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Displaying items by tag: fromthesheriff

The following is a summary of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office 2014 and updated 2013 index crime data as submitted to the State Bureau of Investigation through the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Also included is the Index Crime Rate based upon the index crime data reported.

Published in Opinion
Saturday, 09 May 2015 08:47

From the sheriff: Thoughts from Paul Harvey

Throughout the years I have been asked several times, why I do what I do.

Published in Opinion
Friday, 17 April 2015 12:32

From the sheriff: Gang summit set

The Halifax Gang Task force presents the 2015 Gang Summit on April 23, 7 p.m. at the Kirkwood Adams Civic Center in Roanoke Rapids.

Published in Opinion
Friday, 10 April 2015 10:50

From the sheriff: Open carry

North Carolina law does not specifically keep anybody from walking around with a handgun in a holster on his or her hip.

Published in Opinion
Thursday, 02 April 2015 16:15

From the sheriff: Double bond

This week I am sharing an article from the North Carolina Criminal Law blog of Jeff Welty of the University of North Carolina School of Government

Published in Opinion
Thursday, 19 March 2015 10:35

From the sheriff: Church Watch

The sheriff’s office has implemented a Church Watch program for the faith-based communities of Halifax County.

Published in Opinion
Friday, 13 March 2015 10:06

From the sheriff: Our first responders

Who is a first responder?

Published in Opinion
Friday, 06 March 2015 11:17

From the sheriff: Why body cameras?

On Monday, I went before the Commissioners, with a plan to equip all patrol deputies with body cameras.

Published in Opinion
Friday, 27 February 2015 07:15

From the sheriff: Jail and the mentally ill

According to data collected by the U.S. Department of Justice, in mid-2008 there were 2,310,984 prisoners in local jails and state and federal prisons in the United States.

Published in Opinion
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