Press Releases

In anticipation of a forecast of cold weather, Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order today to help maintain supply of home heating fuels like propane across North Carolina.

As part of the Department of Public Safety’s continuing efforts to make prisons safer, revisions have been made to the Offender Disciplinary Procedures. These changes, which take effect Jan.

NC Department of Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks today announced Kimberly D. Grande as the new executive director of the Inmate Grievance Resolution Board.  Grande, a seasoned jurist who has practiced law for more than a decade, will assume the position on January 8.

It may be too late for a white Christmas, but Governor Cooper is encouraging North Carolina residents and visitors to keep an eye on the forecast due to the possibility of frozen precipitation and be careful when traveling this holiday season.

Judge Reuben Young will serve in an interim capacity as the Chief Deputy Secretary of the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice (ACJJ), Secretary Erik A. Hooks announced today. Judge Young will fill the position within the Department of Public Safety formerly held by David Guice.

As the Christmas and New Year’s Holiday season approaches, the State Highway Patrol is encouraging motorists to keep safety in mind while traveling to their various destinations. As the number of vehicles increase on the state’s roadways, so does the potential for vehicle collisions.

Today, Governor Cooper announced that residents of Cumberland, Edgecombe, Robeson and Wayne counties can now call 2-1-1 to schedule an appointment at a Hurricane Matthew Housing Application Center.

The State Highway Patrol’s aviation unit assisted with the search of a missing Surry County man on Wednesday, December 13.  Local authorities had issued a Silver Alert for Robert Eugene Abeyta, 73, of Pinnacle, NC who had walked away from his residence around 10 a.m. 

What: Crime Victims Compensation Quarterly Commission Meeting

When: Wednesday, Dec. 13, 10 a.m.

Where: Victim Compensation Conference Room, Ground Floor, G-24D of the Archdale Building, 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh

Inmate Gerard Altman (#1131252) died Monday at Lumberton Correctional Institution after an apparent suicide. He was found unresponsive in the inmate dormitory at about 3:38 a.m.