Press Releases

Last week, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety hosted three Helping Enhance Autism Response Training (HEART) sessions for law enforcement and first responder agencies.

In response to the fatal shooting of five people in Raleigh on Thursday evening, and the subsequent apprehension of a juvenile suspect, Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Deputy Secretary William Lassiter issued the following statement:

En respuesta al tiroteo activo ocurrido esta tarde en Raleigh, el Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Carolina del Norte (NCDPS) ha puesto a disposición múltiples recursos estatales.

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety has made numerous state resources available in response to the active shooting incident in Raleigh this afternoon.

Residents of the Eastern Carolina Council of Governments region are encouraged to attend upcoming public workshops to provide input on strategies and projects that aim to build future community resilience.

Department of Public Safety employees around the state donated school supplies to North Carolina students as part of the Governor’s School Supply Drive. Secretary Eddie M. Buffaloe Jr. traveled to Randolph County and Asheboro City schools on Oct. 10 to donate supplies.  

The North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) has funded its largest affordable housing project to date, an 80-unit affordable multifamily apartment development in Fayetteville called McArthur Park II.

North Carolina is supporting the State of Florida after Hurricane Ian.

Residents of the Mid-East Commission region are encouraged to attend upcoming public workshops to provide input on strategies and projects that aim to build future community resilience.

Following an ALE investigation, a Warrenton bar’s ABC permits have been rejected after shootings, assaults, fights, property damage, disorderly conduct, and numerous calls for service.

As Ian’s winds and rains leave North Carolina and the work of cleanup and power restoration is underway, Governor Roy Cooper cautions residents to be safe during cleanup work, as four deaths have been reported related to the storm.

Governor Cooper is urging North Carolinians to be safe and cautious during heavy rainfall, possible flooding and power outages as Hurricane Ian bears down on the state.

The Secretary of the Department of Public Safety Eddie M. Buffaloe Jr. announced Melissa B. Earp as the department’s new chief financial officer. She begins her position on Oct. 3.