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Patrol

Tunnel to Towers: Firefighter’s Legacy Helps Fallen Cops’ Families

The foundation’s Fallen First Responder Home Program was started following the December 2014 murders of NYPD Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos. The two officers were sitting in their patrol car in Brooklyn when a gunman walked up and opened fire simply because they were wearing the uniform and badge.

May 3, 2022

Procedures & Policies

NC Department Focuses on Women in Policing, Recruiting

“The policing profession is historically male dominated. We have to acknowledge that, and we have to do everything in our power so that women feel welcomed from all walks of life and all cultures. Those are intentional conversations we had when we launched 30x30,” says Capt. Gene Lim, part of the CMPD recruiting division.

April 25, 2022

Patrol

4 North Carolina Highway Patrol Cars Burned Outside 7-Eleven While Troopers Inside

“They got in the trunk to get the fire extinguishers and thank goodness they extinguished the fire before the cars were totally destroyed.”

April 20, 2022

Special Units

NC Sheriff's K-9 Killed in Arrest of Robbery Suspect

On Sunday morning, Granville County deputies responded to a report of a fire in Antioch. Deputies determined the suspect could be hiding in the crawl space of a home and that he might still be armed.

April 12, 2022

Patrol

NC Officers Remove Owl from Home

The owl named "Steve" by the responding officers—Officer Hargett and Officer Eubanks—flew into the home through an open garage door.

March 30, 2022

Patrol

Off-Duty Charlotte Officer Delivers Baby

“Officer Brennan immediately sprang into action putting on gloves and instructed the mother-to-be to push,” police say.

March 29, 2022

Patrol

Union Angry That Suspect Charged with Shooting at Charlotte Officers Release on Bail

The suspect was jailed on six counts of assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer and one count each of possession of a firearm by a felon and resisting an officer, jail records show

March 25, 2022

Patrol

Vehicle Pursuit Crash Leaves NC Officer Trapped in Car in Chest Deep Water

Officer Austin Goulder was trapped inside the car for about two hours as crews worked to free him overnight into Tuesday morning.

March 23, 2022

Patrol

Raleigh Officer Charged with Selling Cocaine On Duty

Keven Rodriguez, 33, a field operations division officer with the Raleigh Police Department faces federal charges of distribution of a quantity of cocaine; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of, and using and carrying a firearm during, a drug trafficking crime.

February 25, 2022

Patrol

NC Deputy Shot During Traffic Stop

Deputy Dijon Whyms suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to the sheriff. Whyms is recovering after a successful surgery

February 21, 2022

Command

NC Sheriff's Agency Offers to Arrest "Your Ex" for Valentine's Day

Robeson County SO says the Valentine's weekend special "offers a set of limited-edition platinum bracelets, free face mask, free hand sanitizer, along with free transportation provided by a state-certified chauffeur..."

February 10, 2022

Patrol

TN Jail Escapees Confirmed Dead After NC Pursuit

The Onslow County (NC) Sheriff’s Office responded to an armed robbery at the Speedway Convenience store in Sneads Ferry around 4:30 am Saturday. The clerk at the store reported that two males entered the store and robbed the clerk at gunpoint. The suspects tied the clerk up and left after stealing money from the register and safe. The suspects then fled the scene in the clerk’s car.

February 9, 2022