Press Releases

RALEIGH -- Department of Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks has named Caroline Valand as Deputy Secretary for Partnership Engagement.

The Juvenile Jurisdiction Advisory Committee (JJAC) will meet via Webex on Friday, April 23.

Offender Jon F. Coffey (#0703029) died April 22, 2021 at Pamlico Correctional Institution after an apparent suicide.

He was found unresponsive in a cell at 12:59 p.m.

Secretary Erik A. Hooks has announced the promotion of Jane Ammons Gilchrist to Chief of Staff for the department. In this position, Chief Gilchrist will be taking on an expanded role in helping Secretary Hooks lead the department.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $2,972,456 to help the Town of Duck renourish its beaches and replace dune plants destroyed by Hurricane Dorian in 2019. 

La Administración para la Recuperación y Resiliencia de Carolina del Norte (NCORR), una división del Departamento de Seguridad Pública de NC (NCDPS), ha nombrado a la Dra. Amanda Martin como oficial estatal en jefe de resiliencia.

The N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR), a division of the N.C. Department of Public Safety, has named Dr. Amanda Martin as the state chief resilience officer.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $6,133,495 to reimburse Ruth’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church for floodwater damage to the main sanctuary and an education building after Hurricane Florence in September 2018. 

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $7,961,076 to reimburse the North Carolina Department of Transportation for road and bridge repairs in Harnett, Robeson and Stanly counties after Hurricane Florence in 2018.

A Charlotte bar is without ABC permits following repeated incidents of violence which included assaults on law enforcement.

Following multiple fights and a recent stabbing, a Greensboro restaurant is without ABC permits.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $3,239,775 to reimburse the City of Wilmington for debris removal costs from Hurricane Isaías last year. 

The State of North Carolina and FEMA have approved $1,459,270 to reimburse New Hanover County for debris removal costs from Hurricane Isaías last year. 

RALEIGH -- Gov. Roy Cooper has proclaimed April 18-24 as Crime Victims’ Rights Week in North Carolina.

Public Safety Secretary Erik A. Hooks today announced the planned retirement of Michael A. Sprayberry, executive director of the N.C. Division of Emergency Management (NCEM) and the N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR).