Press Releases

Highway Patrol Reminds Motorists to Be Vigilant of Emergency Vehicles

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.

Department of Public Safety Announces Activation of Clay County VIPER Site

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

Juvenile Escapee Apprehended, Returned to Secure Custody

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.

Governor Perdue Declares State of Emergency for Eastern Counties

 

Juvenile Justice Intake Decision Critical Juncture for Delinquents

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.

Detention Center: Safe for Youths, Too

Stanley Melvin, director of the Pitt Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Greenville, found a valuable mentor in his Goldsboro High school basketball coach in the early 1970s. The late Coach Norvell Lee helped Melvin learn that he has a heart for kids.

N.C. Air National Guard Announces C-130 Crash Victims

Four airmen died and two others were seriously injured when a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped C-130 belonging to the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, based here, crashed Sunday evening while fighting a woodland

Staff psychologist: ‘Fixing' broken youths

Dawn Thomas remembers why she is a psychologist, now working at the Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center in Concord.

Gov. Perdue Announces $21.4 Million in Grants to Prevent, Reduce Crime Funding Targets Gangs, Delinquency and Helps Victims

 

El Gobernador McCrory recibe Informe, insta a los residentes a tomar precauciones para la tormenta