Raleigh Police Department /tags/raleigh-police-department Raleigh Police Department en-US Copyright Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:51:01 GMT North Carolina has ended its backlog of thousands of untested rape kits, AG Josh Stein says /news/2024-04-09/north-carolina-ended-backlog-thousands-untested-rape-kits-ag-josh-stein A statewide inventory conducted in 2019 shows there were more than 16,000 untested sexual assault kits that were backlogged. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:51:01 GMT /news/2024-04-09/north-carolina-ended-backlog-thousands-untested-rape-kits-ag-josh-stein Sharryse Piggott Law enforcement agencies across the Triangle work to prevent illegal use of ATV and dirt bike /news/2023-09-06/law-enforcement-agencies-across-the-triangle-work-to-prevent-illegal-use-of-atv-and-dirt-bike Operation Dismount is a task force put together to identify people illegally operating ATVs and dirt bikes that pose a threat to pedestrians and other motorists on streets and highways. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 00:37:40 GMT /news/2023-09-06/law-enforcement-agencies-across-the-triangle-work-to-prevent-illegal-use-of-atv-and-dirt-bike Sharryse Piggott Wake County Public Libraries is one of several entities across the state now recognizing Community IDs /news/2023-02-20/wake-county-public-libraries-is-one-of-several-entities-across-the-state-now-recognizing-community-ids Local agencies and organizations are accepting “Community Action IDs” as an alternative to government-issued IDs. Mon, 20 Feb 2023 20:55:51 GMT /news/2023-02-20/wake-county-public-libraries-is-one-of-several-entities-across-the-state-now-recognizing-community-ids Sharryse Piggott 'She was loving and happy': Relatives, public officials remember shooting victims /news/2022-10-23/she-was-loving-and-happy-residents-public-officials-remember-shooting-victims The fiancé of Mary Marshall, one of the victims of the Oct. 13 mass shooting in Raleigh's Hedingham neighborhood, spoke at a memorial in downtown Raleigh Sunday afternoon. Local and state officials also called for an end to gun violence. Mon, 24 Oct 2022 01:09:00 GMT /news/2022-10-23/she-was-loving-and-happy-residents-public-officials-remember-shooting-victims Celeste Gracia Wife recalls trying to save officer killed in mass shooting /news/2022-10-22/wife-recalls-trying-to-save-officer-killed-in-mass-shooting The first public funerals for victims of a mass shooting in Raleigh were held over the weekend. The wife of one of the victims, an off-duty police officer, recalled how she tried to save him after he was shot. Sun, 23 Oct 2022 01:19:38 GMT /news/2022-10-22/wife-recalls-trying-to-save-officer-killed-in-mass-shooting Liz Schlemmer, Associated Press Police identify 5 people killed; 15-year-old suspect in custody, critical condition: Raleigh shooting live updates /live-updates/raleigh-north-carolina-shooting-hedingham-greenway-neuse-river Follow live updates from app staff on the shooting in northeastern Raleigh that left at least five people dead, including a Raleigh police officer. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 02:11:17 GMT /live-updates/raleigh-north-carolina-shooting-hedingham-greenway-neuse-river Activists want Raleigh police officer fired because of May 7 shooting that killed a man /news/2022-06-10/activists-want-raleigh-police-officer-fired-because-of-may-7-shooting-that-killed-a-man They said Master Officer P.W. Coates should have de-escalated the situation that involved "someone having a mental health crisis." Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:13:19 GMT /news/2022-06-10/activists-want-raleigh-police-officer-fired-because-of-may-7-shooting-that-killed-a-man Jason deBruyn Raleigh police officers and firefighters demand higher pay /2022-04-19/raleigh-police-officers-and-firefighters-demand-higher-pay The Police Department currently has 168 vacancies, or about 20% of the force, according to Matthew Cooper, president of the Raleigh Police Protective Association. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 21:13:02 GMT /2022-04-19/raleigh-police-officers-and-firefighters-demand-higher-pay Jason deBruyn Report: Raleigh officer fired 5 shots at man after I-440 crash /news/2022-01-19/report-raleigh-officer-fired-shots-440-crash-daniel-turcios Raleigh police officer A.A. Smith fired two shots at Daniel Turcios, then about five seconds later, fired another three shots. That's according to a report from the Raleigh police department that was released by the city Wednesday. Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:38:16 GMT /news/2022-01-19/report-raleigh-officer-fired-shots-440-crash-daniel-turcios Jason deBruyn 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