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...
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.
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...
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...
Suspect in Raleigh theatre director’s death recorded shooting: warrants
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — New search warrants obtained in the shooting death of a Raleigh theatre director claim the suspect in the case recorded the incident. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office reported they were called to a fatal shooting on March 17 in Smithfield. When they arrived, the found 44-year-old Emily Steinhoff with a gunshot wound to her torso area.
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...
Durham 7th grader texted 911 for help during kidnapping, suspect jailed under $1.5 million bond
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The man accused of the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl was given a $1.5 million secured bond by a Wake County District Court Judge. A Durham dad told CBS17 his seventh grade daughter texted 911 for help. He said that’s what lead...
Raleigh co-owner of Durham car dealership pleads guilty in ‘blatant’ $300,000+ tax fraud scheme, officials say
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A 60-year-old Raleigh woman accused of pocketing money from employee paychecks for five years pleaded guilty to tax fraud on Tuesday. Carol Jean Darrow, 60, is currently listed as the co-owner and office manager of The Auto Finders Inc., a used car dealership in Durham. According to U.S. Attorney Michael Easley, Darrow managed the finances for the business, including the submission of payroll taxes and approving payments to creditors.
No one injured in plane crash in Little Raleigh area
An airplane crash occurred late Sunday night at West Raleigh Boulevard and Paul Street at the southwestern edge of the Little Raleigh area. The lone person aboard the aircraft, a small Cessna Skyhawk, was not injured, First Sgt. Heather Johnson of the N.C. Highway Patrol said via email Monday morning. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are going to investigate, Rick Breitenfeldt, a public affairs specialist...
Trooper resigns after charged with DWI in Jones County
JONES COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A state trooper resigned the same day he was charged with drunk driving after a traffic stop here in Eastern Carolina. Trooper Donald Cuff, 40, from the Garner area, was charged with speeding early Sunday morning by a Jones County deputy sheriff. Cuff was stopped around 4:00 a.m. on U.S. 70.
Person exposed to chlorine at Raleigh pool cleaning facility
Raleigh firefighters and a hazmat team responded to a call at a pool supply warehouse in northwest Raleigh on Monday. Officials said a 600-gallon tank of chlorine leaked at Pool Specialists on J Richard Drive. One person was exposed to the chlorine. The person's condition is not known. This is...
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