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CRIME & SAFETY
Panhandling ordinance not about arrests, chief, attorney say
The city’s new panhandling ordinance, which has not gone into effect, is not about arresting people, both police Chief Shane Guyant and City Attorney Geoffrey Davis told the city council Tuesday. “We are not trying to find new ways to arrest people, but this behavior is a nuisance and...
'Better armed than some of my officers': Eastern NC law enforcement concerned with youth gun violence rising
Law enforcement concerned about increase in youth gun violence. The bullets on Enfield Police Chief Eric Johnson's desk paint a grim picture of the issue he's dealing with. In 30 years working in law enforcement, he said he's never dealt with so much youth violence. Johnson said most of the cases of shots fired in his town involve people from age 14-19.
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