Press Releases
Officials with the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice have promoted Bill Woolard to Assistant Division Administrator in Judicial Division 1, effective Aug. 2, 2021.
In his new position, Woolard will oversee Community Corrections operations in the 1st Judicial Division, which covers 32 counties in the eastern and coastal portions of the state.
State correctional and local law enforcement officers are seeking Foothills Correctional Institution minimum custody offender John Curtis Anderson (#1338690), who escaped from the Morganton prison this morning by climbing a fence at the minimum custody portion of the facility and running away.
He was last seen wearing green pants and either a grey or white tee-shirt around 10:15 a.m. at the prison, where he was serving a sentence of two years and 10 months for identify theft and fraud. He may have jumped into a waiting vehicle of unknown description.
On Monday, August 9th, 2021, Superior Court Judge Jason Disbrow signed a judgment in reference to a Chapter 19 Nuisance Abatement action involving a convenience store, operating as “Minit Shop,” located at 207 Middle Street, Maxton, North Carolina.
Chapter 19 of the N.C. General Statutes defines a public nuisance, and allows for a civil remedy to abate such nuisance activities.
The Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice is actively seeking an offender serving a portion of his active sentence outside of prison who has absconded from his residential location in Cabarrus County. The offender was participating in the Extending the Limits of Confinement (ELC) initiative.
Robert Arnette (#0909867) is a 39-year-old white male who stands 6-feet, 4-inches tall and weighs 230 pounds. He has blond hair and blue eyes.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new residential eviction moratorium that will offer protection from eviction for most renters in North Carolina. The moratorium, which will remain in effect through Oct. 3, 2021, applies in U.S.
Gov. Roy Cooper and his public safety team convened state leaders in education, public safety, public health and criminal justice today in Greensboro to learn about North Carolina's new five-year strategic plan for creating safer schools. The State Action Plan on School Safety, developed during the last two years, builds off preexisting school safety studies by the Governor’s Crime Commission, the Center for Safer Schools, the U.S. Secret Service and information gained through public forums and meetings with stakeholders.
Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that Casandra Skinner Hoekstra will serve as Interim Secretary for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS).
“Casandra is a talented leader who has dedicated her career to keeping the people of North Carolina safe,” Governor Cooper said. “Her legal background and experience within the Department of Public Safety have prepared her to serve in this role, and I’m grateful she agreed to step up.”
The Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions (HOPE) Program has announced program changes to accept referrals of tenants from landlords and increase financial awards to North Carolina households that apply for pandemic-related rent and utility assistance. The new guidelines aim to help even more renters get back on their feet while also assisting landlords that have lost income due to the economic impacts of COVID-19.
A collaborative discussion on the state’s school safety initiatives will take place in Greensboro next week, sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Center for Safer Schools.
An offender participating in Extending the Limits of Confinement (ELC) who absconded from his approved residence in Avery County last month has been apprehended.
Oscar Cook (#0085998) was serving active sentences for Habitual Felon, Larceny over $1,000 and Possession with the Intent to Sell Schedule II Controlled Substance. He had a projected release date of July 2, 2021. He now faces escape charges.