All of North Carolina’s county sheriffs races are on the ballot in 2022, and many candidates are there for the first time. Twenty local sheriffs across the state have decided not to run again. “When you count up all of the folks that will be elected for the first time in November, there will be...
Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker lost Tuesday to challenger Willie Rowe in a runoff for the Democrat nomination for sheriff of North Carolina's capital city. In the runoff to May's primary election Rowe took 75% of the vote to Baker's 25%.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Monday that would have require N.C. sheriffs to contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement if they cannot confirm the citizenship status of someone in their custody accused of serious felonies and violent crimes.
contact the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) if they cannot confirm the immigration status of someone in their custody accused of some serious and violent crimes. The House’s version of Senate Bill 101, passed Thursday 65-47 and was later approved, with no debate, by the Senate 25-19 on Friday. Both votes were along party lines.
Update: One day after Carolina Journal first reported the news, former four-term Wake County Sheriff, Republican Donnie Harrison formally announced plans to file for his former office in the upcoming 2022 mid-term elections. “I am making it official. I will be a candidate for the GOP nomination for Wake County Sheriff in the March 2022...
The demand for firearms, starting with an application for a gun permit, remains high, though local sheriffs’ offices are struggling to keep up. Grass Roots North Carolina is again suing Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker, the third time since the start of COVID-19 lockdowns. The lawsuits began in March, challenging a move by Baker, who...
The Wake County Sheriff’s Office will resume accepting and processing applications for pistol permits consistent with N.C. General Statutes, a Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday, March 31. Judge A. Graham Shirley said parties in a complaint — Travis Groo v. Wake County Sheriff’s Office, and Gerald Baker — have agreed to resolve the dispute. As...
Updated, 7:15 p.m., to include response from Wake County. Wake County government, under pressure from gun-rights groups, gun owners, and worried residents, has amended a stay-at-home order making it clear gun shops will be allowed to operate in the county. Gun stores, as of Friday, weren’t on the list of essential businesses in Wake County....
Responding to the coronavirus outbreak, at 5 p.m. Friday, March 27, more than a million more North Carolinians face a stay at home order, issued Thursday afternoon by the Wake County Board of Commissioners. Aside from unincorporated sections of Durham County, the entire Triangle is under similar restrictions. (Durham County may issue an order Friday...
Wake County is temporarily suspending all pistol permit and concealed-carry services until April 30, and a pair of Republican lawmakers immediately raised red flags. Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker, who announced the move Tuesday, March 24, said law officials are suspending the services to help stop the spread of the coronavirus within the government building...
