/tags/police-funding Police Funding en-US Copyright Wed, 14 Jun 2023 21:50:27 GMT /news/2023-06-14/with-only-two-officers-left-on-staff-town-of-bethel-forced-to-shut-down-police-department The town of Bethel’s board of commissioners gave approval for the Pitt County Sheriff’s Department to cover certain police operations. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 21:50:27 GMT /news/2023-06-14/with-only-two-officers-left-on-staff-town-of-bethel-forced-to-shut-down-police-department Sharryse Piggott /race-demographics/2020-07-03/i-understand-why-people-are-in-the-streets-durham-mayor-on-police-funding-systemic-racism The new fiscal year started this week, a time when local governments implement the new budgets they spent months working on over the spring.In the city of… Fri, 03 Jul 2020 13:08:49 GMT /race-demographics/2020-07-03/i-understand-why-people-are-in-the-streets-durham-mayor-on-police-funding-systemic-racism Will Michaels /race-demographics/2020-06-26/the-world-is-watching-durham-activist-on-why-he-is-camped-out-at-police-headquarters In the month since George Floyd’s killing sparked protests nationwide, some demonstrators in Durham have literally taken their message to the police.… Fri, 26 Jun 2020 17:49:40 GMT /race-demographics/2020-06-26/the-world-is-watching-durham-activist-on-why-he-is-camped-out-at-police-headquarters Will Michaels /race-demographics/2020-06-25/4-arrested-for-blocking-street-in-front-of-durham-police-department Police arrested four people on Thursday and removed wooden pallets blocking the street at a protest in front of a North Carolina police department.A group… Thu, 25 Jun 2020 20:36:29 GMT /race-demographics/2020-06-25/4-arrested-for-blocking-street-in-front-of-durham-police-department Associated Press