Press Releases

The North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement's District Office in Raleigh received numerous complaints from the public about illegal drug activity and alcohol violations occurring at Walnut Creek Amphitheater, an outlet in Raleigh that is licensed by the N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

North Carolina Air National Guard airmen and a C-130 aircraft based at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport here have been ordered to California at the request of federal authorities to support wildland forest fire fighting efforts there.

Two people face a September court date for illegally providing alcohol to a 19-year-old who is hospitalized in Pitt County with serious head injuries from crashing a vehicle, according to North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement.

The Department of Public Safety today during an open house offered community leaders and elected officials their first view of Cabarrus Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Concord.

Through an open house on Monday, Aug. 10, Department of Public Safety Secretary Frank L. Perry and W. David Guice, Commissioner of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, will introduce elected officials and community leaders to the Cabarrus Regional Juvenile Detention Center.

On Tuesday, August 4, Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina’s 5th District presented Trooper Brett Bush of Ashe County with the Purple Heart, a medal given to members of the military wounded or killed by enemy action or in action against the enemy.

Story by Sgt. Gina Russell

State Representatives Jamie Boles, Pat Hurley and Allen McNeill joined Department of Public Safety Secretary Frank Perry and other officials in a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 31 for a new public safety training center in Moore County.

Janet Bundy, a 19-year corrections veteran, has been named as the new superintendent at Carteret Correctional Center in Newport.

BADIN – Jack Clelland has been named as the new administrator at Albemarle Correctional Institution in Stanly County.