News Releases for 2007

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December 2007

Silver Alert Issued for Missing Endangered Adult (12/26)

New Cherokee County Flood Insurance Rate Maps Available for Public Review (12/21)

SILVER ALERT CANCELLED FOR MISSING ENDANGERED ADULT (12/21)

State Launches Program to Locate Missing Adults Suffering from Cognitive Impairment (12/19)

TROOPERS ENCOURAGE MOTORISTS TO SLOW DOWN AND ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS (12/17)

Agency Selected to Begin Internal Review of State Highway Patrol (12/11)

FIRST LADY ANNOUNCES OPERATION DRIVE TO LIVE (12/11)
North Carolina State Highway Patrol Initiative Encourages Triangle Teens To Drive Responsibly

Media Advisory:
Highway Patrol to Conduct Operation Drive to Live in the Triangle (12/07)

November 2007

Media Advisory:
Highway Patrol Basic Academy Graduation (11/28)

Governor's Crime Commission Holds Safe Communities Conference (11/27)

New Buncombe County Flood Insurance Rate Maps Available for Public Review (11/27)

Media Advisory:
Crime Victims Compensation Commission Meeting (11/27)

State Troopers Remind Motorists to Slow Down this Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend (11/19)
Troopers will be Using Helicopters to Clock Speeders

Gov. Easley Announces Operation Slow Down/No Need 2 Speed (11/13)
State Highway Patrol and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Crack Down on Speeding

Media Advisory:
Highway Patrol to Conduct Operation Slow Down (11/12)

ALERT ISSUED FOR MISSING ENDANGERED WENDELL MAN (11/06)

Media Advisory:
Highway Patrol to Conduct Weight Enforcement Crackdown in Western North Carolina (11/05)

Chandler Named New Director for (11/01)

October 2007

NINE ALE AGENTS GRADUATE (10/31)

New Chowan County Flood Insurance Rate Maps Available for Public Review (10/24)

Highway Patrol to Conduct “Operation Stop Arm” to Promote School Bus Safety (10/14)
Public Instruction Partnering with the Patrol in an Effort to Reduce Stop Arm Violations

Media Advisory:
Operation Stop Arm (10/12)

ALE Agents Cite 10 Clerks in Northeast NC for Underage Tobacco Sales (10/09)

ALE Agents Cite Nine Clerks in Triad Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (10/05)

ALE Agents Cite 18 Clerks in Triangle Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (10/05)

September 2007

New Stanly County Flood Insurance Rate Maps Available for Public Review (9/25)

New Macon County Flood Insurance Rate Maps Available for Public Review (9/25)

Davie County Flood Insurance Rate Maps Available for Public Review (9/25)

New Graham County Flood Insurance Rate Maps Available for Public Review (9/25)

Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (9/17)
North Carolina State Highway Patrol’s Crackdown on Traffic Violations around Commercial Motor Vehicles

Media Advisory:
Highway Patrol to Conduct Operation Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT) (9/14)

Media Advisory:
Operation Buckle-Up (9/10)

Media Advisory:
Crime Victims Compensation Commission Meeting (9/07)

ALE Agent Cites Clerk in Wilson for Underage Tobbacco Sale (9/06)

ALE Agents Cite Seven Clerks in Lincoln County for Underage Tobacco Sales (9/05)

ALE Agents Cite 15 Clerks in Triangle Area for Tobacco Sales to Minors (9/05)

ALE Agents Charge Three After Fatal Accident in Lexington (9/05)

ALE Agents Cite 13 Clerks in Triangle for Underage Tobacco Sales (9/05)

ALE Agents Cite Six Clerks in Charlotte Region for Underage Tobacco Sales (9/05)

Media Advisory:
Highway Patrol to Conduct Operation Road Watch in Johnston County (9/04)

August 2007

Union County Flood Insurance Rate Maps Available for Public Review (8/31)

Media Advisory:
Governor’s Crime Commission Meeting (8/31)

Highway Patrol asking Motorists to Slow Down this Weekend (8/27)

Secretary Beatty Promotes Jon Williams to Deputy Secretary (8/17)

SECRETARY BEATTY NAMES RUDISILL CHIEF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF CCPS (8/17)

Highway Patrol to Conduct Weight Enforcement Crackdown (8/14)
Troopers Crackdown on Commercial Motor Vehicle’s Avoiding the Hillsborough Weigh Station

Media Advisory:
Highway Patrol to Conduct Weight Enforcement Crackdown in Orange County (8/10)

New Watauga County Flood Insurance Rate Maps Available for Public Review (8/08)

ALE Agents Cite 41 clerks in Triangle Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (8/08)

ALE Agents Cite Four Clerks in Carteret and Pitt Counties for Underage Tobacco Sales (8/06)

ALE Agents Cite Three Clerks in Mecklenburg County for Underage Tobacco Sales (8/03)

ALE Agents Cite Six Clerks in Greensboro Region for Underage Tobacco Sales (8/03)

ALE Agents Cite Nine Clerks in Hickory Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (8/02)

ALE Agenets Cite Six Clerks in Buncombe and Madison Counties for Underage Tobacco Sales (8/02)

ALE Agents Cite Seven Clerks in Wilmington Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (8/01)

ALE Agents Cite 15 Clerks in Fayetteville Region for Underage Tobacco Sales (8/01)

July 2007

Operation Road Watch (7/18)
North Carolina State Highway Patrol’s Crackdown on Commercial Motor Vehicle Violations

Media Advisory:
Highway Patrol to Conduct Operation Road Watch in Charlotte (7/16)

STATE TROOPER RECEIVES DEPARTMENT AWARD (7/12)

STATE TROOPERS RECEIVE DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS (Fayetteville) (7/10)

New Polk County Flood Insurance Rate Maps Available for Public Review (7/09)

ALE Agents Cite 11 Clerks in Triangle Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (7/05)

ALE Agents Cite 16 Clerks in Hickory Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (7/03)

June 2007

ALE Agents in Fayetteville Area Cite 4 Clerks for Underage Tobacco Sales (6/29)

FORTY-FIVE CADETS GRADUATE FROM 118TH HIGHWAY PATROL BASIC ACADEMY (6/21)

New Henderson County Flood Insurance Rate Maps Available for Public Review (6/13)

ALE Agents Cite Seven Clerks in the Fayetteville Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (6/08)

ALE Agents Cite 18 Clerks in Craven & Carteret for Underage Tobacco Sales (6/08)

ALE Agents Cite 10 Clerks in Triangle Area for Tobacco Sales to Minors (6/08)

ALE Agents Cite 18 Clerks in Triad for Underage Tobacco Sales (6/08)

GOV. EASLEY ANNOUNCES NEARLY $23 MILLION FOR SECURE COMMUNITIES (6/08)

Troopers Urging Motorcyclists to Drive Safely this Summer (6/06)
Motorcycle Fatalities Have Increased

ALE Agents Cite Eight Clerks in the Hickory Area (6/05)

ALE Agents Cite 16 Clerks in Charlotte Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (6/04)

ALE Agents Cite 20 Clerks in Southeast N.C. for Underage Tobacco Sales (6/04)

ALE Agents Cite Four Clerks in Three Eastern Counties for Underage Tobacco Sales (6/04)

Media Advisory:
Governor’s Crime Commission Meeting (6/04)

Media Advisory:
Crime Victims Compensation Commission Meeting (6/04)

May 2007

GOV. EASLEY PROCLAIMS MAY 25th AS MISSING CHILDREN’S DAY (5/25)

GOV. EASLEY PROCLAIMS MAY 20-26 HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK (5/22)
Urges Citizens to Prepare Now for Busy Storm Season

Media Advisory:
Hurricane Preparedness Week Media Day Tuesday, May 22, 10:30 am (5/21)

Highway Patrol Encouraging Motorists to Slow Down During the Memorial Day Weekend (5/17)
Troopers will be Increasing Patrols on the Highways

Media Advisory:
State Highway Patrol Memorial Service May 14,2007 (5/14)

ALE Agents Cite 10 Clerks in Triangle Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (5/03)

ALE Agents Cite Six Clerks in Fayetteville Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (5/03)

ALE Agents Cite 38 Clerks in Hickory Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (5/03)

AMBER ALERT CANCELLED - FITZPATRICK FOUND SAFE (5/02)

AMBER Alert Issued for Eight-Year-Old Male from Chatham County (5/02)

ALE Agents Cite 16 Clerks in Charlotte Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (5/01)

April 2007

ALE AGENTS SEIZE 13 ILLEGAL VIDEO POKER MACHINES AND CASH (4/27)

Lottery Terminals to Spread Amber Alert Messages (4/26)

Operation Drive Smart (4/23)
An Initiative by Crime Control and Public Safety and the Department of Transportation to Increase Work Zone Safety

FIFTY CADETS GRADUATE FROM 119TH HIGHWAY PATROL BASIC ACADEMY (4/19)

Media Advisory:
119th Highway Patrol Basic Academy Graduation (4/18)

Media Advisory:
Bike Safe North Carolina (4/13)

ALE Agents Cite 22 Clerks in Charlotte Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (4/09)

ALE Agents Cite 14 Clerks in Triad Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (4/05)

ALE Agents Cite 17 Clerks in Triangle Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (4/05)

ALE Agents Cite 18 Clerks in New Bern Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (4/04)

New Cleveland County Flood Insurance Rate Maps Available for Review (4/04)

ALE Agent Cites Bladen Clerk for Tobacco Sale to Minor (4/03)

ALE Agents Cite 13 Clerks in Elizabeth City Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (4/03)

ALE Agents Cite Two Western Area Clerks for Underage Tobacco Sales (4/02)

ALE Agents in Hickory Area Cite 19 Clerks for Underage Tobacco Sales (4/02)

State Highway Patrol Cracking Down on Speeders During the Easter Holiday Week (4/02)
Troopers Conducting Operation Slow Down

March 2007

Media Advisory:
Highway Patrol to Conduct Operation Slow Down 2007 (3/30)
Troopers Will be Cracking Down on Speeders

New Montgomery County Flood Insurance Rate Maps Available for Public Review (3/22)

New Alexander County Flood Insurance Rate Maps Available for Public Review (3/19)

Media Advisory:
Highway Patrol to Conduct Operation Drive to Live 2007 (3/16)

Weather Radios Provide Critical Warning (3/15)

ALE Agents Cite Four Clerks in Lenoir County for Underage Tobacco Sales (3/07)

ALE Agents Cite 28 Triad Area Clerks for Underage Tobacco Sales (3/07)

ALE Agents Cite 14 Clerks in Triangle Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (3/07)

ALE Agents Cite Eight Clerks in Fayetteville Area with Underage Tobacco Sales (3/07)

ALE Agents Cite 16 Clerks in Charlotte Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (3/06)

ALE Agents Cite 19 Clerks in Hickory Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (3/02)

ALE Agents Cite 37 Clerks in Wilmington Area for Tobacco Sales to Minors (3/02)

February 2007

Red Flag Campaign Targets Illegal Tobacco Sales to Minors (2/27)
Top Cops and Health Leaders Team up To Target 25 Counties

Motor Carrier Fatal Traffic Collisions Investigated by the Highway Patrol Down in 2006 (2/26)

Agencies Shed New Light on Crime Prevention (2/16)

Alcohol Violation Charges Made in Fatal Sampson County Wreck (2/13)

ALE Agents Cite 15 Clerks in Durham and Wake Counties for Tobacco Sales to Minors (2/08)

ALE Agents Cite 14 Clerks in Fayetteville Area for Tobacco Sales to Minors (2/07)

ALE Agents Cite 25 Clerks in New Bern Area for Tobacco Sales to Minors (2/07)

ALE Agents Cite 28 Clerks in Hickory Area for Tobacco Sales to Minors (2/05)

ALE Agents Cite 24 Clerks in Charlotte Area for Tobacco Sales to Minors (2/05)

ALE Agents Cite 30 Clerks in Triad Area for Tobacco Sales to Minors (2/02)

ALE Agents Cite 22 Clerks in Wilmington Area for Tobacco Sales to Minors (2/02)

January 2007

New Randolph County Flood Insurance Rate Maps Available for Public Review (1/31)

AMBER ALERT ISSUED FOR THREE-YEAR-OLD IN BACK SEAT OF STOLEN JEEP CHEROKEE (1/29)

N. C. State Highway Patrol Begins Training Troopers in PIT Maneuver (1/24)
New Method Could Safely End Pursuits Faster

Fewer Retail Clerks Are Selling Tobacco to Minors (1/23)

Media Advisory:
Highway Patrol Promotional Ceremony- First Female Trooper Promoted to Captain (1/19)

New Richmond County Flood Insurance Rate Maps Available for Review (1/11)

Gov. Easley Announces Grants to Help Rural Areas Combat Gang Activity (1/10)

ALE Agents Cite Nine Clerks in Fayetteville Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (1/10)

ALE Agents Cite Three Clerks in Western Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (1/10)

ALE Agents Cite 42 Clerks in Hickory Region for Underage Tobacco Sales (1/10)

ALE Agents Cite Four Clerks in Durham and Wake Counties for Underage Tobacco Sales (1/09)

ALE Agents Cite 17 Clerks in Dare and Nash Counties for Underage Tobacco Sales (1/08)

ALE Agents Cite 14 Clerks in Triad Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (1/08)

ALE Agents Cite 17 Clerks in Charlotte Area for Underage Tobacco Sales (1/08)

ALE Agents Cite Two Clerks in Onslow County for Tobacco Sales to Minors (1/08)

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