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Governor Pat McCrory received a federal disaster declaration Tuesday night to help local governments in three more Western North Carolina counties r

Department of Public Safety Commissioner of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice W.

Secretary Frank L. Perry today announced two key appointments to the Department of Public Safety leadership team. Perry has named Ellis Boyle as Deputy Secretary and Gregory K. Baker as Commissioner of Law Enforcement, effective immediately.

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory accepted the Center for Safer Schools 2013 Report from Department of Public Safety Secretary Frank L. Perry today.

Nineteen students graduated from Juvenile Justice Basic Training during a ceremony held on Friday, June 28, at the N.C. Justice Academy in Salemburg.

Kenneth Lassiter has been named director of the state prison system’s Central Region Office effective June 1.  In his new

Secretary Kieran Shanahan has named James “J.R.” Gorham as Commissioner of Juvenile Justice, effective immediately.

 

Secretary Kieran J. Shanahan and leaders of the N.C. Department of Public Safety kick off a statewide school safety tour next week in eastern North Carolina, with community forums set for Edenton and Morehead City.

Today, during a press conference at Apex Middle School, Governor Pat McCrory announced the creation of the N.C. Center for Safer Schools, which will serve as the state’s primary point of contact on issues related to school safety.

The Soldiers and Airmen Assistance Fund (SAAF) today announced its new specialty license plate, titled, “In God We Trust,” is available for purchase through the

More than 150 U.S. law enforcement officers have been killed since 1999 after being struck by vehicles along America's highways, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.

The Department of Public Safety is pleased to announce the activation of VIPER site #199 on Chunky Gal Gap in Clay County.

The juvenile identified as first name, “James” last initial “N.” who escaped yesterday during a home visit in Hickory has been apprehended and returned to secure custody at the Division of Juvenile Justice's Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center in Concord.

When young people are called to the office of Alison Uhlenberg, her goal is that she never sees them there again.

Uhlenberg is a juvenile court counselor who makes lifechanging decisions about how the state will respond to young people who have broken the law.