New law toughens penalty for shooting cops
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday signed “Conner’s Law” — legislation to boost the penalty for assaulting emergency personnel and to increase the death benefit for the families of emergency personnel murdered in the line of duty.The law is named after State Trooper Kevin Conner, who was shot to death almost a year ago during a traffic stop in Columbus County. Conner was a Bladenboro native and was a Lumberton police officer before he joined the […]
