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CAPTURE #25: David Lamont Jones

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:01:00 -0400

You did it again! Your tips to the NC WANTED Hotline led to the direct capture of another wanted fugitive.

Marshals make second arrest in Durham home invasions

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:50:00 -0400

Durham police officers charged a man in four armed home invasions this week after finding guns in his car during a traffic stop Friday morning.

Man sought for questioning in double homicide

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:24:31 -0400

Fayetteville police investigators named Reginald Walter Watford, 20, of 1603 Morehead Avenue, as a person of interest in the June 23 shooting deaths of Joe "Hawk" Hawkins and his 26-year-old son, Alexis Hawkins.

Man charged with shooting Durham officer

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:21:50 -0400

Thomas Rashawn Monroe, 23, has been charged with shooting Officer D.J. Youmans, 32, who was responding to calls a call about gunfire and a break-in at a Durham apartment complex Thursday morning.

Deputies: Man finds girlfriend in hot tub with another, assaults him

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:42:50 -0400

Chatham County sheriff's deputies say a Pittsboro man assaulted another man after finding him in his girlfriend's hot tub.

Vance County deputy shoots woman

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:24:42 -0400

A deputy shot a woman during an altercation Wednesday on Welcome Avenue in Henderson, according to Vance County Sheriff Peter White said.

Victim's mother talks about renewed probe into daughter's death

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:26:15 -0400

A Rocky Mount city councilman called Wednesday for stepped up investigation into the unsolved murders of five women over the past four years. Each of the bodies was found in a rural field outside the city.

Similar murders in Edgecombe County prompt calls for federal investigation

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:02:28 -0400

NC troopers focus on speeding over July 4

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:01:20 -0400

Drivers are being reminded to watch their speed and driving habits during the July 4th holiday.

GERALD'S BLOG: 2 Captures in 1 Week (and the week isn't over)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:07:22 -0400

We’re celebrating a great week at NC Wanted. Two direct captures in a matter of days based on your tips.

Zebulon teacher charged with indecent liberties with student

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:52:45 -0400

A Wake County elementary school teacher is accused of engaging in inappropriate behavior with a student.

Documents detail how banker allegedly spent swindled funds

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:12:42 -0400

New details have surfaced about how a Raleigh banker accused of defrauding investors out of $12.3 million was allegedly spending the money.

Contractor facing slew of charges

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:20:09 -0400

Richard Stacy is facing numerous charges stemming from his remodeling business, known as Customized Contracting, RPS Contracting and RPS Builders.

Bill to release more on N.C. patient deaths approved

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:56:17 -0400

The General Assembly has given Gov. Beverly Perdue legislation she sought that's designed to release more information about deaths at North Carolina state mental hospitals.

NC police find meth lab in motel

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:15 -0400

Police in a North Carolina city are seeking two people suspected of operating a methamphetamine lab in a motel room. Police also said a fire from the operation severely damaged the room.

Police ask for help in Fayetteville shooting investigation

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:32:00 -0400

Fayetteville police released surveillance images of a car they think was driven by the suspect in a shooting Saturday at the Ya-Ya Food Mart on Murchison Road.

Spring Lake scrambles to close holes in police protection

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:28:51 -0400

There was less of a law enforcement presence in Spring Lake Wednesday. Sheriff's deputies, who had been assigned to the town since early May, pulled back their patrols effective July 1.

Funeral planned for Raleigh woman at center of death investigation

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:51:00 -0400

Police found Barefoot , 60, of 3939-133 Wake Forest Road, dead in her home Saturday morning. They ruled her death suspicious, but have not released the cause of her death.

Man surrenders after family gripes about seeing him on TV

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:19:00 -0400

Kenneth Andre Kirk, known as the "Cigarette Bandit," turned himself in to Cumberland County sheriff's detectives Wednesday night after his family complained that they were tired of seeing his face on local TV stations.

Woman settles lawsuit against NC town police

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:02:41 -0400

A North Carolina woman has settled a lawsuit that accused the Jonesville Police Department of not enforcing a restraining order she took out against her estranged husband.

MISSING: Joseph D'Aquisto

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:44:57 -0400

BUNCOMBE COUNTY: Family members do not describe Joseph Paul D’ Aquisto Sr. as an impulsive man. That is why his daughter, Lissa, does not believe that her father left on his own, without telling anyone what he was doing or where he was going.

Hondas become target for car thieves in Cumberland County

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:42:03 -0400

Det. Terry Isaacs said more than a dozen Honda cars have been stolen in the county since January. None of them has been recovered.

Baby Michael: Infant Tossed Out of Car

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:54:26 -0500

CUMBERLAND COUNTY:It’s doubtful the baby ever had a name. He was killed less than a day after he was born. Police don’t know where that was – it could have been in a car, maybe a cheap motel, maybe a closet.

Slain boy's grandmother outraged by parents' sentences

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:01:38 -0400

Brice and Sandra McMillan were sentenced Monday to no more than 16 years in prison each for the June 12, 2008, tree-tying death of Tyler McMillan.

Body found in Edgecombe County is fifth in four years

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:03:30 -0400

Authorities in Edgecombe County are trying to connect the dots after the discovery Monday of skeletal remains in a wooded area off Seven Bridges Road. The remains found Monday represent the fifth body found in the area since 2005.

Older women vulnerable to crime

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:06:14 -0400

Three older women have fallen victim to violent crimes over the past two weeks. While the cases aren't related, investigators say they serve as a reminder to put safety first.

NC town won't pay sheriff for additional patrols

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:38:18 -0400

Elected leaders of a North Carolina town whose police department is in disarray say they won't continue to pay the local sheriff for increased patrols.

Southern Pines man charged with murder

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:54:06 -0400

Claudio Daniel Castillo, 18, was arrested Saturday morning after police found the victim with a head injury at 1225 Central Drive.

Dunn man gets jail in hit-run death of Raleigh cook

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:01:00 -0400

Gavin Clifford Hawk, 28, of 713-A Peace St., will serve 19 to 23 months for the felony death by motor vehicle of Ian Kristopher Quick.

2 men killed in drive-by near ECU campus

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:31:52 -0400

Police said one of the men killed was an ECU student and the other managed a business on the street.

NC police detonate 2 bombs near Shelby

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:23:16 -0400

Authorities have detonated two dangerous homemade bombs in southwestern North Carolina but it's unknown where the bombs came from.

Police: Accused church burglar caught catching Zs

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:06:13 -0400

Sleeping in church is bad during the sermon, but even worse when a burglar does it on the job. Police arrested an 18-year-old man after he was found sleeping in a building belonging to the French Corner Church.

NC police discover possible 5th unsolved murder

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:35:05 -0400

State investigators are now involved in the probe of the deaths of five women whose bodies have been found in the same area near Rocky Mount in the past four years.

NC father, stepmother sentenced in teen's death

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:15:14 -0400

The father and stepmother of a 13-year-old boy who died last year after spending the night tied to a tree have been sentenced to prison after entering pleas that acknowledge prosecutors have enough evidence to convict them.

Man facing charges after ramming truck into home

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:46:58 -0400

Wendell police say Douglas Jones was upset over children walking in the street, so he drove his truck into their house.

Two shot, killed outside Greenville bar

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:16:13 -0400

Police said an Eastern Carolina University student was shot, along with a restaurant worker in Greenville early Tuesday.

Autryville boy found safe; dad arrested

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:35:07 -0400

A man accused of assaulting his pregnant girlfriend and her 8-year-old son and then abducting the couple's 4-year-old son has returned the boy home safely, Sampson County authorities said.

Skeletal remains found near Rocky Mount

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:52:22 -0400

The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office is trying to identify remains found Monday afternoon.

Moncure couple arrested for assault

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:42:15 -0400

Chatham County sheriff's deputies arrested a Moncure couple Friday after a fight at New Hope Mobile Home Park.

20-Year-Old Shot to Death, Pot Stolen

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:22:55 -0500

CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Jacobs’ father found his 20-year-old son on July 18, 1997, slumped over on the couch. At first he thought Jacobs was asleep but within hours he would learn his son had been shot three times in the back of the head.

Goldsboro store clerk charged with murder

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:15:54 -0400

Goldsboro police charged a store clerk with murder after officers found a man with a stab wound at Bob's Convenience Store, 1714 S. Slocumb St., Monday night.

Raleigh police probe suspicious death

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:16:48 -0400

Police continue to investigate the death of Patsy Eason Barefoot. The body of the 60-year-old Raleigh woman was found Saturday morning in her 3939 Wake Forest Road apartment on Saturday.

Man arrested after fatal shooting in Durham

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:20:00 -0400

Durham police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened Saturday evening on Zelko Court.

Cary police investigate robbery, wreck

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:40:58 -0400

The suspects in a robbery were taken to WakeMed Monday after an automobile wreck foiled their getaway, a Cary police spokesman said.

Spring Lake votes in favor of local police force

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:08:08 -0400

Residents of Spring Lake will see a reduced law enforcement presence beginning Wednesday. The town Board of Aldermen voted Monday in favor of maintaining the local police department and against paying sheriff’s deputies to provide protection.

Stepmother pleads guilty in son's tree-tying death

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:43:34 -0400

Sandra McMillan, 37, entered an Alford plea of second-degree murder in the June 12, 2009, death of Tyler McMillan, who died from dehydration and heat stroke.

Governor names new NC Highway Patrol commander

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:08:15 -0400

The governor has named a new commander to lead the North Carolina Highway Patrol when the current commander retires on Aug. 1.

Police seek more clues in Raleigh woman's death

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:34:20 -0400

Raleigh police held an informational checkpoint Monday afternoon at the apartment complex where Patsy Barefoot was found dead Saturday morning.

Man arrested after shots fired at Wayne house

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:38:30 -0400

Sheriff's deputies arrested a 49-year-old man after shots were fired into an occupied home in northern Wayne County last Friday.

Police: Armed men robbed five in Raleigh home

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:49:02 -0400

Two armed men burst into a Raleigh home occupied by five people – including two children – overnight Saturday, robbed and assaulted the residents, according to arrest warrants.

CAPTURED: Erick Robles Mendoza

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:10:23 -0400

Your tips helped capture NC WANTED Target Twenty fugitive Erick Robles Mendoza.

Raleigh police looking for dead 60-year-old woman's missing car

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:36:46 -0400

Officers found the body of Patsy Eason Barefoot, 60, inside her apartment after a relative reported being unable to contact her. Neither the manner nor the cause of death has been determined. Her silver 2002 Ford Focus, license plate RNY-5847, is missing.