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North Carolina

Category: Geographic Index
Wikipedia: North Carolina
Page Sections: Topics · Documents · Article Index

Topics

iNetwork Auto Group
Keys 'N Go
National Speed
Rudy's Performance Parts
Safe Fleet
The Auto Finders


Documents

DateDocumentDetails
1 April 1977
publication date
Selective Traffic Enforcement ProgramResearch Report ( PDF) 7.2MB · 234 pages
Authors: Weldon L. Booth
Publisher: Greensboro Police Department
November 1982
publication date
Driving While Impaired
An Executive Response
Research Report ( PDF) 2.6MB · 25 pages
Publisher: Governor's Task Force on Drunken Drivers
May 2006
publication date
Motor Vehicle Theft
Crime and Spatial Analysis in a Non-Urban Region
Research Report ( PDF) 3.6MB · 169 pages
Authors: Deborah Lamm Weisel, William R. Smith,
G. David Garson, Alexi Pavlichev, and Julie Wartell
Publisher: National Institute of Justice


Article Index

DateArticleDetails
11 April 1984Late Race Developments Give Wilkes to Richmond
For such to have happened on Easter Sunday would have been appropriate. A bunny won the Northwestern Bank 400.
News Article (text & photograph)
Publication: National Speed Sport News
Byline: Benny Phillips
Dateline: North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Topics: Northwestern Bank 400,
Tim Richmond, Darrell Waltrip
7 October 2021Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Highway Improvements in Brunswick County, North Carolina and Horry County, South Carolina
This project is called the “Carolina Bays Parkway Extension” and is North Carolina Department of Transportation Project No. R-5876 and South Carolina Department of Transportation, Project No. P029554.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Clarence W. Coleman
28 October 2021Air Plan Approval; NC; Removal of Transportation Facilities Rules for Mecklenburg County
These sources are known as indirect sources because they may indirectly increase emissions by causing increased motor vehicle traffic where they are built.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: John Blevins
29 March 2022Statement by President Biden on Electric Vehicle and Battery Manufacturing Investments in North Carolina
Today’s announcement that the electric vehicle maker VinFast will build an electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facility in North Carolina – $4 billion to create more than 7,000 jobs and hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles and batteries – is the latest example of my economic strategy at work.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: The White House
Byline: President Joe Biden
Topic: VinFast
21 July 2022All Traffic Solutions (ATS) Announces February 2022 ATS Gives Back Winner
All Traffic Solutions awarded a Shield 12 radar speed sign to Wabesboro Police Department through the company’s ATS Gives Back initiative.
Press Release ( PDF)
Publisher: All Traffic Solutions via PRWeb
Byline: Kate Molchany
Dateline: Chantilly, Virginia
3 February 2023Leader of the Pagans Motorcycle Club Sentenced to 75 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution, Firearm Distribution and Money Laundering Convictions
Christopher Lamar Baker, 49, a Raleigh-based national leader of the Pagans Motorcycle Club – which is recognized by law enforcement as an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang - was sentenced today to 900 months in prison following a conviction by a jury in September for drug trafficking, firearm, and money laundering charges.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: Wilmington, North Carolina
Topic: Pagan's Motorcycle Club
7 February 2023Air Plan Approval; NC; Transportation Conformity
Examples of transportation activities include federally-supported highway projects, transit projects, transportation plans, and transportation improvement projects.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Daniel Blackman
13 June 2023Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Bulk Gasoline Plant and Terminal Vapor Recovery Systems
This SIP revision includes changes to NCDEQ's regulations regarding bulk gasoline terminals and plants, gasoline cargo tanks and vapor collection systems, and leak tightness and vapor leak requirements.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Jeaneanne Gettle
14 June 2023Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on the I-26 Asheville Connector in North Carolina
The actions relate to the proposed improvements to upgrade the I-26 corridor in Asheville from south of the I-26/I-40/I-240 interchange through the I-240 interchange with US 19-23-74A/Patton Avenue west of the French Broad River so that I-240 can be redesignated as I-26 in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Byline: Clarence W. Coleman
Topic: Interstate Highway System
9 August 2023Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Bulk Gasoline Plants, Terminals Vapor Recovery Systems
This SIP revision includes changes to NCDEQ's regulations regarding bulk gasoline terminals and plants, gasoline cargo tanks and vapor collection systems, and leak tightness and vapor leak requirements.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Jeaneanne Gettle
23 August 2023Members of Charlotte-Based Auto Theft Ring Are Charged In Federal Court
The indictment alleges that the co-conspirators transported the stolen vehicles back to Charlotte and sold them locally at prices well below market value.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina
Dateline: Charlotte, North Carolina
20 November 2023Two Charlotte Men Charged With Orchestrating High-End Auto Thefts From South Carolina Businesses Appear In Court
The indictment further alleges that, over the course of the scheme, the co-conspirators stole at least 20 vehicles made by BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Land Rover, and highly desired Dodge models such as Challengers and Chargers, worth over $900,000.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina
Dateline: Charlotte, North Carolina
21 February 2024Cary Businessman Pleads Guilty to Evading More than $1 Million in Taxes
The investigation revealed that BIA operated a high-volume, cash-intensive business that, among other things, registered and titled vehicles on behalf of undocumented aliens through the use of assumed business name certificates filed with the register of deeds.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: New Bern, North Carolina
21 February 2024Charlotte Man Is Sentenced And Fined For Violating The Clean Air Act
The defendant fraudulently coded 3,779 vehicles to avoid emissions inspections.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina
Dateline: Charlotte, North Carolina
Topic: Rodolfo Rodriguez
6 March 2024Aberdeen Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Felony Death by Motor Vehicle in DWI Crash on Fort Liberty
The investigation revealed that Brewer was driving 89 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour zone as he drove left of the center line and struck the front of the victim’s vehicle.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina
6 March 2024Validated Gang Member and Six-Time Wilmington Felon Receives Over 17 Years for Carjacking and Firearm Offense
A responding officer saw the victim’s vehicle drive off at a high rate of speed and he activated his lights and sirens to initiate a traffic stop.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: Wilmington, North Carolina
12 April 2024Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets
The revision seeks to update the 2026 on-road and nonroad emissions inventories and safety margins, allocate a portion of the newly available 2026 safety margins in the 2008 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan to the 2026 nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds motor vehicle emissions budgets for the North Carolina portion of the Charlotte-Rock Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina bi-state Area to accommodate updates from the EPA Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator model.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Jeaneanne Gettle
16 April 2024Raleigh Car Dealership Owner Pleads Guilty in Tax Fraud Scheme
“For five years, this auto dealer took money from their employees’ paychecks, supposedly for taxes, and then pocketed it for themselves,” said U.S. Attorney Michael Easley.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina
Topics: Carol Jean Darrow, The Auto Finders
29 April 2024Raleigh Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Leadership Role in Cross-Country Drug Conspiracy
Law enforcement in Texas stopped one of these couriers traveling eastbound from California and seized 400 pounds of marijuana and three kilograms of cocaine from a hidden compartment in the back of the truck that had been constructed to look like a large stack of lumber.
Press Release (text & photos)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina
Topic: Ford F-350
8 May 2024Defendant Sentenced for Impersonating a Federal Agent
Wearing a black tactical vest and a black balaclava, and armed with a weapon, Khriy Sherrod Simon aggressively approached the driver’s side of the car.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of North Carolina
Dateline: Greensboro, North Carolina
3 June 2024Asheboro man arrested after high-speed chase through Randolph and Chatham Counties
Adam Michael Clodfelter had no license plate and was recklessly switching lanes while reaching speeds of over 150 miles per hour.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of North Carolina
Dateline: Greensboro, North Carolina
25 March 2024Two Charlotte Men Face Federal Charges For Scheme That Involved Buying And Selling Stolen High-End Vehicles
The indictment alleges that, between 2022 and 2024, Sumner, Woodson and others conspired to buy and sell high-end motor vehicles that were stolen from car dealerships, rental car companies, and private parties across the United States, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Missouri.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina
Dateline: Charlotte, North Carolina
5 June 2024U.S. Attorney's Office Secures Agreement With Rutherford County Restaurant To Ensure Parking Accessibility to Disabled Customers
The ADA requires that state or local governments, businesses, or non-profit organizations that provide parking lots or garages, must provide accessible parking spaces for disabled individuals.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina
Dateline: Charlotte, North Carolina
13 June 2024Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets
The revision updates the 2026 on-road and nonroad emissions inventories and safety margins and allocates a portion of the newly available 2026 safety margins in the 2008 8-hour Ozone Maintenance Plan to the 2026 nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds motor vehicle emissions budgets for the North Carolina portion of the Charlotte-Rock Hill, NC-SC bi-state Area to accommodate updates from the EPA Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator model.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Byline: Jeaneanne Gettle
14 June 2024Fayetteville Man Involved in Drive-By Shooting Sentenced in Federal Court
Daron Owens conducted a drive-by shooting into a vehicle on Bragg Boulevard in Fayetteville. Evidence revealed seven bullet holes in the passenger side of the vehicle, and the victim sustained three gunshot wounds.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina
28 June 2024Nashville Man Convicted by Federal Jury After Being Stopped With A Loaded Gun in His Car After Evading Barricades for Local Festival
When officers stopped John Joseph Simmons II for driving around the barrier, they spotted a Taurus G3C 9mm handgun laying on the front passenger seat within reach of Simmons.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: Wilmington, North Carolina
24 July 2024Alleged Car Thief Indicted On Federal Charges Appears In Court
The indictment alleges that, between November 2023 and January 2024, Lumpkin engaged in a conspiracy to steal and possess high-end motor vehicles worth more than one million dollars.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina
Dateline: Charlotte, North Carolina
26 July 2024“Ghostface Gangster” Sentenced to 30 Years for Supplying Meth to a Raleigh-based DTO Run by a Leader of the Pagan Motorcycle Gang
On November 29, 2023, Ted Cannon, aka “Bam,” pled guilty to one charge of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: Wilmington, North Carolina
Topic: Pagan's Motorcycle Club
16 August 2024Charlotte Car Dealership Owner And Sales Manager Plead Guilty To Money Laundering Conspiracy
Court documents show that, from July 2017 through January 2021, Martin and Jefferson engaged in a money laundering scheme by selling approximately 20 luxury vehicles to G.D., an individual who the defendants knew was a drug dealer or of whom they were willfully blind to that fact.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina
Dateline: Charlotte, North Carolina
Topics: John Harvey Martin,
Vincent Emmanuel Jefferson Jr., iNetwork Auto Group
16 August 2024Swain County Man Pleads Guilty To Cold Case Murder In Indian Country
The body of Marie Walkingstick Pheasant was discovered inside a burned-out vehicle parked near Big Cove Road within the Qualla Boundary in the Western District of North Carolina.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina
Dateline: Asheville, North Carolina
22 August 2024Owner of North Carolina High Performance Car Business Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Crime
From 2014 through 2021, Taylor withheld the taxes, but did not pay those withholdings over to the IRS, nor did he file the necessary employment tax returns.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: Wilmington, North Carolina
Topics: National Speed, George William Taylor Jr.
12 September 2024Robeson County Man Who Led Law Enforcement on Two Car Chases Sentenced for Armed Robbery
When deputies from Scotland County Sheriff’s Office and Robeson County Sheriff’s Office attempted to apprehend Strickland, he led them on a dangerous car chase, at times through residential areas, while weaving through traffic, swerving across the lane divider, driving with his foot on the dashboard and out of the driver’s side window, and drinking a beer.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of North Carolina
Dateline: Greensboro, North Carolina
17 September 2024NATIONAL TRUCK DRIVER APPRECIATION WEEK
Truckers keep our Nation moving forward. Every year, across more than 300 billion miles of highways and back roads, these men and women deliver 11.5 billion tons of goods to feed our families, fuel our industries, and sustain our communities.
Speech (text)
Publication: Congressional Record
Speaker: Congresswoman Virginia Foxx
4 October 2024Armed Fayetteville Drug Trafficker Who Led Law Enforcement on Dangerous High-Speed Chase Sentenced to Over 27 Years
On May 31, 2022, officers with the Fayetteville Police Department attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a vehicle operated by Frink for an expired license plate tag.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: New Bern, North Carolina
16 October 2024Gastonia Man Is Indicted For Laundering Over $380,000 In Wire Fraud Scheme
A co-conspirator of Matias Alexander Vinces Aguayo then allegedly sent the bank account information to Aguayo, who used it to withdraw the money from the accounts via the Keys ‘N Go accounts at Stripe and Square.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina
Dateline: Charlotte, North Carolina
Topics: Keys 'N Go,
Matias Alexander Vinces Aguayo
16 October 2024Sixteen Hells Angels & Red Devils Motorcycle Gang Members Face Charges Related to Violent Racketeering Enterprise
Five of the defendants are charged with murder in aid of racketeering for allegedly killing a member of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club, a rival gang.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Department of Justice
Topic: Hells Angels
28 October 2024Winston-Salem Man Involved in Two Car Chases Sentenced
During the chase, pursuing officers saw Amari Jaquez Hairston, who was a passenger in the back seat, throw drugs and guns from the left rear passenger window.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of North Carolina
Dateline: Greensboro, North Carolina
5 November 2024Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison After Serving as Getaway Driver in Enfield Convenience Store Robbery
According to court documents and other information presented in court, Khiyelle Dent was the getaway driver for an individual who entered the Speedway in Enfield, brandished a firearm, and demanded money from the clerk.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina
Topic: Speedway
13 November 2024Durham Man Who Fled from Law Enforcement Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
Around 11:00 p.m. that night, Mario Deandre Taylor, who had already eluded capture twice that day, led deputies on a high-speed chase through residential and business areas in Durham, driving at high rates of speed, running through stop signs and stop lights, side-swiping a truck, and nearly hitting a city bus.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of North Carolina
Dateline: Greensboro, North Carolina
15 November 2024Armed Drug Trafficker with Infant in His Car Sentenced to 9 Years
In both February and July 2023, he was found asleep in a running vehicle, each time with a loaded gun and multiple types of controlled substances.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina
18 November 2024Drug Trafficker with Gun Sentenced to 20 Years After Leading State Troopers on High-Speed Chase
Shoun Lamelle Wright Jr. initially pulled over and then fled as the trooper approached his vehicle, driving up to 135 miles per hour.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina
21 November 2024Armed Carjacker Is Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison
According to filed court documents, prior to the carjacking at the AutoZone, the victim had made two stops.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina
Dateline: Charlotte, North Carolina
Topic: AutoZone
22 November 2024Three Charlotte Men Charged With Stealing High-End Vehicles Appear In Federal Court
The indictment alleges that, between 2020 and October 2024, the defendants and their co-conspirators engaged in a conspiracy to steal high-end motor vehicles worth millions of dollars from businesses and individuals in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, and Maryland.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina
Dateline: Charlotte, North Carolina
22 November 2024Woman Who Laundered Cartel Cash, Trafficked Kilos of Narcotics From 18-Wheelers Pleads Guilty
Oralia Rodriguez Flores explained that she met drivers of 18-wheeler trucks on five or six occasions to pick up cocaine from Mexico.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina
3 December 2024Cary Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Over $1 Million in Tax Evasion Scheme
“This businessman’s convoluted scheme involved titling cars for cash and using that cash to creatively conceal his income and fuel a lifestyle complete with high-end vehicles and a million-dollar home.” said U.S. Attorney Michael F. Easley Jr.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina
3 December 2024Repeat Federal Offender Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison after Passing Kilogram of Cocaine to Car with Three Children
During this operation, they observed Harold Vernard Greene Jr. travel to a parking lot at a Wilmington mall, where he received a package from a drug courier.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina
10 January 2025Pitt County Man Who Brandished Gun at State Trooper After High-Speed Chase Sentenced to Nearly Nine Years in Prison
According to court documents and other information presented in court, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol attempted to stop Kenneth Charles Kinard for driving 90-mph in a 70-mph zone on I-587 in Pitt County.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina
Topic: Interstate Highway System
17 January 2025Four Members Of Charlotte-Based Multi-Million Dollar Auto Theft Ring Are Sentenced To Prison
The defendants stole high-end automobiles from dealerships across the United States.
Press Release (text)
Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina
Dateline: Charlotte, North Carolina




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