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🌱 Deputy Ned Byrd Funeral & Arrests + RPD ACORNS Unit Utilization
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Happy World Honey Bee Day Raleigh!
Make yourself some tea with a nice helping of honey, and get ready to dive into:
- All the info you need to participate in the gun buyback safely
- Cary's food truck rodeo
- Two back to school giveaways you can head to today
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First, today's weather:
A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 85 Low: 72.
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Here are the top stories in Raleigh today:
- Fallen Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd was laid to rest on Friday. Hundreds of officers and deputies from across North Carolina were in attendance. After a week long investigation, one suspect is in a Wake County jail, charged with murder, and another is in federal custody in Forsyth County. Glenwood Avenue in North Raleigh was shut down as Byrd's body was brought to Providence Baptist Church. Byrd's sister asked Governor Cooper to speak at the funeral after he presented her with the flag that flew above the State Capitol. (abc11, abc11, CBS17, FOX8, Spectrum News 1, Spectrum News 1)
- Wake County's gun buyback event takes place today, beginning at 9:00am. Police will collaborate with the City of Raleigh leaders to host the event at Mount Peace Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Several rules are in place to keep everyone involved safe. Participants must remain in their car through the process, and all occupants of the car must be 18+. Firearms should be unloaded in a case/box/bag/ or secured with a gun lock, and located in the vehicles trunk, or rear cargo area. (WRAL)
- Raleigh Police Department launched a new unit to help better connect residents to resources last August, known as the ACORNS unit. The unit aims to help anyone in crisis, but was created partially due for the demand for more resources to handle mental health related calls. How officers handle mental health crisis has been a topic across the nation, and according to data obtained, the ACORNS unit has not been utilized to handle a majority of mental commitments or suicide calls. Raleigh police have handled 3,2000 calls related to mental health commitments and more than 1,000 suicide related calls, and the unit only aided in 12 of the mental commitment calls. (abc11)
- One person died in a serious crash on Interstate 40 in Raleigh. All lanes of eastbound I-40 were closed near Cary Towne Boulevard from around 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. One vehicle was overturned off the side of the road near the tree line. The vehicle had seven people inside of it when it crashed, including three children. One adult male was killed in the accident, and no other information surrounding injuries has been released. (abc11) Another crash led to a fight breaking out near the intersection of Rock Quarry and Cross Link Road. (CBS17)
- One person was shot on Thursday night in southeast Raleigh. Officers believe that the shooting occurred around 8:45 p.m. on Fox Ridge Manor Road. The person was dropped off at WakeMed in a personal vehicle with non-life-threatening injuries. (WRAL)
Today in Raleigh:
- Food Truck Rodeo at Phillips Farms of Cary (9 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
- Yoga at Dorothea Dix Park (9 - 10:15 a.m.) & Bowstring (10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.)
- Wake Forest Comic-Con at Wake Forest Renaissance Center (10 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
- Boxing and Brews at Fortnight Brewing (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
- Summer Celebration at Artspace (noon - 3 p.m.)
- Pop-Up Raleigh August 20th Market at Trophy on Maywood (noon - 5 p.m.)
- NCMA Block Printing Explorations (1 p.m.)
- CAIR Get Out the Jokes Comedy Tour at Marbles (8 - 10:30 p.m.)
Sunday in Raleigh:
- Zumba at Moore Square (9 - 10 p.m.)
- Yoga at Dix Park (9 - 10:15 a.m.) and Compass Rose (11 a.m. - noon)
- Rooftop Jazz Brunch at the Willard Rooftop Lounge (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
- Raleigh Comic Book Show at Hilton Garden Inn/Crabtree Valley (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
- Summer Workout Series at The Hop Yard (11 a.m.)
- August Drag Brunch for the Crape Myrtle Festival at Five Star (11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.)
- Loblolly Market at Mordecai Beverage Co. (2 - 6 p.m.)
- Sabroso Sunday at Casa Cubana (3 - 7 p.m.)
Bonus: 10 Things to do with kids this weekend (WRAL) and Weekend best bets (WRAL)
From my notebook:
- It's World Honey Bee Day and honey bees provide such incredible benefits to us! Local honey can even help you combat allergies, and The Pleasant Bee is conveniently located, and sells honey products online as well.
- Morning Star World Harvest Church is hosting a Book Bag & School Supply Giveaway today from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- The Mocha Room in Apex will be hosting a Back to School giveaway today from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- On August 27, the Wake County Animal Center will be waiving all pet adoption fees as part of the national Clear the Shelters project. (CBS17)
You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you soon.
— CJ Fullford
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