12 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.
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.
Atkinson commissioners unanimously banned automated license-plate readers after learning a Flock camera had been installed in town without a vote by the town board.
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.
A newsroom investigation found DUI arrests involving sober drivers in 22 states. Tennessee counted 2,547 arrests followed by clean toxicology, while North Carolina publishes no comparable statewide tally.
A former Wrightsville Beach officer is accused of accessing information on two vehicle registrations without a legitimate law-enforcement purpose. The case shows both the value and the limits of Flock audit logs.
A sudden wave of YouTube demonetizations hit First Amendment auditors. The constitutional case is weak, but the demand for evidence and transparency is not.