Press Releases

Over the past several weeks, North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) conducted a targeted investigation into criminal activity involving the possession and sale of fentanyl and cocaine in the parking lots of convenience stores in Raleigh.

On August 5, 2025, Governor Josh Stein declared Tropical Storm Chantal a Type I State Disaster, which allows North Carolina to activate state-funded individual assistance grants for people affected by the storm. The Governor also urged President Trump and Acting FEMA Regional Administrator Robert As

State and local law enforcement officials have apprehended a juvenile who on June 25 escaped from Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention custody.

On August 5, Public Safety Secretary Eddie M. Buffaloe Jr. delivered school supply donations to Riverview Elementary School located in Murfreesboro.

Public comment period opens for a draft amendment to the Hurricane Florence CDBG-DR funding action plan.

On Sunday, July 6, 2025, a shooting involving an employee providing security services occurred at the 11 Eleven Lounge and Bar located at 111 West Thompson Street, Fairmont, North Carolina.

After prolonged and continuous criminal violations, acts of violence, and community complaints at the Pinewood Apartments, Dunn Police Chief Cary Jackson solicited assistance from the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division regarding an investigation into ongoing criminal activity.