Press Releases

The Task Force for Safer Schools will meet on Wednesday, March 15, from 10 a.m.

El día de hoy, el gobernador Roy Cooper anunció la creación de una Admón. de Prevención de Violencia a nivel estatal, ubicada dentro del Depto. de Seguridad Pública de NC. Al coordinar esfuerzos de agencias estatales y al aliarse con líderes a nivel local, la nueva Administración se enfocará en la reducción de la violencia y en el uso indebido de armas de fuego en NC.
On Thursday, March 9, at approximately 1:47 a.m., the State Highway Patrol responded to a traffic collision involving a vehicle in a ditch on NC 73 near Lowell Road in Albemarle (Stanly County).  Upon arriving to the collision scene, the responding trooper observed the suspected driver involved in the collision to be in possession of a firearm in his waistband.  
March 5-11 is Severe Weather Preparedness Week and Governor Roy Cooper is urging North Carolinians to prepare and practice safety plans in case severe weather strikes.
Del 5 al 11 de marzo es la Semana de Preparación para Clima Severo y el gobernador Roy Cooper está instando a los habitantes de Carolina del Norte a preparar y practicar planes de seguridad en caso de que ocurra un clima severo.
N.C. Governor’s Crime Commission on Thursday released research by its Criminal Justice Analysis Center that provides new insight into domestic and family violence reported in the state of North Carolina. The report, “Justice Analysis Review: Identifying Domestic Violence in North Carolina,” provides a review of reported domestic violence that includes not only aggravated assault and homicide, but also offenses such as simple assault, kidnapping and intimidation.

The West Church Street community should soon see some changes after property owners in this community have cooperated with law enforcement to abate several nuisance properties.

Media Advisory: Governor’s Crime Commission will host its next quarterly meeting on Thursday, March 2, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 1201 Front St, Raleigh, NC 27609.
The N.C. Department of Public Safety’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) and the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) will host the inaugural North Carolina Resilient Communities Funding Forum on Feb. 28 in Greenville.
La Administración NCORR, del Depto. de Seguridad Pública de NC, así como la Div. de Manejo de Recursos Costeros de NC, del Depto. de Calidad Ambiental de NC, serán anfitriones del Foro de Fondos Económicos para Comunidades Resilientes de NC, a realizarse este 28 de febrero, en Greenville.