Speeding officer in fatal crash tied to van collision
Police report shows Officer David Nifong 25 driving 75 mph in a 35 mph zone on Wilkinson Boulevard near the airport when his cruiser struck a van, killing 33 year old Geoffrey Keith Darwin. Nifong suffered minor injuries and fault remains undetermined. district attorney will decide on charges. Previous fatal crash involved another speeding officer in October.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg
David Nifong
Wilkinson Boulevard
Charlotte
Nifong
Geoffrey Keith Darwin
Charlotte/Douglas International
Mecklenburg
Sara Gaffney
Honda
State site offers background checks on day care providers
Charlotte AP report notes a state web site now helps families locate licensed child care centers homes and summer camps by city or county. It lists violations adult to child ratios cleanliness and willingness to accept subsidized or special needs children. The site shows inspector violations disciplinary actions and is meant to aid short-listing before visits.
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Charlotte
State Division of Child Development
Peggy Ball
Raleigh
Ball
Deputy Pose as Student Nabs Three Piedmont Students
Union County Sheriff says a 20 year old deputy posed as a new Piedmont High School student in an undercover operation. The deputy bought marijuana from three students and they were charged with possession with intent to sell and selling marijuana.
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Union County
Frank McGuirt
Piedmont High School
Marjuana
Surgeon briefly handcuffed after speeding to hospital
Dr Sid Morrison, rushing to operate on a gunshot victim, was detained for several minutes in a hospital parking lot by Officer Rick Skrabak who stopped him for speeding. Morrison, who did not present credentials, was released without charges after staff verified his identity. The delay followed Raymond Jenkins Jr’s death during surgery.
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Columbia
S.C
Sid Morrison
Forest Acres
Providence Hospital
Rick Skrabak
Morrison
Skrabak
Gene Sealy
Sealy
Raymond Jenkins Jr
Jenkins
Providence
Father and son charged in Gastonia assault with deadly weapon
John Carroll Peeler Sr. 55 and John Carroll Peeler Jr. 23 of 320 Carson Drive face assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury after allegedly beating James Dennis Smith 41 with a baseball bat and pool cue during a dispute over alleged theft. Smith, treated at Gaston Memorial Hospital, sustained head, elbow injuries and blood on his jeans.
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Gastonia
John Carroll Peeler Sr
John Carroll Peeler Jr
Carson Drive
Peelers
James Dennis Smith
Gable Street
Smith
Gaston County
J.£. Knupp
Gaston Memorial Hospital
Achievement Friday gathers to close minority student achievement gap
Dr Gene Moore Cleveland County Schools superintendent opens a forum urging community involvement to meet tougher North Carolina standards as Richard Hooker Shelby City Schools board member chairs a gathering to craft an action plan for at risk and minority students.
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Gene Moore
Cleveland County Schools
North Carolina
Moore
Richard Hooker
Shelby City Schools Board
Cleveland County Schools Board
Larry Corry
Hooker
Cleveland County
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