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Sep 20, 2001 · The North Carolina State Highway Patrol was named best-dressed state police agency in the United States on Thursday by the National Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors.The patrol ...
- First Highway Patrol Training School
- Changes and Growth
- First Highway Patrolmen Tour The State
The school began on May 20, 1929, at Camp Glenn near Morehead City, North Carolina. Of the original 400 applicants who applied for admission, 67 were selected to report to the school. Only 42 men completed the school and 37 members were chosen to receive the oath of office in the State Capitol Building in Raleigh. Monthly salaries for the original ...
In 1931, the General Assembly increased the Patrol to 67 members and reduced the number of lieutenants to six. The Patrol was increased in size in 1933 to 121 members. Patrolmen were relieved of gasoline inspection duties and given responsibilities for issuing driver licenses and enforcing the new driver license laws All patrolmen were assigned ind...
After completing the training school, the original Highway Patrol members toured the entire state as a group. This was an historical event in North Carolina, beginning in Beaufort and continuing west across the state to Asheville and back to Raleigh. The tour covered a total of 1,028 miles. The tour, led by Captain C. D. Farmer in a 1929 Buick and ...
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol's primary mission is to reduce collisions and make the highways of North Carolina as safe as possible. In addition to enforcing the state's traffic laws, state troopers also guide traffic during hurricane evacuations, re-route traffic around hazardous chemical spills, and they stand ready, should any act ...
The primary mission of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol is to ensure safe and efficient transportation on the streets and highways, reduce crime, protect against terrorism, enforce motor vehicle laws, and respond to natural and man-made disasters. The Highway Patrol is the largest division of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
Pictured are some of the recent graduates of the 141 st basic highway patrol school receiving a standing ovation from those attending. FACE BOOK | NC HIGHWAY PATROL. NCHP welcomed 48 new troopers at a graduation ceremony for the 141st basic highway patrol school. Among those was McDowell native Jared Robert Carver, who ended 29 weeks of ...
Jul 2, 2019 · NCSHP Honors the Past and Looks to the Future at 90 Year Celebration. On July 1, 1929, after the General Assembly authorized the State Highway Patrol’s creation, 37 individuals took an oath of office and became North Carolina’s first state troopers. These patrol members monitored miles of highway on Harley Davidson motorcycles, enforcing ...
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