30, 2024

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Off-Duty North Carolina Deputy Rescues Driver from Sinking SUV

Corporal Clark waded into the water and was aided by a civilian in breaking a window on the vehicle. The deputy then dove into the water and pushed the driver to the surface, the sheriff’s office said.

July 23, 2024

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Video: Charlotte Officer Shoots Suspect Turning Toward Him With Gun

Arriving on scene officers exited their patrol vehicles and observed what appeared to be a drug transaction between the armed subject, Timothy Deangelo Moore, 33, and another individual in the parking lot, police said.

June 26, 2024

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North Carolina Police Widow Fights for Duty Death Benefits from City

On his death certificate, COVID-19 is listed as an underlying cause. She believes he caught it from a colleague who also tested positive while the two of them were working at the Carolina Classic Fair.

June 6, 2024

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University of North Carolina Reallocates Money from DEI to Public Safety

The unanimous decision by the trustees will reallocate $2.3 million that the university spends on DEI programs toward police and public safety measures as part of its annual budget approval process.

May 29, 2024

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North Carolina Deputies Pull Alligator Off Highway

The sheriff’s department reports on Facebook that Deputies Branch, Sutton and Nichter responded to the base of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge on U.S. 17S “after receiving multiple calls about [a large alligator] hanging out in the roadway.

May 17, 2024

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Radio Timeline Released of Charlotte Shootout That Killed 4 Officers

Two hours of police dispatches describe when the shootout in east Charlotte started, how officers responded, their frantic calls to close miles of roads to rush the wounded to local hospitals and a surprise about who was in the house.

May 14, 2024

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All Officers Wounded, Injured in Charlotte Shootout Now Recovering at Home

Charlotte-Mecklenburg officers Christopher Tolley, Michael Giglio, Jack Blowers, and Justin Campbell suffered injuries after responding to a house, where four law-enforcement officers were fatally shot while trying to arrest Terry Clark Hughes, Jr.

May 7, 2024

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12-Year-Old Writes Moving Tribute to his Dad, an Officer Slain in Charlotte Shooting

Officer William “Alden” Elliott, 46, was a 14-year veteran of the Department of Adult Correction. He was one of three members of a U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force killed Monday while serving a warrant in east Charlotte.

May 2, 2024

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Seriously Wounded North Carolina Fugitive Task Force Officer Expected to Recover

The task force officer was shot in the upper torso. He was transported by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to a Level 1 trauma center in Charlotte, where he underwent surgery.

May 1, 2024

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Biden Plans to Meet with Slain North Carolina Officers’ Families

The president is expected to meet with the families of the slain law enforcement officers in Charlotte on Thursday.

May 1, 2024