Press Releases
The Criminal Justice Analysis Center today presented new statewide findings on mass violence to members of the Governor’s Crime Commission.
Reported crime in North Carolina declined across all major categories during the first six months of 2026, according to a Criminal Justice Analysis Center crime‑trends report presented to the Governor’s Crime Commission today.
Following a prolonged period of criminal activity at a motel in Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Police Department (JPD) requested assistance from the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division (ALE) in March 2026 to pursue a civil nuisance abatement action at the Budget Inn located at 1613 North
The North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division (ALE) and the Raleigh Police Department (RPD) are highlighting the results of a joint investigation into illegal activity occurring at the GoRaleigh Station and Moore Square in downtown Raleigh, resulting in 35 individuals facing more than 130 felo
After receiving several complaints from the community about illegal activities occurring at a Winston-Salem business, the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division (ALE) launched an investigation into Maximum Private Lounge, located at 3301N Liberty Street in Winston-Salem. The investigation r
Following an investigation by the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division (ALE), The 601 Bar’s ABC permits have been summarily suspended by the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (ABC Commission) after multiple acts of violence, most recently a fatal shooting in the earl
Over the weekend, the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division (ALE) conducted an enforcement operation in and around Durham to address criminal activity associated with ABC-licensed establishments and illegal alcohol outlets.
The North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division (ALE), North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) and the Nash County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) completed a mobile enforcement operation in Nash County last weekend to target controlled substance violations, ABC law violations, DWI violations and cr