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Unfair traffic stop cemented trooper's career with Highway Patrol
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Unfair traffic stop cemented trooper's career with Highway Patrol
- Kenwyn Caranna
- Aug 11, 2019
- Aug 11, 2019
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GREENSBORO — Digging irrigation systems for the “mega-mansions” at Lake Norman led to an unexpected 27-year career with the Highway Patrol for a Charlotte teenager with a foot on either side of “the tracks.”
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Highway Patrol Capt. Dee Robinson poses for a portrait at the Highway Patrol Station in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. Robinso…
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Highway Patrol Capt. Dee Robinson poses for a portrait at the Highway Patrol Station in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. Robinso…
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Police department recruitment
Greensboro Police Department recruits take part in a training exercise. Law enforcement officials say news and social media coverage can contribute to an unfair perception of them in some situations.
H. Scott Hoffmann /News & Record
Police department recruitment
Greensboro Police Department recruits take part in an active shooter training drill in Greensboro, NC on July 11, 2019. (H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record)
H. Scott Hoffmann /News & Record
Police department recruitment
Greensboro Police Department recruits take part in an active shooter training drill in Greensboro, NC on July 11, 2019. (H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record)
H. Scott Hoffmann /News & Record
Police department recruitment
Greensboro Police Department recruits enter a building in response to an active shooter during a training drill in Greensboro, NC on July 11, 2019. (H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record)
H. Scott Hoffmann /News & Record
Police department recruitment
Greensboro Police Department recruits take part in an active shooter training drill in Greensboro, NC on July 11, 2019. (H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record)
H. Scott Hoffmann /News & Record
Police department recruitment
Greensboro Police Department recruits search for an active shooter during a training drill on July 11. Officers are well-aware that nowadays it seems someone is always watching how they do their jobs.
Photos by H. Scott Hoffmann /News & Record
Police department recruitment
Greensboro Police Department recruits search for an active shooter during a training drill in Greensboro, NC on July 11, 2019. (H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record)
H. Scott Hoffmann /News & Record
Police department recruitment
Greensboro Police Department recruits take part in an active shooter training drill in Greensboro, NC on July 11, 2019. (H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record)
H. Scott Hoffmann /News & Record
Police department recruitment
Greensboro Police Department recruits arrest an active shooter during a training drill in Greensboro, NC on July 11, 2019. (H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record)
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Police department recruitment
Greensboro Police Department recruits search for an active shooter during a training drill in Greensboro, NC on July 11, 2019. (H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record)
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Greensboro Police Department recruits respond to a fallen officer during an active shooter training drill in Greensboro, NC on July 11, 2019. (H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record)
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Greensboro Police Department recruits take part in an active shooter training drill in Greensboro, NC on July 11, 2019. (H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record)
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Highway Patrol Sgt. Will Winchester speaks to potential recruits at an information session on Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Highway Patrol Trooper Roy Carroll speaks to potential recruits at an information session on Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Personnel with the Highway Patrol speak to potential recruits at an information session on Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Highway Patrol Sgt. Will Winchester speaks to potential recruits at an information session on Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Highway Patrol Master Trooper Ned Moultrie speaks to potential recruits at an information session on July 11 in Winston-Salem.
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Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Mitchell speaks to potential recruits at an information session. The Highway Patrol currently has about 222 vacant positions for sworn officers.
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N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Mitchell talks with cadets prior to their heading off the agency's patrol school.
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N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Mitchell talks with cadets prior to their heading off the agency's patrol school.
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A Highway Patrol hat at a recruiting information session on Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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