Forsyth County Sheriff's Department

Property crime and violent crime are slightly down this year, according to the sheriff's offices for both counties.

The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is calling for metal detectors to be used in schools every day after a gun was found on campus this week. But district officials say that will require more funding and manpower than they currently have.

There were five gun-related homicides in Winston-Salem last week. And early Monday morning, there was a drive-by shooting into a house occupied by multiple children under the age of 10.

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is looking to make changes to contracts for school resource officers. District officials have proposed new language limiting the use of pepper spray, and clarifying when SROs should be called.

The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that a juvenile has been charged and taken into custody for making violent threats against Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.

The Winston-Salem Police Department has received a boost to its ability to fight crime. A new initiative unveiled on Tuesday connects video surveillance…