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Published: 2012-11-07 14:03:54
Updated: 2012-11-07 14:03:54

Posted: November 7, 2012

DMV closes Chapel Hill license plate office amid criminal probe

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Chapel Hill, N.C. — The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles closed an independently operated license plate office in Chapel Hill on Wednesday, and officials said criminal charges are pending.

The office, at 201 W. Estes Drive, was closed following an internal review by the DMV’s Vehicle Services Section and the state Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General. Officials said investigators determined that accounting irregularities and other inappropriate activities had taken place.

The Chapel Hill office, which offered vehicle registration services and title transactions, as well as vehicle license plate renewals, had been in operation since 1999 under contract to Caprina Kirkpatrick of High Point, authorities said.

People can use two license plate offices in Durham until the DMV issues a new contract in Chapel Hill, officials said. Those offices are at 1058 W. Club Blvd, 919- 286-4908, and at 5410 N.C. Highway 55, 919-544-3662.

Copyright 2012 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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They were rude all the time...always lookin like you were bothering them smh
writetanisha
November 12, 2012 3:06 p.m.
Caprina Kirkpatrick was 30 YO when they gave her the contract. No experience or qualifications except she was female and black.

Her gender and race have no bearing on her ability to run the business, but the pandering to PC, and poor due diligence by the State leads to this type of fraud.

Just because you fit in a protected/favored class does not mean you should not be qualified and checked out.
aetius476
November 12, 2012 9:06 a.m.
This office is contracted by the state to Caprina Kirkpatrick of High Point, NC. According to state voting records, she is registered as a democrat..Go figure.
NCKen
November 8, 2012 5:17 p.m.
They were a miserable bunch and were never friendly to anyone during my visits over the years.The thief or thieves in that office will soon meet a equally miserable bunch in jail,what goes around comes around.
iwall2
November 8, 2012 4:50 p.m.
I also had multiple bad experiences with the staff who were rude, intentionally slow working and ignored customers until they dealt with what were clearly personal calls.
dick4sanchez
November 8, 2012 9:08 a.m.
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