Law Enforcement /tags/law-enforcement Law Enforcement en-US Copyright Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:13:22 GMT Durham County commissioners vote yes on $16.5 million for new Sheriff’s training facility /news/2025-01-13/durham-county-funding-sheriffs-training-facility The Durham County Board of Commissioners passed a vote to appropriate $16.5 million in funding for a new training complex for the Durham Sheriff’s Office. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:13:22 GMT /news/2025-01-13/durham-county-funding-sheriffs-training-facility Aaron Sánchez-Guerra An Army officer will not face charges in the killing of a Moore County utility worker /news/2024-08-13/killing-ramzan-daraev-moore-county-utility-worker-army Moore County officials cited the North Carolina "Castle Doctrine" in the death of Ramzan Daraev. The law allows residents to use deadly force against intruders on their property. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:44:53 GMT /news/2024-08-13/killing-ramzan-daraev-moore-county-utility-worker-army Jay Price Sheriff's office: Man killed during struggle with deputy outside North Carolina hospital /news/2024-06-10/man-killed-during-sheriff-deputy-clayton-hospital Authorities in North Carolina say a man was shot and killed after a confrontation with a sheriff's deputy outside of a hospital. ¹ÏÉñapp outlets report that the shooting happened early Monday in a parking lot of UNC Health Johnston in Clayton. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 20:07:22 GMT /news/2024-06-10/man-killed-during-sheriff-deputy-clayton-hospital Associated Press ‘We bought it at a smoke shop’: Police video of violent arrest shows confusion over legal THC /2023-12-12/body-camera-videos-of-violent-marijuana-arrest-show-confusion-over-legal-hemp-based-thc-products Charlotte-Mecklenburg police on Tuesday released over 30 videos of the arrest last month of two people who claimed they were smoking THC-A, a legal, hemp-derived product with intoxicating effects similar to cannabis. All charges were dropped. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 17:20:38 GMT /2023-12-12/body-camera-videos-of-violent-marijuana-arrest-show-confusion-over-legal-hemp-based-thc-products Steve Harrison, Ely Portillo Cursed at. Shoved. Punched. Bitten. Violence against doctors and nurses is rising. A new N.C. law aims to help protect them. /health/2023-11-06/violence-against-doctors-nurses-hospital-workers-rising-new-nc-law-aims-protect The new law was passed in the waning hours of the legislative session, but advocates worry it may go too far and hurt mental health patients. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 20:40:25 GMT /health/2023-11-06/violence-against-doctors-nurses-hospital-workers-rising-new-nc-law-aims-protect Michelle Crouch | North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp, The Charlotte Ledger Not your parents’ pot: NC legislators and law enforcement agencies attempt to get delta-8 THC out of the hands of children /health/2023-08-03/not-your-parents-pot-nc-legislators-and-law-enforcement-agencies-attempt-to-get-delta-8-thc-out-of-the-hands-of-children Many manufacturers and distributors have been using loopholes to sell products that are far more potent than state and federal law intended. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:58:13 GMT /health/2023-08-03/not-your-parents-pot-nc-legislators-and-law-enforcement-agencies-attempt-to-get-delta-8-thc-out-of-the-hands-of-children Lucas Thomas/NC Health ¹ÏÉñapp How the Durham County Sheriff — like other law enforcement — is trying to fill more than 100 open positions /news/2023-04-18/durham-county-sheriff-law-enforcement-100-open-positions In Durham County, the sheriff’s office has 125 open positions. About 100 of them are at the county jail. ¹ÏÉñapp's Will Michaels spoke with Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead about why the vacancies persist. Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:05:09 GMT /news/2023-04-18/durham-county-sheriff-law-enforcement-100-open-positions Will Michaels NC DPS plans more trainings to help first responders better serve people who have autism /news/2022-10-21/nc-dps-plans-more-trainings-to-help-first-responders-interact-better-with-people-who-have-autism The autism awareness training for emergency responders is part of a statewide effort. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 21:21:09 GMT /news/2022-10-21/nc-dps-plans-more-trainings-to-help-first-responders-interact-better-with-people-who-have-autism Sharryse Piggott North Carolina Man Surrenders After Claiming To Have Bomb Near US Capitol /news/2021-08-20/north-carolina-man-surrenders-claiming-bomb-us-capitol Police say they did not find a bomb in the vehicle but possible bomb-making materials were collected from it. Authorities are trying to learn what led the man, identified by law enforcement officials as 49-year-old Floyd Ray Roseberry of North Carolina, to drive onto the sidewalk outside the Library of Congress and make bomb threats to officers. Fri, 20 Aug 2021 11:36:58 GMT /news/2021-08-20/north-carolina-man-surrenders-claiming-bomb-us-capitol Associated Press Raleigh PD Selects Charlotte Police Leader As City's New Chief /news/2021-06-18/raleigh-police-charlotte-leader-new-chief-estella-patterson Estella Patterson will take over at the Raleigh Police Department on August 1. She has been with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department for 25 years and is currently a deputy chief there. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 11:28:16 GMT /news/2021-06-18/raleigh-police-charlotte-leader-new-chief-estella-patterson Naomi P. Brown, Mitchell Northam