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All N.C. counties to get instant criminal records

Posted to: Crime News North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. 

A database designed to give more information to North Carolina law enforcement about offenders and their criminal histories will soon be available in all 100 counties.

The State Controller's Office began rolling out the last phase of what's called the CJ-LEADS initiative this week in nearly 40 counties.

CJ-LEADS stands for Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Automated Data Services and merges timely criminal information about offenders in one location. In the past, officers had trouble getting data because it was kept in various databases.

The first counties received program access in 2010. Controller David McCoy's office said the final phase was moved up from December because of intense interest in the program.

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