CRIME & SAFETY
Charlotte police deaths hit home as local deputy, firefighter served with slain officer
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — One of the four officers killed in Charlotte on Monday, April 29, when the officers were ambushed as they tried to serve a warrant, was Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Joshua Eyer, who had spent some time in Haywood County. A local sheriff's deputy and a...
Waynesville PD gets thumbs up to apply for federal grant for more officers
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Waynesville’s police chief wants to add more officers to his department. He could soon get some assistance from a federal program. The Justice Department announced the COPS grant program last winter. It includes $140 million for police departments across the country. The Waynesville Police Department is jumping onboard.
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