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Wake County Sheriff Willie Rowe has asked a federal court to remove him as a defendant in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's new eCourts records management system.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 6:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Representative Ted Budd (R-NC) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas seeking more information on the death of Wake County Deputy Sheriff Ned Byrd
Published: Saturday, September 3rd, 2022 @ 8:28 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker lost Tuesday to challenger Willie Rowe in a runoff for the Democratic nomination for sheriff in the county of North Carolina’s capital city. In the runoff to May’s primary election Rowe took 75% of the vote to Baker’s 25%.
Published: Friday, July 29th, 2022 @ 12:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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More than a year before the 2022 election, a former four-term Republican Wake County sheriff has announced he will run again, attempting a return to the top law enforcement spot in North Carolina’s largest county.
Published: Monday, November 22nd, 2021 @ 11:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, retired Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison announced his endorsement of E.C. Sykes for North Carolina Secretary of State.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2020 @ 11:35 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The demand for firearms, starting with an application for a gun permit, remains high, though local sheriffs’ offices are struggling to keep up.
Published: Monday, August 10th, 2020 @ 8:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This week, a judge ruled that Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker could not suspend pistol permitting approvals during the Coronavirus outbreak.
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2020 @ 12:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Tuesday, March 24, Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker suspended pistol permit and concealed-carry services in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
Published: Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 @ 3:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Wake County Sheriff’s Office will resume accepting and processing applications for pistol permits consistent with N.C. General Statutes, a Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday, March 31.
Published: Saturday, April 4th, 2020 @ 2:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Wake County Sheriff’s Office made an extremely poor decision to suspend pistol permits until April 30.
Published: Friday, April 3rd, 2020 @ 2:36 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Gerald Baker’s recent decision to suspend applications for pistols and concealed carry firearms until April 30 is both ill-conceived and illegal.
Published: Thursday, March 26th, 2020 @ 2:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Wake County Sheriff’s Office personnel double-dipped by claiming their normal work pay while getting off-duty compensation for working at the State Fair, a report by State Auditor Beth Wood concludes
Published: Friday, October 27th, 2017 @ 1:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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John H. Baker served as North Carolina's first African American sheriff. He served in this office for twenty-four years.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 6:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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