Winston-Salem Police
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5:45pm Aug 04, 2022Police PoliceRetiring Winston-Salem Police Chief Thompson reflects on career
Winston-Salem Police Chief Catrina Thompson announced last week that she is stepping down in December. She’s been with the department since 1994.
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3:16pm Jul 29, 2022Police PoliceWinston-Salem Police Chief Catrina Thompson to retire in December
Catrina Thompson, Winston-Salem’s police chief since 2017, plans to retire in December.
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4:51pm May 16, 2022Crime CrimeSeven people wounded by gunfire in Winston-Salem Sunday night
Two possibly linked shootings that began at a Winston-Salem park Sunday night left seven people wounded, police say.
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3:16pm May 02, 2022Crime CrimeWinston-Salem police say kidnapping claim that sparked Amber Alert was bogus
Winston-Salem police say a reported kidnapping that sparked an Amber Alert Monday didn’t actually happen.
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5:06pm Jan 11, 2022Crime Crime2021 saw a spike of homicides in Winston-Salem
Police say homicides in Winston-Salem rose by about 50 percent last year compared to 2020.
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10:49am Oct 11, 2021Crime CrimeWinston-Salem police say suspect who was killed in standoff fired shotgun at officers
State investigators are probing the death of a suspect who was shot during an armed standoff with Winston-Salem police last week.
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5:16pm Jul 21, 2021Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentWinston-Salem Police Release Information On Officer Suspension
The Winston-Salem Police Department says it suspended a police officer without pay for the way he treated a Black teen during an encounter captured on video last year.
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7:53am Jun 21, 2021Crime CrimeAnniversary Of Ella Crawley's Death Did Not Result In Promising Leads, Investigators Say
Winston-Salem police say a recent string of news stories about the unsolved murder of Ella Crawley failed to lead to anything useful to the investigation.
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11:16am Jun 15, 2021Crime Crime'Human Life Is Not Being Valued,' Winston-Salem Police Chief Says After String Of Shootings
An attack on a police substation has been linked to the discovery of two shooting victims from the suspect’s family, according to Winston-Salem police.
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5:58pm Jun 14, 2021Crime CrimeWinston-Salem Police Seek Public's Help After Rash Of Shootings
Winston-Salem police say people who know anything about a rash of shootings over the weekend need to tell police what they know to help stop the violence.
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7:30am Jun 14, 2021Crime CrimeViolent Weekend Leaves 3 Dead, 4 Wounded In Winston-Salem Shootings
The weekend saw a spate of mass shootings in cities across the country, leaving at least three people dead and 30 wounded.
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