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Police caught abusing authority on camera
Recently, there has been an ongoing investigation from the United States Justice Department concerning officer misconduct and dash cam recording these incidents in real-time. In two separate incidents, South Carolina State Troopers have been caught abusing their authority.

Graco Children's Product Announces a Safety Notice
Graco Children's Products Inc. today announced a Safety Notice regarding a labeling non-compliance issue for a limited number of its CarGo Booster Car Seats manufactured from January 9, 2007 through March 3, 2008.

Combi USA Safety Recall
Combi USA, Inc. of Fort Mill, SC has decided to conduct a voluntary safety recall of the Centre, Centre ARB and Shuttle (Model # 8065, 8074, 8086, 8087and 8520) and associated Travel Systems containing Centre and Shuttle (Model # 4400, 4515, 4520). 

Tampa Deputy pushes paralyzed man out of wheelchair
People in the world are very difficult to shock with news. However, when a Hillsborough County Sheriff caught on camera dumping a paralyzed man out of his wheel chair this was a terrible scene for many television viewers to watch.

Toy Magnets Can be a Very Real Threat
This is the story of a little boy who swallowed a magnet and wound up in the hospital. Actually, Braden Eberle, 4, of San Jose, Calif., swallowed two tiny magnets from his older brother's construction kit on two successive days last spring. 

Toy Recall Due To Unsafe Levels of Lead Paint
The name of the product is Big Wooden Blocks and Jumbo Wooden Train Sets.

Britax announces safety recall
Britax Child Safety, Inc. announced today that it is conducting a safety recall on the Marathon child restraint.

Gov. Easley Announces Enforcement Efforts Result in 42,275 Charges
The N.C. Highway Patrol wrote 12,258 speeding tickets and 13,862 citations for other violations during Operation Slow Down.

Infant mortality rate drops to lowest in state’s history in 2006, while record number of babies are born
North Carolina’s 2006 infant mortality rate was 8.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2006.

Cary Bicycle Crash Data - Age Grouped Table
Each year in NC about 2,200 pedestrians are involved in police-reported crashes with motor vehicles. Between 150 and 200 are killed, and an additional 500 are seriously injured. Older adults and young children are especially vulnerable.