NC Sheriff’s Association

$100K reward offered in slaying of Wake deputy

August 17, 2022 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — A $100,000 reward is being offered in the case of a Wake County sheriff’s deputy found fatally shot along a dark stretch of road in rural southeastern Wake County last week. “Horrified” by […]

State retailers, law enforcement comment on ‘smash and grab’ crime wave

December 17, 2021 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — A wave of organized retail crime, often called “smash and grabs,” has North Carolina retailers and law enforcement on alert. A coalition of the retailers, along with law enforcement organizations, say the practice […]

Bill amended to repeal NC’s pistol permit purchase system

April 28, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A N.C. House bill, which originally sought to loosen pistol permits regulations by allowing North Carolina sheriffs to issue permits to residents of neighboring counties, has been altered to remove the pistol permit […]

NC Sheriff’s Association: Governor’s alcohol to-go order at odds with state statues

December 24, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A memo sent to members of the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association (NCSA) indicates that the governor’s recent executive order permitting “to-go” or carryout sales of alcoholic beverages is not in line with state […]

Roy Cooper - Coronavirus, COVID-19, schools

Legislative leaders, law enforcement, churches question Cooper on church limits

May 11, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper announced last week he would allow some additional freedoms to North Carolinians by way of a new executive order after outcry over language in the current order restricted church services. […]

NC Sheriffs Association asks Cooper to amend order to allow indoor worship

May 8, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — The N.C. Sheriffs Association passed a resolution today asking Gov. Roy Cooper to amend his executive order to allow indoor worship services. The resolution was the result of a unanimous vote of the […]

ICE cooperation bill backed by NC Sheriffs Association

June 19, 2019 By David Larson | North State Journal

RALEIGH — After the N.C. Sheriffs Association expressed concerns about a House bill passed in early April to require cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers, members of both chambers of the N.C. General Assembly […]