CRIME & SAFETY
108 guns, 131 narcotics seized in 3 months in Raleigh, police stats show
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Going beyond blue lights and speeding tickets, Raleigh police officers are also consistently taking illegal guns and drugs off of the streets of the city. From Jan. 1 through the end of March, the Raleigh Police Department’s Hospitality Unit tallied up the total amount of...
Clayton man faces additional charges after woman catches him taking pictures under another woman's dress in Greenville Target
Clayton man caught taking pictures under woman's dress faces additional charges. A man was caught taking pictures under a woman's dress Monday at a Target in Greenville. Thomas Ryan Elliott , 21, of Clayton, was charged with felony secret peeping. He was initially arrested on Monday. Greenville police said Elliott...
Halifax County drug dealer sent to federal prison
Raleigh —Katoe Harris Sr. also known as Big Katoe, was sentenced in federal court in Raleigh on April 17 for the following charges:. Possession with Intent to Distribute a Quantity of Cocaine Base (Crack) Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime. These charges stemmed from...
GoRaleigh bus sideswipes Mercedes during rush hour on Wake Forest Road, Raleigh police say
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A GoRaleigh bus was involved in a minor wreck during the rush hour commute Thursday evening, according to the Raleigh Police Department. At about 5:34 p.m., officers said they were called to Wake Forest Road near I-440 in reference to a crash near Days Inn and Denny’s.
Exclusive: Detectives believe American Airlines pilot stashed murder weapons within stairs to avoid discovery
CHRISTIAN COUNTY, KY. (WSMV) - Christian County, Kentucky detectives discovered weapons, stored in a hidden compartment within stairs that they believe were used by an American Airlines pilot to murder three people in the small town of Pembroke in 2015, WSMV4 Investigates has learned. The weapons, including a silencer and...
Death investigation underway at apartment complex in North Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Police in Raleigh are involved in a death investigation Tuesday night at an apartment complex in north Raleigh. The incident began before 6:30 p.m. at an apartment in the 5000 block of Tybrook Court in the Hamilton Ridge Apartments just off Creedmoor Road/N.C. 50 about midway between Glenwood Avenue and Millbrook Road.
Endangered man missing out of Rocky Mount could be in Raleigh area, police say
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCN) — The Raleigh Police Department is helping to get the word out about an endangered 87-year-old man who went missing from Rocky Mount. The Rocky Mount Police Department reported Benjamin Franklin Branch as missing and endangered in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Police released...
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