Virginia Bridges
Criminal Justice Reporter at The News & Observer
Criminal Justice Reporter at The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC)
Exploring what is & isn't working in NC's criminal justice system for @newsobserver and @TheHerald_Sun. #iteam Send tips to [email protected].
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6 days ago |
newsobserver.com | Virginia Bridges
Cherry Brandon, center, and Sarah Pitkin, right, hold signs prior to a press conference held by attorneys and the family of Javion Magee in front of the Vance County Courthouse in Henderson, N.C. in September 2024. [email protected] EDITOR'S NOTE: This story describes suicide, which may be disturbing to some readers. A young truck driver found hanging from a tree in Vance County died from suicide, a North Carolina medical examiner's report says.
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1 week ago |
officer.com | Virginia Bridges
As law enforcement agencies across the state face staffing challenges, police chiefs and sheriffs are lobbying North Carolina legislators to allow veteran officers to keep their badges and retirement benefits. The proposed changes would help in a current “staffing crisis,” said Fred Baggett, legislative council for the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police. It would also help departments hold onto experienced leaders.
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1 week ago |
charlotteobserver.com | Virginia Bridges |Virginia Bridges
A recently released search warrant says that a North Carolina state trooper lied about trying to pull over a man before he crashed his car into a concrete barrier on Oct. 7 and died. The warrant also indicates that Trooper Garret Macario's supervisor Sgt. Matthew Morrison advised him to lie. "Sgt. Morrison told trooper Macario that the traffic accident was RPD's problem," states a search warrant obtained by ABC11, The News & Observer's newsgathering partner.
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1 week ago |
heraldsun.com | Virginia Bridges
Raleigh Police Department officers listen to property manager Dawn Murphy at the Millbank Apartments in April. The officers were participating in a “Cops on the Block” initiative, which is working to strengthen relationships between police and city residents.
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2 weeks ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Virginia Bridges
A 27-year-old Durham man died after his minivan ran off the road, overturned and caught on fire, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. A 27-year-old Durham man died after the minivan he was driving ran off the road, overturned and caught on fire in Wake County, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Wake County state troopers were dispatched at 5:21 a.m. Sunday to the wreck on Aviation Boulevard near the intersection of Gateway Center Boulevard.
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