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October 2009

ALE AND FAYETTEVILLE POLICE RAID UNLICENSED SPORTS BAR (10/30)      Arrest Made, Cocaine and Alcohol Seized

GOV. PERDUE SIGNS EMERGENCY DECLARATION TO SEEK FEDERAL FUNDS TO REPAIR INTERSTATE (10/28)      Governor Toured Haywood County Landslide Today

Highway Patrol to Conduct “Operation Stop Arm” to Promote School Bus Safety (10/19)      Public Instruction Partnering with the Patrol in an Effort to Reduce Stop Arm Violations

Media Advisory:   Operation Stop Arm (10/16)

Joint ALE and Sheriff’s Department Drug Investigation Yields 9 Arrests in Tyrrell County (10/13)

ALE AGENTS ARREST WILKESBORO MAN FOR MOONSHINE (10/09)      Seizure is One of the Largest in Western N.C.

HIGHWAY PATROL ANNOUNCES OPERATION DRIVE TO LIVE 2009 (10/08)      Texting While Driving Initiative Aims to Reduce Teenage Related Traffic Collisions

Media Advisory:   Dangers of Texting While Driving Initiative-Drive to Live 2009 (10/07)

GOVERNOR’S CRIME COMMISSION ANNOUNCES GRANT AVAILABILITY (10/02)      Workshops to be Held in Pitt, Lee and Catawba Counties

September 2009

STATE HIGHWAY PATROL EMPLOYEES RECEIVE DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS - Troop E (9/29)

STATE HIGHWAY PATROL EMPLOYEES RECEIVE DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS (9/29)

Operation Road Watch (9/22)      North Carolina State Highway Patrol’s Crackdown on Commercial Motor Vehicle Violations

Media Advisory:   Highway Patrol to Conduct Operation Road Watch in Johnston County (9/21)

STATE HIGHWAY PATROL EMPLOYEES RECEIVE DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS (9/17)

State Troopers to Receive Departmental Awards During Ceremony in Greenville (9/16)

After Floyd: Remembering the Past, Preparing for the Future (9/14)      A look at North Carolina’s response to and recovery from the state’s biggest flood

Highway Patrol Asking Motorists to Slow Down This Holiday Weekend (9/02)

State Highway Patrol Employees Receive Award (9/01)

August 2009

Outside Experts Named to Investigate Missing 2005 Travel Records (8/26)

Responding to the Call, Search and Rescue Teams meet the Challenge and Save Lives (8/13)

Five Communities Adopt Nationally-Recognized High Point Crime Program (8/06)

Media Advisory:   Highway Patrol Swearing-in Ceremony for Colonel Randy Glover (8/06)

July 2009

Operation Road Watch (7/21)      North Carolina State Highway Patrol’s Crackdown on Commercial Motor Vehicle Violations

Media Advisory:   Highway Patrol to Conduct Operation Road Watch in Mecklenburg County (7/20)

Media Advisory:   State Emergency Response Commission Meeting (7/15)

Burrell Named Executive Director of Governor’s Crime Commission Division (7/07)

June 2009

Gov. Bev Perdue Names Randy Glover to Lead the Highway Patrol (6/29)

Highway Patrol Encouraging Motorists to Slow Down During the July 4th Holiday (6/29)      Troopers will be Cracking Down on Speeders

North Carolina Highway Patrol is Reaccredited and Receives Flagship Agency Certification (6/25)

Local and State Emergency Management Staff Practice Responding to an Earthquake (6/22)

More than 600 Local and State Emergency Responders Gear Up for Disaster Training (6/16)

Emergency Managers Prepare for Hurricane Season (6/16)

May 2009

GOV. PERDUE ANNOUNCES $62 MILLION IN CRIME GRANTS (5/29)

Groundbreaking Ceremony for New N.C. National Guard Center (5/28)

Operation Road Watch Robeson County (5/27)      North Carolina State Highway Patrol’s Crackdown on Commercial Motor Vehicle Violations

MAY 22 IS MISSING CHILDREN’S DAY IN NORTH CAROLINA (5/22)

GOV. PERDUE PROCLAIMS MAY 24-30 HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK (5/21)      Governor, cabinet and emergency management officials participating in May 28 hurricane exercise

Trooper Dies Following On-Duty Injury (5/20)

Highway Patrol Encouraging Motorists to Slow Down During the Memorial Day Weekend (5/19)      Troopers will be Increasing Patrols on the Highways this Weekend

April 2009

Operation Road Watch (4/28)      North Carolina State Troopers Crackdown on Commercial Motor Vehicle Violations

Media Advisory:   Highway Patrol to Conduct Operation Road Watch in Surry County (4/28)

N.C. Army National Guard Blackhawks Deploy to Help Fight Fires in South Carolina (4/23)

Highway Patrol to Conduct Weight Enforcement Crackdown (4/13)      Troopers Crackdown on Commercial Motor Vehicle’s in North Carolina

N.C. Highway Patrol will Continue to Conduct Operation Slow Down over the Easter Holiday Weekend (4/09)

Operation Drive Smart 2009 Kicks Off This Week (4/06)      Crime Control and Public Safety and DOT Initiative Strives to Increase Work Zone Safety Awareness

March 2009

HIGHWAY PATROL ACCREDITATION ASSESSMENT TEAM INVITES PUBLIC COMMENT (3/31)

Gov. PERDUE Announces Operation Slow Down/No Need 2 Speed (3/30)      State Highway Patrol and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Crack Down on Speeding

Media Advisory:   Highway Patrol to Conduct Operation Slow Down/Local Officers to Conduct No Need 2 Speed (3/26)

Deployment Ceremony held for NC National Guard Morrisville based Apache Helicopter Battalion (3/16)

N. C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety Names Leadership Team (3/03)

February 2009

Media Advisory:   Highway Patrol Basic Academy Graduation (2/26)

State Troopers Receive Award (2/24)

Gov. Perdue Announces Operation Drive to Live 2009 (2/24)      North Carolina Highway Patrol Initiative to Reduce Teenage-Related Traffic Collisions

Media Advisory:   Highway Patrol to Conduct Operation Drive to Live 2009 (2/20)

State Trooper Receives Award (2/18)

State Trooper Receives Award (2/16)

State Trooper Receives Award (2/12)

State Troopers Receive Awards (2/09)

Highway Patrol Conducting Operation Slow Down (2/09)      State Highway Patrol Crackdown on Speeding on the Interstates

Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (2/03)      North Carolina State Highway Patrol’s Crackdown on Traffic Violations around Commercial Motor Vehicles

Triangle Fifth Graders Asked to Draw Attention to Missing Kids (2/03)

Highway Patrol to Conduct Operation Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT) (2/03)

Media Advisory:   Highway Patrol to Conduct Operation Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT) (2/02)

January 2009

GOVERNOR PERDUE DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY (1/20)      Perdue Makes Declaration as Precautionary Measure, Urges Caution For Those Who Must Drive

TROOPERS URGE CAUTION IF PEOPLE MUST DRIVE (1/20)

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