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For Release: Immediate
Date: July 09, 2003 |
 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION |
MARY JO CASHION
Phone:(919) 733-4391 |
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For Release: Immediate
Date: July 09, 2003 |
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION |
MARY JO CASHION
Phone:(919) 733-4391 |
RALEIGH - Administration Secretary Gwynn Swinson today announced that an 18-year veteran of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol will serve as interim chief of the State Capitol Police. Capt. Scott Hunter, who currently serves as staff assistant to patrol commander Col. Richard W. Holden, will assume the interim duties July 14.
"Capt. Hunter comes to us highly recommended by his superiors in the State Highway Patrol and the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety," Swinson said. "We are grateful to Secretary Beatty and Col. Holden for allowing Capt. Hunter to assist us during this transition period. This is an excellent example of interagency collaboration in Governor Easley's Cabinet."
Hunter joined the State Highway Patrol in 1985 and worked as a field trooper until 1993. Since being assigned to patrol headquarters in Raleigh, he has headed the patrol's recruitment efforts and later its Traffic Safety Information Program.
While serving as coordinator of the traffic safety program, Hunter was selected as the national law enforcement liaison for the "Buckle Up America" nationwide occupant protection initiative. In that role, he spent one year working in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of State and Community Services in Washington. He continues to assist states and organizations throughout the country as a law enforcement traffic safety consultant.
"Capt. Hunter's extensive knowledge of law enforcement operations will benefit the State Capitol Police as they select a new chief," said Bryan E. Beatty, secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety. "We are glad to be able to assist another agency during their leadership transition."
The State Capitol Police is a division of the N.C. Department of Administration. It is a law enforcement agency with police powers throughout Raleigh and on state property in Wake County. The division protects employees and visitors; secures state-owned property; provides security for demonstrations, inaugurations, prison executions, personnel hearings; assists visitors to state facilities; investigates crimes committed on state property; and monitors burglar and fire alarms statewide.
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