Crime & Safety
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North Carolina prisons face ‘dire’ staffing crisis
Years of vacancies, low pay and high turnover have eroded staffing levels at North Carolina prisons, disrupting operations and raising safety concerns.
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ProPublica found more than 40 cases of immigration agents using banned chokeholds
An in-depth investigation of ICE and Border Patrol finds that federal immigration agents are using banned chokeholds that cut off breathing.
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ICE and Border Patrol were bound to kill someone. Charlotte showed us that
ICE and Border Patrol agents’ killing of a Minneapolis woman was foreshadowed by their violent tactics in North Carolina, Louisiana, Portland, and Illinois.
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FBI arrests NC teen accused of planning New Year’s Eve terrorist attack
Federal authorities arrested an 18-year-old Mint Hill resident on New Year’s Eve, alleging he planned a terrorist attack in support of ISIS.
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Tips to avoid scams during the holiday season
Scammers are kicking their operations into high gear for the holidays and consumers in North Carolina and across the country should be on high alert.
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‘They basically just kidnapped me’: US citizen taken by Border Patrol in Cary
An American citizen from North Carolina tells his story of being detained by Border Patrol in Cary.
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Charlotte immigration crackdown goes on, Homeland Security says, despite sheriff saying it ended
The federal immigration crackdown goes on in Charlotte, Trump administration says, despite signs that it’s winding down or done.
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Arrests now top 250 in immigration crackdown across North Carolina
It’s the latest phase of President Donald Trump’s aggressive mass deportation efforts that have sent the military and immigration agents into Democratic-run cities — from Chicago to Los Angeles and Charlotte.
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After Border Patrol surge in NC, Gov. Josh Stein says effort is ‘stoking fear’
“Masked, heavily armed agents in paramilitary garb driving unmarked cars, targeting American citizens based on their skin color, racially profiling,” NC Gov. Josh Stein said of Border Patrol agents.
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Why Trump, Republicans’ bail reforms might actually make women less safe
As Trump and Republicans push to reform America’s bail system, a look at how recent reforms, including safety risk assessments when considering pretrial release, can benefit women on multiple levels.
