North Carolina law enforcement officers arrested 3,164 individuals for supposedly driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs from the period of Dec. 13 to Jan. 5. Wake County had the most DWI arrests with Mecklenburg County coming in second. Officers also issued 116,423 traffic and criminal citations across North Carolina during this same period. While many of the traffic citations concerned speeding related citations, there were also a large number of safety belt issues for which … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2014
Cancer Society worker charged with embezzlement
We are often surprised by the individuals that are charged with crimes. For example, one woman pled guilty to embezzlement charges in a North Carolina County. While employed by the American Cancer Society, she allegedly embezzled $70,000 from the organization. The woman supposedly opened a checking account using the name of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. She was then said to have used money from the account for various personal services. The woman charged with this crime has since … [Read more...]