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George Capps: Assassinated?

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:13:49 -0500

SAMPSON COUNTY: Was he assassinated? Who was George Capps? Friends and family say he was a regular guy doing his job.

Brother, sister shot outside Greenville home

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:55:19 -0500

Greenville police said that a brother and sister were shot while standing outside their residence in the 1800 block of Hopkins Drive late Friday.

Police: Man robbed people who gave him a ride

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:01:40 -0500

Rocky Mount police are searching for a 22-year-old man they believe robbed and stole the car of two people who had given him a ride home early Saturday.

Worker robbed behind Rocky Mount restaurant

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:24:57 -0500

A worker was robbed and assaulted by two men armed with a gun behind the Hibachi Sushi restaurant, 1450 Benvenue Road, Friday night, Rocky Mount police said.

Suspicious fires hit vacant houses blocks apart

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:25:47 -0500

Firefighters were called out within a minute to fires in two vacant houses about a block apart in a Rocky Mount neighborhood Friday night, police said.

Crossing Borders: Fugitives in Mexico

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:09:08 -0500

ALL COUNTIES: The 2007 murder of pregnant Maria Lauterbach launched an international manhunt for the suspect, Cesar Laurean, who was the marine with dual citizenship who slipped through border security into Mexico.

Three soldiers suspects in shooting at Fort Hood

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:27:26 -0500

A soldier opened fire at a U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, unleashing a stream of gunfire that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman, and apprehended two other soldiers suspected in what appears to be the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base.

Suspected Ohio serial killer spent time in N.C.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:54:01 -0500

The Ohio man who lived in a house where at least 11 dead bodies have been found spent time in the Marines, serving at Cherry Point and Camp Lejeune during the 1970s, service records show.

Raleigh police seek bank robbery suspect

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:20:40 -0500

Police were called to the BB&T at 611 Oberlin Road just before 1:30 p.m., police spokesman Jim Sughrue said.

Burned woman regains custody of daughter

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:27:35 -0500

A woman who was severely burned two months ago regained custody of her 8-month-old daughter Thursday from the family of her alleged assailant.

More than 800 arrested in DWI crackdown

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:16:21 -0500

State and local law enforcement officers arrested 816 impaired drivers during the Halloween "Booze It & Lose It" campaign, officials said Thursday.

Two calls reveal how Fayetteville family was found

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:09:47 -0500

Family members called police to report finding the bodies of members of the Maxwell family at their Fayetteville home.

Dangerous Raleigh Fugitive Sought

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:13:21 -0400

WAKE COUNTY: Raleigh Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have teamed up to find a man who is considered armed and dangerous. His name is Jonathan Lamar Davis.

Prosecutors seek death for soldier accused in wife's stabbing death

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:38:00 -0500

Cumberland County prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a two soldiers accused in the stabbing death of a third, Assistant District Attorney Cal Colyer said Wednesday.

Soldier charged in Spring Lake triple shooting

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:58:37 -0500

A Fort Bragg soldier was arrested Wednesday and charged in a shooting last week that left another soldier dead and three other people wounded, authorities said.

Friends: Father in Fayetteville murder-suicide showed no signs of violence

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:49:00 -0500

William "Billy" Maxwell Jr., 47, killed his family at their house, 314 West Park Drive in Fayetteville, on Monday, police said. The victims included his wife, Kathryn Maxwell, 43, daughter Connor Maxwell, 17, and son Cameron Maxwell, 15.

Bragg soldier shot, stabbed in carjacking

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:02:39 -0500

A Fort Bragg soldier was shot and stabbed Tuesday night as three men and a woman stole his SUV, Fayetteville police said Wednesday.

Home invasion victim, suspect shot during scuffle

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:26:51 -0500

A 21-year-old convicted felon invaded a Raleigh couple's home and shot the husband and himself during a scuffle Tuesday night, police said.

Years Pass But No Arrest in Young Case

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:23:00 -0500

WAKE COUNTY: Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the brutal murder of pregnant mother Michelle Young in her Wake County home. The crime happened November 3, 2006 and quickly became a hot topic for cable news media. The case also made the cover of People Magazine.

Alamance authorities seek missing teen

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:52:12 -0500

Aliaksandr (Alex) Vlad Malakhov, 15, was last seen Oct. 29 near Western Alamance Middle School.

Silver Alert canceled for Carthage teen

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:20:06 -0500

The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has canceled a Silver Alert for a missing 14-year-old boy, William "Bea" Edward Applegate Jr.

Two adults, two teens dead in Fayetteville shooting

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:49:09 -0500

Four people were found shot to death at 314 West Park Drive in Fayetteville Monday night, police said. Property records show the house is owned by William and Kathryn Maxwell.

Henderson police search for missing man

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:25:43 -0500

David Lee Hargrove has a cognitive impairment, Henderson police said. He is described as a black man with a medium complexion, 5-foot-10 and 160 pounds. He has gray and black hair, a gray beard and brown eyes.

Sherry Bean: Survivor's Story

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:27:09 -0400

MOORE COUNTY: Sherry Bean doesn’t remember the night it happened. She doesn’t remember the two days before it happened, nor does she remember the agonizing months that followed.

Halifax County deputy arrests Maryland fugitive

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:10:53 -0500

A Halifax County deputy arrested a Maryland fugitive on Monday who was wanted by Baltimore police on armed robbery charges.

Autopsy: Marine's wife strangled with belt

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:53:37 -0500

The wife of a Camp Lejeune Marine who was found dead six weeks ago was strangled with a belt, according to an autopsy report released Monday.

Slaying, robbery victim was Florida man

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:22:45 -0500

Fayetteville police have identified the person killed during a robbery Friday afternoon as a 24-year-old Florida man.

Man charged in Halloween stabbing of UNC student

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:19:38 -0500

A man has been charged with stabbing a University of North Carolina student after Chapel Hill's annual Halloween bash, police said Monday.

Authorities: Man's ear bitten off in argument

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:57:46 -0500

A Clinton man was charged late Sunday with felony maiming after part of another man's ear was bitten off in an argument, authorities said Monday.

Detectives searching for Cumberland County shooting suspect

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:32 -0500

Cumberland County sheriff’s detectives are searching for a suspect in a weekend shooting.

Ex-officer jailed after plea in assault

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:17:51 -0500

A former Raleigh police officer entered an Alford plea Monday for the assault of a man in his ex-wife's apartment last February.

Suspect in Mount Airy quadruple slaying captured

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:27:38 -0500

A man suspected in the fatal shootings of four men at a Mount Airy television shop has been captured in Virginia.

Two men shot in Kinston parking lot

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:18:03 -0500

Two men were injured during a shooting in a parking lot at 104 E. Shine St. in Kinston early Sunday, police said.

Three arrested in slaying, drug-related robbery

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:59:48 -0500

Two men and a woman face murder charges after a man was shot to death during a drug-related robbery in Fayetteville Friday. All three suspects had been imprisoned or placed on probation in the past two years.

Suspect in Spring Lake triple shooting surrenders

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:58:33 -0400

A man wanted in connection with a shooting that injured three men surrendered to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office early Saturday. A Fort Bragg soldier also died in the shooting, but a suspect in his slaying hasn't been named.

Student attacked with hammer at Southeast Raleigh High

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:13:06 -0400

A 17-year-old, who already faces an assault charge, is accused of using a hammer to attack a female student inside a modular classroom at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School Friday.

Shooting in southern Durham injures one

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:55:19 -0400

One person was shot in an apartment complex off N.C. Highway 54 in southern Durham early Saturday, police said.

One injured in Durham shooting

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:49:28 -0400

Durham police are investigating a shooting outside the Big Creek Apartment Complex at 1309 Hudson Avenue Friday night.

Greenville man charged with ID theft

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:50:09 -0400

A Greenville man is accused of getting a bank card in another man's name and using it in three counties, according to the Halifax County Sheriff's Office.

Man charged with ransacking country club store

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:03:00 -0400

Rocky Mount police arrested one man and are trying to identify a second who they say ransacked a golf club store at Northgreen Country Club Friday afternoon.

One shot to death in Fayetteville

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:54:54 -0400

A suspect is in custody after a fatal shooting on Landau Drive around 1:40 p.m. Friday, Fayetteville police said.

Two arrested, one sought for parking-lot kidnapping, robbery

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:23:00 -0400

Authorities have arrested two suspects and named a third in a case where men in an SUV searched the parking lots of Rocky Mount businesses for women to rob or defraud.

Brothers charged in cousin's murder

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:03:48 -0400

Durham police have charged two brothers with fatally shooting and stabbing their 25-year-old cousin early Thursday in the apartment complex where he lived.

Fifth suspect in teen's slaying, arson arrested in Ariz.

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:00:00 -0400

Police in Phoenix, Ariz., made a third arrest Thursday in the slaying of 17-year-old boy whose body was found in a burning house last month, Rocky Mount police said.

Rocky Mount police: Robbers targeting women in parking lots

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:10:49 -0400

Rocky Mount police are investigating reports of between one and three men in an SUV searching the parking lots of businesses for women to rob or defraud.

Man sought after woman attacked with broken bottle

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:28:11 -0400

Rocky Mount police are searching for a 22-year-old man on charges that he used a broken bottle to attack a woman he had been dating Wednesday night.

GERALD'S BLOG: Sex Offender Accused of Rape Shouldn't Have Been Walking the Streets

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:36:50 -0400

A convicted sex offender was arrested for abducting a woman, and then taking her to a construction site where she was raped at knifepoint. The suspect has an extensive criminal past -- 18 arrests in Wake County since 1993, including crimes against women and children.

Inmates wait after governor blocks release order

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:38:55 -0400

Twenty-seven violent offenders scheduled to walk out of prison Thursday because of a loophole in state law are now waiting while the state tries to resolve legal issues associated with their release.

Silver Alert issued for missing Erwin woman

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:03:17 -0500

The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons issued a Silver Alert Wednesday evening for a missing Erwin woman.

Fayetteville mother charged with abusing her children

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:31:45 -0400

Cumberland County sheriff’s detectives have charged a Fayetteville woman with several counts of child abuse.