NEWS
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'Officers tackle man in house'
News & Record | Feb. 1, 2012
GREENSBORO - Lindley Park should be back to normal today. As normal as a neighborhood can be after a 15-hour police standoff Tuesday that startled residents with random gunfire about 5 a.m. "Pow. Pow. Pow. Pow," said Debbie Whitman, imitating the sound. All day, she stayed inside her home a short walk away from the Westdale Place home where the suspected shooter barricaded himself. At one point, Whitman snapped photos of a sniper setting up on her porch. About 7:30 p.m., a Greensboro police officer told her to go inside, turn off the lights and close the blinds, Whitman said. Officers were close to arresting the man. "Get down on your knees! Get down on your knees!" Whitman heard them yell. "We didn't hear shots at all." And so a day that began with gunfire and uncertainty ended peacefully.
'Honoring a warrior'
News & Record | Dec. 21, 2011
PLEASANT GARDEN - In the traditional Marine roll call at a soldier's funeral, an officer called out the names of Marines in the church congregation Tuesday. Each one present answered. "Lance Corporal Levy?" the marine yelled. He didn't get a reply. "Lance Corporal Christopher Levy?" "Lance Corporal Christopher P. Levy?" Still no answer. Levy's flag-draped casket sat in the church sanctuary below his boots, which held a rifle with a helmet on top. He was heralded as a true warrior , a best friend and a generous big brother at his funeral Tuesday. The service was laced with Native American tributes and full military honors, as his family and friends paid homage to the fallen soldier, his heritage and his short career.
'Extradition is a judgement call'
News & Record | Dec. 18, 2011
GREENSBORO - Lamont Pride was a wanted man. But it became clear last week that Pride wasn't wanted everywhere - just in North Carolina. Now he sits in a New York jail, charged in the shooting death of New York City police officer Peter Figoski. Pride was arrested twice in New York City before Monday's fatal shooting. After the second time, on Nov. 3, New York police saw warrants for Pride's arrest in a nonfatal Greensboro shooting. The warrants indicated Pride was to return to North Carolina only if he were arrested within the state. By the time Greensboro police requested extradition nationwide, it was too late. Pride was already back on the street. Both New York and Greensboro police have said the person ultimately responsible for Figoski's death is the person who pulled the trigger. Pride's case, however, highlights a little-known choice that police and prosecutors make every time they put a warrant out for someone's arrest. They have to ask themselves how far they would go to get a suspect.
'It's a right some want to protect'
News & Record | July 7, 2010
It's nothing for 21-year-old Jay Jay Eldridge to strap his .40-caliber handgun to his right hip, whether it's to go eat a barbecue plate at Stamey's or just stroll down the street. But a resident in his High Point neighborhood didn't know that and recently called the police on him. "You know, when the cops get a call that there's a guy walking around with a gun, a few of them show up," Eldridge said. "So, three cops show up. They just asked me questions - 'Are you 21?' and stuff like that. "The first thing the cop said to me was, 'I know you're not doing anything wrong. I got a call, so I got to check you out.' " Eldridge isn't out to hurt anyone. He openly carries a gun for his own protection and because, well, it's lawful. In North Carolina, state law does not prohibit carrying firearms in the open.
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