Labor day weekend has arrived and it’s time to kick back, relax, and be incredibly safe while navigating the roadways of the Old North State. The Charlotte Observer reports that the number of U.S. and North Carolina traffic fatalities rose significantly in 2015, reversing a decades-long decline. Take Shea’s advice and don’t speed on your way to show off your new swimwear while lounging landward of the mean high-water mark of the State’s beaches. Planning to booze it in the Land of the Sky? Make safe transportation choices or you’ll lose it because law enforcement is cracking down on drunk driving over the holiday. Enjoy the long weekend and keep reading for more news. Medlock Presented Order of Longleaf Pine. Retiring Fayetteville Police Chief Howard Medlock now enjoys the privilege of proposing “A Toast” to North Carolina in select company anywhere in the free world. The Fayetteville Observer reports that Governor McCrory surprised Medlock late last week by presenting him with the Order of the Longleaf Pine. As previously noted in the News Roundup, Medlock has been recognized by the Justice Department for his efforts to implement community oriented policing strategies. Murder Convictions Vacated. WRAL reports that Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson vacated Darryl Anthony Howard’s second-degree murder convictions this week. According to the report, Hudson found that DNA evidence that was unavailable at trial would have created a reasonable doubt about Howard’s guilt. Howard was convicted in 1995, but has maintained his innocence. Fallen Officer Honored. The [...]
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