Roy Cooper

State Attorney General Disturbed By Increasing Domestic Violence Deaths

Gurnal Scott — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:00:00 +0000

State Attorney General Roy Cooper says he's concerned about an increase in domestic violence deaths in North Carolina last year.

State law requires police agencies to report domestic violence deaths to the SBI. Cooper says the 122 deaths last year are 16 more than in 2011. He called the increase "disturbing" and urged the state to do more to stop these crimes before they happen. Wake County had the highest number of domestic violence deaths at 11, followed by Mecklenburg and Guilford counties with eight and six respectively.

State Officials Question Alabama Bank's Loans

Jessica Jones — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:10:00 +0000

North Carolina officials are seeking answers from an Alabama-based bank that is offering payday loans in the state. Such short-term, high-interest loans are illegal in North Carolina. But Regions Bank, which has several branches here, is offering the loans online. Attorney General Roy Cooper says his office has written Regions Bank to see if any North Carolina customers have taken out the loans.

Cracking Down on Meth Labs

Jeff Tiberii — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:10:00 +0000

North Carolina Law Enforcement officials plan to crack down on methamphetamine labs in 2012. Jeff Tiberii has more.

Jeff Tiberii: Last year there were 331 illegal methamphetamine lab busts in North Carolina, an all-time high. The main ingredient in the drug is pseudoephedrine, which is found in Sudafed. Beginning this week all retailers will be hooked into a tracking system tracing pseudoephedrine purchases. North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper:

Cooper Announces Medicaid Fraud Busts

Jeremy Loeb — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:35:00 +0000

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper announced today what he calls the "first wave" of ramped up efforts to fight Medicaid fraud in the state. Cooper says 18 people in 10 counties have been arrested in the past week. He says the total monetary loss to the Medicaid program from these cases is more than half a million dollars.

Crime Rate Falls to New Lows

Jessica Jones — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:34:00 +0000

North Carolina's crime level has dropped to its lowest level since 1977.

Cooper Objects to Moving SBI

Will Michaels — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Attorney General Roy Cooper objects to the part of the North Carolina Senate's budget proposal that includes an overhaul of the State Bureau of Investigation. The spending plan released this week directs the SBI to move out from under the Attorney General's supervision. A cabinet-level secretary would oversee the bureau and the state crime lab. Some lawmakers have called for the move in light of more than 200 mishandled cases at the SBI's blood unit.

Smaller Meth Labs On The Rise

Will Michaels — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:00:00 +0000

Methamphetamine labs are on the rise in North Carolina. That's according to state officials who say drug makers are finding new ways to produce it. The number of meth labs had dropped dramatically in 2007, when state lawmakers passed a bill limiting sales of decongestant medicines containing pseudoephedrine. That's a key ingredient in methamphetamine.

Attorney General Roy Cooper says meth producers are now making the drug in smaller batches to get around the law and avoid detection: