Raleigh Police Department

Operation Dismount is a task force put together to identify people illegally operating ATVs and dirt bikes that pose a threat to pedestrians and other motorists on streets and highways.

Local agencies and organizations are accepting “Community Action IDs” as an alternative to government-issued IDs.

The fiancé of Mary Marshall, one of the victims of the Oct. 13 mass shooting in Raleigh's Hedingham neighborhood, spoke at a memorial in downtown Raleigh Sunday afternoon. Local and state officials also called for an end to gun violence.

The first public funerals for victims of a mass shooting in Raleigh were held over the weekend. The wife of one of the victims, an off-duty police officer, recalled how she tried to save him after he was shot.

Follow live updates from WUNC staff on the shooting in northeastern Raleigh that left at least five people dead, including a Raleigh police officer.

They said Master Officer P.W. Coates should have de-escalated the situation that involved "someone having a mental health crisis."

The Police Department currently has 168 vacancies, or about 20% of the force, according to Matthew Cooper, president of the Raleigh Police Protective Association.

Raleigh police officer A.A. Smith fired two shots at Daniel Turcios, then about five seconds later, fired another three shots. That's according to a report from the Raleigh police department that was released by the city Wednesday.

Estella Patterson will take over at the Raleigh Police Department on August 1. She has been with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department for 25 years and is currently a deputy chief there.

The family of a man who was killed by a Raleigh police officer last year has filed a lawsuit against the officer and Raleigh's city manager and police…