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Sex Offender Arrested in North Carolina for Using Facebook

A Swannanoa, North Carolina woman was arrested earlier this month and charged with two counts of using social networking sites as a registered sex offender. A Buncombe County judge set

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State Considers Changing Law for First-Time DUI Offenders

So often, it takes a good example of legislative change to be set in one state before lawmakers in North Carolina and other states decide to take up the fight

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Bill to ban synthetic marijuana passes North Carolina Senate Thursday

As we’ve discussed previously on our blog (“DEA: No More ‘Fake Pot'” 12/9/10), synthetic marijuana is becoming increasingly popular in North Carolina and throughout the country. The substance is currently

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Alleged drunk driver arrested after driving through a Charlotte park

Police in Charlotte pursued and arrested a man believed to have been driving drunk through a park downtown at 400 W. Seventh Street last month. The 24-year-old man is accused of

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Charlotte’s Bank of America named as party in fraud lawsuit

A recent lawsuit was filed on behalf of investors named Charlotte, North Carolina-based Bank of America and its recently acquired Countrywide Financial unit as parties to “massive fraud.” The lawsuit

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Woman Allegedly Attacks Boyfriend in Domestic Violence Dispute

A North Carolina woman was charged with inflicting serious bodily injury as well as assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly attacking her live-in boyfriend during a heated domestic dispute

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Gastonia, North Carolina man faces DWI charges for the fourth time

This past Tuesday morning, a driver from Gastonia was arrested by local police and jailed on a $10,000 bond. He now faces charges as a result of impaired driving. The

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New Securities Fraud Task Force Assembled in Charlotte, NC Last Week

The Charlotte Observer released information of note last Friday to those interested in issues of white collar crime. The Securities and Exchange Commission has partnered with the U.S. Attorney’s office for

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American Beverage Institute Speaks Out Against DWI Checkpoints

The American Beverage Institute (ABI) made spoke out recently against DWI checkpoints, saying they would like to see police around the nation do away with such untargeted efforts. The institute has a

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City Council Rejects Proposal to Shame DUI Suspects Via Facebook

Social media use is in the rise, with social information-sharing sites such as Facebook and Foursquare counting thousands of additional users as new members each week. For however exciting this

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