Press Releases

The Department of Public Safety requested the State Bureau of Investigation to conduct an investigation into a shooting involving a probation officer who was conducting an official home visit in Middlesex just before 9 p.m. Thursday.

Two new cameras recently added to Civil Air Patrol aircraft in North Carolina are providing a significant improvement to the state’s aerial search capability.

The State of North Carolina and FEMA are announcing more than $54.9 million to reimburse expenses to restore hurricane- and tropical storm-related beach damage. 

The Governor's Crime Commission will meet Thursday December 5 at 9 a.m. at the commission offices at 1201 Front Street in Raleigh.

Governor Roy Cooper has declared Dec. 1 - 7 as Winter Weather Preparedness Week and is encouraging North Carolinians to plan and prepare now, before potentially dangerous winter weather arrives. 

The State Highway Patrol will be on the roadways this holiday season looking to stop dangerous driving before potentially life changing collisions take place.  The SHP joins roadway users across North Carolina in hopes of a safe and happy time for giving thanks with family and friends.

FEMA and the state of North Carolina are announcing nearly $1.3 million to reimburse Brunswick County for public safety activities following Hurricane Florence. 

Offender Joshua A. Biby (#0636287) died this morning at Neuse Correctional Institution in an apparent suicide.

The Department of Public Safety honored its most dedicated and outstanding employees on Nov. 19 during the department’s annual Badge of Excellence Awards Ceremony.

Escaped inmate Robert Terrell (#0579121) was arrested at about 2:20 a.m. Tuesday by Durham Police, assisted by correctional officers from the NC Department of Public Safety.