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CRIME & SAFETY
Driver crashes into Apex fire station after hitting several light posts
A car crashed into a fire station overnight in Apex. Authorities said a car hit multiple light posts before losing control and crashing into Fire Station 1. The driver was unconscious and was taken to Wake Medical Center Apex, according to authorities. WRAL News is working to learn the cause...
UNC shooting: New report suggests active shooter training after professor killed on campus
Review recommends UNC hold active shooter training after on-campus shooting. Active shooter training could soon be required at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after a deadly on-campus shooting. The training is one of many recommendations in a newly-released action report detailing the Aug. 28 shooting, when graduate...
Morrisville officer helps driver seconds before train speeds through deadly rail crossing
On Tuesday, the Morrisville Police Department posted a video that showed Officer Satterfield get out of his police cruiser at a rail crossing and help a driver just before a train arrived.
Protesters interrupt UNC Trustees meeting, following vote to redirect DEI funding to campus police
Student protesters from UNC-Chapel Hill interrupted a Board of Trustees committee meeting this afternoon. Shortly after the BOT’s budget and finance committee started their meeting, about a dozen protesters arose and shouted “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest.”. Earlier this week, the same committee...
Apex police chief announces retirement
APEX, N.C. (WNCN) — Apex’s chief of police is hanging up his uniform after over two decades in law enforcement. Jason Armstrong, who has led the Apex Police Department since August 2021, announced Wednesday that he will be retiring this year. According to the town, his last day is planned for Oct. 31.
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