Boiling Spring Lakes chief cleared of wrong-doing

The Boiling Spring Lakes police chief has been cleared of any wrong-doing at his previous job.

Chief Emmett Ballree appeared before the State Training and Standards Committee in Raleigh today. He was there answering allegations of using the town of Mount Olive’s credit card to gas up his personal car. He was chief of police there before coming to Boiling Spring Lakes.

Ballree said he did it, but it was for business purposes.

The Standards Committee agreed that Ballree was within the department’s rules.