14 published articles
Former Brunswick sergeant Timothy Michael McNichol faces two misdemeanor charges over an alleged unlawful home entry during warrant service in Boiling Spring Lakes. The indictment leaves important questions unanswered.
Family members allege unnecessary force during an October 22 Wilmington arrest. Police say the video lacks context. Officials can explain what other records exist and whether they will seek public release.
A donated drone and plate readers are still a government surveillance decision. Emerald Isle’s documents offer safeguards—and wording residents should press officials to clarify.
The SBI's final state-road camera report documents massive collection, useful investigative leads and clear limits on the bureau's oversight. Residents deserve safeguards they can check.
A former Brunswick County deputy faces 18 charges over alleged Flock-camera misuse. Now 145 archived audit flags are raising new questions about oversight and policy.
The SBI has completed its investigation into Pitt County K-9 Chilli’s hot-car death. An outside district attorney must now decide what the evidence supports.
A judge ordered Wilmington police and the New Hanover County sheriff to release recordings of Corey Temoney’s disputed arrest. Getting that answer required a newsroom, lawyers and more than seven months in court.
A five-hour Lenoir County saturation patrol brought 43 officers from 12 agencies and produced 116 charges. North Carolina had just ended the reporting system that once made traffic enforcement easier to scrutinize.
Two former Columbus County deputies allege racial discrimination and retaliation. The sheriff’s office denies both complaints as an earlier scandal still shadows the agency.
A Hyde County family says a 65-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s was injured during a March detention. The sheriff’s office says she resisted, confirms it uses no body cameras and has not disclosed whether the complaint produced an internal review.