Press Releases

Gates County Deputy Charged with 1st Degree Sexual Offense in Transporting Prisoner

Agents with the State Bureau of Investigation arrested a Gates County sheriff’s deputy on Friday, May 26, on sexual assault charges of a prisoner in his custody, and his case went before a Grand Jury in Hertford County this morning.

Strong Storms, Tornadoes Impact Piedmont Counties

Severe storms and tornadoes swept through North Carolina late Wednesday evening, damaging homes, toppling trees, closing roads and knocking out power to several Piedmont communities.

David Millis named superintendent at Hyde Correctional Institution

The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice has named David Millis as the new superintendent at Hyde Correctional Institution in Swan Quarter.

Operation Arrow nets 64 arrests in Guilford County

Local, state and federal law enforcement agencies joined forces this week in Guilford County for Operation Arrow, a four-day operation than ran May 8-11 to serve outstanding criminal warrants and conduct searches of high-risk felons on probation or parole supervision.
 

MEDIA ADVISORY: SHP Conducts Memorial Service to Honor Fallen Members

The State Highway Patrol will conduct a memorial service offering tribute to the 62 members who have fallen in the line of duty since 1929. Col.

Inmate Dies in Apparent Suicide

Inmate Dennis Dickerson (#0940575) died this morning at Pender Correctional Institution after an apparent suicide. Dickerson was found unresponsive in his cell at about 6:07 a.m. Prison medical staff and local paramedics responded and worked to resuscitate the inmate, but were unsuccessful.

MEDIA ADVISORY - Sgt. Meggan Callahan’s Funeral and Media Staging Area

Sgt. Meggan Callahan Funeral Service; Service begins at Noon, Thursday, May 4

North Carolina to Participate in Learning Lab to Fight Opioid Addiction

North Carolina is one of only eight states nationwide selected to participate in a learning lab to find better ways to fight opioid addiction among prison inmates, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.

Inmate Charged with Murder in Bertie Correctional Sergeant’s Death

On April 26, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Correctional Sgt. Meggan Lee Callahan, 29, responded to a trash can fire in a dormitory of Bertie Correctional Institution, Windsor. Sgt. Callahan got a fire extinguisher and attempted to put out the fire.

Department of Public Safety prepares to open youth development center in Kinston

The Department of Public Safety today during an open house offered community leaders and elected officials their first view of the renovated Lenoir Youth Development Center in Kinston.