Page 4 The Shoreline March, 2001
PKS Police Dept.
Although the winter months are slower for your police
department we still manage to get the adrenaline rush
every so often! At approximately 3 a.m. Saturday
January 27, 2001 Officer Paul Ehrler noticed a suspicious
vehicle driving through town at an extremely slow
speed. When Paul attempted to close in on the vehicle
it sped away and without more probable cause to give
chase Paul stopped the pursuit. Later, the same vehicle
was observed and a short pursuit ensued ending on
Arborvitae with the subject exiting the vehicle. A foot
chase through the woods then took place with a very
'scratched up' suspect finally being apprehended. A
check of this individual's criminal record indicated that,
in all likelihood, he was canvassing our community
looking for a house or vehicle to break into. The suspect
had only recently gotten out of jail (for the second time)
and had numerous pages of arrests for breaking and
entering, larceny, etc. The proactive patrol of Officer
Ehrler and his supervisor Sergeant Culpepper worked!
In another incident Officer Ray Meyer while enroute to
work early Saturday (February 3, 2001) morning noted
a vehicle traveling at 70 mph (he had his radar unit on)
and heading straight for him - totally in his lane of
traffic. Ray was able to drive off on the shoulder of the
road and maintain control of his cruiser (defensive
driving training for police does work!) and give pursuit.
Ray knew that if he couldn't get this vehicle stopped she
was going to slam head on into someone else (she was
still on the wrong side of the road). Officer Meyer finally
caught up to the vehicle with all of his emergency
equipment activated and could not get her to pull over.
Finally, realizing approaching vehicles were in harms
way he pulled along side of the vehicle and finally got
the driver's attention. She pulled over and her first
words were "why did you stop me I wasn't speeding".
Needless to say when the backup officer finally arrived
she was given a ride to the magistrate and then jail!
Officer Meyer probably saved an innocent persons life
Saturday not to mention the intoxicated driver of the
suspect vehicle.
PLEASE NOTE: The fine for leash law violations and
other "dog" related violations is now $50 for the first
offense and $100 for any subsequent violations. We
hope this will help to send a message to violators that
the Town will address these problems. Please also note
that while on patrol we will attempt to make certain that
people walking their dogs have a clean up bag in their
possession BUT we cannot follow someone during their
walk to see if the bag is used! Obviously if we witness
a violation we will take action and if we see dogs running
at large we will take action but it would be ludicrous for a^^ft
patrol officer to follow everyone walking their pet!
I am happy and proud to announce the promotion of
Sergeants' Culpepper and Hazard to the rank of
Lieutenant. They will be in charge of a squad of officers
and have administrative duties as well.
Joey Culpepper has been in law enforcement for 8 years
and in addition to hundreds of professional training hours
as a Field Training Sergeant and graduated from the NC
Justice Academy's Criminal Investigation Certificate
Program.
Ethan Hazard, also our K-9 officer, has been in law
enforcement for 12 years and has hundreds of
professional training hours. Ethan is also a Field Training
Sergeant and received his Intermediate Law Enforcement
Certificate from the NC Department of Justice and the NC
Training and Standards Division.
Both of these officers were named "Officer of the Year" in
2000 for outstanding arrests, dedication to duty and the
exemplary example they set for other officers in the
department. In addition, they both have earned "The
Police Shield" award for excellent felony arrests.
Both of these men have demonstrated outstanding
leadership skills and a dedication to duty and this
community that is to be commended. They will receive
their new Lieutenants' badges at the Pine Knoll Shores
February Town Meeting.
Submitted by: Chief M. M. Muhlig
PKS Women's Club
A'
The PKS Women's Club will meet on March
^ 23rd at Town Hall. Refreshments will begin
at 9:30 with the meeting starting at 10:00.
The speaker for the meeting will be Tibbie Roberts who
will speak on 'Old Times in Beaufort". Mrs. Robert grew up
in Beaufort and will talk about the history of the area and
will include some humorous childhood memories. The
March Cook's Night Out will go to Pizzuti's in Atlantic
Beach on Friday, March 9th. Call Rae Jones at 222-5732
for information and reservations. Arlene Terrell, Club
President, wanted to remind members that a third book
club group is forming and information will be available at
the March meeting. All women living in Pine Knoll Shores
are invited to join the club. Contact Mrs. Terrell at 726^^fc
6583 for more information.
Submitted by: Rita Randall