From the Sun Journal:

Bob Crumley, the Republican candidate for state attorney general, said Monday that the current Office of the Attorney General is not responsive to the needs of North Carolina residents.

Crumley, 51, said the office, now under the direction of Democrat Roy Cooper, has been a stepping stone for other state offices, such as governor.

He cited the State Bureau of Investigation crime lab and the backlog of evidence testing for the state’s 100 counties. Crumley said a new SBI lab opened this month in Greensboro to serve 12 counties. “The lab cannot process DNA,” Crumley said. He called that ludicrous.

“Before the building was complete, I looked at the building and inside the lobby were boxes of office furniture and chairs. But on the wall of the lobby was a photograph of Roy Cooper,” he said.

Crumley said he does not want his photograph inside any state buildings. “I don’t want the job to be about politics. I will work hard to not be a politician,” he said.

He said the office needs to respond quickly to the needs of state residents and Council of State members.

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