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William Simon: No Body, No Closure

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:26:43 -0500

CUMBERLAND COUNTY: Cumberland County detectives continue to work leads and establish a timeline in the case of missing cabbie William Simon, of Fayetteville.

McNeill Charged: Shaniya Davis Murder

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:33:00 -0500

Mario Andrette McNeill, 29, of 2613 Pine Springs Drive, was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree rape of a child. He surrendered to police last Friday after the release of hotel security video that appeared show to him carrying Shaniya on the morning of her disappearance.

5 Violent Suspects Sought in Durham

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:46:28 -0500

DURHAM COUNTY: Five men wanted on various violent charges are being sought in Durham. Police need your tips.

Creg Johnson: Barber Shop Murder

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:40:34 -0500

CUMBERLAND COUNTY: It has become a sad yearly tradition for Linda and Vernice Thomas. They get up early in the morning a week before Thanksgiving and drive from their home in Greensboro to Fayetteville.

Vance County man charged with shooting roommate

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:18:05 -0500

Rodney Kearney is in critical condition at Duke University Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the head. Fred Holden has been charged with attempted murder.

Holly Springs man charged with assaulting Coats police chief

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:08:57 -0500

A Holly Springs man has been charged with assaulting Coats Police Chief Eddie Jaggers Tuesday evening, police said Thursday.

Driver charged in child's bus-stop death sentenced

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:52:32 -0500

Police charged Geraldine Baron Deitz, 84, with misdemeanor death by vehicle and passing a stopped school bus in connection with 6-year-old Ashley Ramos-Hernandez's Aug. 19 death.

State resets inmate release dates

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:16:20 -0500

The state has recalculated release dates for 27 inmates who should be freed following an appellate court ruling, setting the earliest date for unconditional release in 2054.

Update: Remains Found, Husband Charged

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:10:12 -0500

GRANVILLE COUNTY: The husband of Kelly Morris, missing for more than a year, has been charged with first-degree murder in her death.

Man accused of trying to rob Garner clothing store

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:17:21 -0500

Dakarai McGowan, 17, of 325 Shellum St., is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy, attempted breaking and entering and possession of a firearm by a felon.

Raleigh man accused of stealing from Salvation Army

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:19:31 -0500

Enoch Henry, 29, of 1024 Southgate Drive, was arrested Wednesday.

Silver Alert canceled for Cary woman

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:47:22 -0500

The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has canceled a Silver Alert for Clara Jackie Monroe, 64, of Cary.

Former soldier arrested in Lillington armed robbery

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:32:00 -0500

U.S. marshals arrested Ryan Terrell Early near his hometown of Pittsburgh on Monday, Lillington Police Chief Frank Powers said.

Halifax County fugitive arrested

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:54:29 -0500

Halifax County authorities arrested a fugitive Wednesday who had been on the run for more than a year.

Jurisdiction question delays charges in girl's death

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:26:10 -0500

Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine said Wednesday that no new charges will be filed in the death of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis until authorities figure out where she was killed.

Missing woman's husband detained after skeletal remains found

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:47:52 -0500

WRAL News has learned that investigators believe skeletal remains found Tuesday afternoon belong to missing Stem mother Kelly Morris. Her husband, Scott Morris, was taken into custody and was being booked late Tuesday at the Oxford magistrate's office.

Coats police chief assaulted; suspect arrested

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:41:43 -0500

Coats Police Chief Eddie Jaggers was assaulted Tuesday afternoon in a wooded area near N.C. Highway 27, said Harnett County sheriff's spokesman Maj. Gary McNeil.

Former prisoner's case changed N.C.'s death penalty law

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:50:19 -0500

James Tyrone Woodson was convicted of first-degree murder in 1974. Since then, he says, he's transformed his life, and credits his faith for the change.

No murder charge yet in girl's death

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:04:00 -0500

A week after a 5-year-old Fayetteville girl disappeared and a day after her body was found near Sanford, police are still trying to sort out the evidence in the case to determine who to charge in her death.

Sheriff's deputies look for shooter in Hillsborough

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:32:46 -0500

Orange County sheriff's deputies were stopping drivers of red pickup trucks near Hillsborough Tuesday in hopes of catching a shooting suspect.

Searcher describes where NC girl's body was found

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:45:14 -0500

A dog trainer who helped look for a missing North Carolina 5-year-old says searchers overlooked it at first because all they saw were deer carcasses in trash bags.

Autopsy: Man's penis severed after fatal stabbing

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:38:53 -0500

A Durham man who was stabbed to death in August had his penis severed after his death, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday.

Police to file more charges in NC girl's death

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:49:13 -0500

Police in North Carolina say more charges are coming in the case of a missing 5-year-old girl whose body was found dumped along a wooded road.

Fayetteville mother's arrest sheds light on human trafficking problem

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:30:17 -0500

According to Fayetteville police, Antoinette Nicole Davis, 25, offered daughter Shaniya for prostitution. The 5-year-old's body was found Monday afternoon southeast of Sanford, ending a weeklong search, police said.

Police: Missing Girl's Body Found

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:27:34 -0500

CUMBERLAND COUNTY: The body of missing 5-year-old Shaniya Nicole Davis was recovered Monday afternoon, Fayetteville Police Chief Tom Bergamine said.

Rocky Mount man reported missing

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:27:47 -0500

Marcos Quivino Steiner, 44, of Southwest Main Street, has not been seen at his residence since Nov. 11, police said.

Sampson sheriff candidate faces assault charge

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:54:19 -0500

Victor Hugo Felipe, 42, of 607 Sunset Ave. in Clinton, faces an assault charge for allegedly forcing a woman's head toward his crotch, Clinton Police Capt. Jay Tilley said.

Edgecombe jail gets security upgrades

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:27:55 -0500

The improvements include additional razor wire for fences, an updated alarm system and new security cameras, Sheriff James Knight said Monday.

Police detective says suspect confessed to murders

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:17:33 -0500

Samuel James Cooper was charged in November 2007 with five counts of murder in connection with a string of homicides spanning more than a year.

Man, 70, gets 15-year sentence for drug trafficking

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:31:49 -0500

A 70-year-old man was convicted Thursday of being part of a drug trafficking ring in Nash County.

N.C. man twice convicted of killing lover's husband gets appeal

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:19:34 -0500

A Winston-Salem man who has twice been convicted of killing his lover's husband in South Carolina will get another chance at a new trial.

Former state trooper charged again with DWI

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:31:14 -0500

A former North Carolina Highway Patrol trooper is facing his second charge of driving while impaired this year.

Warrant: Woman tried to hit officer with ax

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:21:44 -0500

Raleigh police say that a 45-year-old woman used an ax to attack an officer responding to a domestic incident at her house Saturday.

Latasha Sutton: Mom Shot, Baby Nearby

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:40:09 -0500

WAYNE COUNTY: Latasha Sutton was 19 years old, changed by the birth of her son from a happy-go-lucky teen to a caring mother. In 2003, she was murdered in her Goldsboro apartment. The case remains unsolved.

New suspect arrested in Fayetteville girl's disappearance

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:53:42 -0500

A second man has been charged in the disappearance of a 5-year-old girl, police said Friday, but the girl is still missing. Police also dropped charges against another man in the case.

Reward offered in death of teen shot fleeing robbery

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:18:00 -0500

Rocky Mount police are offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the Sept. 8 death of a 17-year-old boy who was shot in the back while running from a robbery in his neighborhood.

Man found dead in home after gunfire reported

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:39:00 -0500

The Sampson County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 23-year-old man who deputies found while responding to reports of multiple gunshots at a home Wednesday.

Man charged with kidnapping, assaulting toddler

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:33:00 -0500

The Hoke County Sheriff's Office charged a Raeford man with kidnapping and assaulting a toddler after he fought with her mother Wednesday.

Apex man arrested in child molestation case

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:01:45 -0500

Cary police have arrested an Apex man on accusations that he molested a child, according to an arrest warrant.

Four arrested after fight over couple's separation

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:31:51 -0500

Rocky Mount police arrested four men after a fight erupted Friday among relatives of a couple going through a separation..

Mindhunters: Finding Unknown Killers

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:32:10 -0500

Between January 1996 and February 1997, an unknown man was raping and murdering women on the streets of Raleigh. The pattern was lifeless bodies left out or “displayed” after being sexually assaulted and strangled. Many victims were found nude with only shoes and socks.

Durham 17-year-old wanted on burglary, larceny charges

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:31:00 -0500

Durham police are trying to find Christopher Alexander Hicks, 17, who is wanted on burglary and larceny charges.

Durham man wanted on armed robbery, weapons charges

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:18:18 -0500

Durham police are trying to find Robert Edward Lyons, 27, who is wanted on armed robbery and weapons charges.

Duke officer facing rape charge on unpaid leave

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:22:00 -0500

A Duke University police officer who was charged last month with raping a woman in Dothan, Ala., has been placed on unpaid leave.

Two arrested for cross-county burglary spree

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:14:58 -0500

A man and woman from Middlesex were arrested Tuesday after they tried to sell stolen jewelry to a gold buyer, authorities said.

UNC murder suspect wants death penalty decision reversed

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:36:45 -0500

Demario Atwater faces a number of state and local charges in the March 5, 2008, shooting death of Eve Marie Carson.

Man pleads guilty in Raleigh cabdriver's death

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:38:00 -0500

Raleigh police arrested four men who they say shot and killed cab driver Michael Howard Palmer during an attempted robbery Monday night. All four had gotten probation for felonies in Wake County since the past fall.

Authorities: Men used stolen credit cards

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:35:00 -0500

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office released surveillance images of the men shopping at a Walmart on Raeford Road in Fayetteville.

GERALD'S BLOG: Searching for Shaniya

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:39:02 -0500

Yesterday, a five year old girl disappeared in Fayetteville. Clues are scarce, but a community is involved in finding her. And while everyone searches for this precious little girl, there are many more who want to help