CRIME & SAFETY

Raleigh Police outlined the details that led them to a couple charged in the hit-and-run death of 12-year-old Samantha Briggs.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Raleigh police said they are investigating after a man was stabbed at a Han-Dee Hugo’s early Friday morning. At about 2:24 a.m., officers said they were called to the Han-Dee Hugo’s on the 2500 block of South Saunders St. in reference to a stabbing.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Raleigh residents are frustrated after more people at a midtown apartment complex woke up Friday morning to find their cars broken into and with shattered windows. “Glass was everywhere,” said Devin Hamilton, who found his truck’s passenger-side window busted out. Hamilton was just one of...

Former Detective Omar Abdullah was accused of framing several young Black men in an illegal drug raid scheme in May 2020. Consequently, the city of Raleigh agreed to a settlement of $350,000 for the families affected. In May 2020, the Selective Enforcement Unit of Raleigh Police Department allegedly showed up...

A local man with a prior record in the state judicial system was ordered on Thursday to serve 12½ years in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after having engaged in a shooting in Raleigh nearly 11 months ago, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement. Terrance Daniels, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle in Raleigh, the statement said. According...

One person was taken to the hospital after a shooting Wednesday night in Raleigh.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A Rocky Mount man was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for a July 2022 Raleigh shooting on Poole Road that injured two. According to court records and evidence presented in court, 34-year-old Terrance Daniels was involved in a shooting outside of a convenience store on Poole Road in Raleigh on July 6, 2022.

CARY, N.C. — A Cary couple filmed a brazen daytime car break-in at Waverly Place this week, and police now believe they have identified the man involved. Police have issued an arrest warrant and filed charges; they are now searching for Dustin Zaner-Brown, 26, of Apex. He is charged with larceny from auto.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) –A juvenile boy was stabbed by a family member in Raleigh early Thursday morning, police say. At 3:17 a.m., police responded to a stabbing call in the 9900 block of Pineville Road, which is an apartment complex near Brier Creek in Raleigh. Police said a juvenile...

RALEIGH, N.C. — After months of waiting and wondering who hit and killed a 12-year-old on the night of her birthday, a Raleigh family got answers in court on Thursday.

Cary police are searching for a suspect charged in connection with larceny in the Waverly Place Shopping Center.

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. (WNCN) — After six cars were involved in a collision during rush hour on NC-55, a 21-year-old has been charged with driving while impaired. According to the Holly Springs Police Department, it was about 5:35 p.m. when a multi-vehicle crash took place on the southbound side of NC Highway 55. The collision, police said, happened just before the Green Oaks Parkway intersection.

CARY, N.C. (WNCN) — An Apex man is wanted in a vehicle break-in Tuesday at a Cary shopping center. Around 11 a.m., officers were called to the Waverly Place Shopping Center in the 500 block of New Waverly Place after citizens witnessed and recorded a person breaking into a vehicle in the parking lot, police said.

RALEIGH, N.C. — EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally reported that Jonas Padilla's blood alcohol level was 0.30, far above the legal limit. That number was incorrect. According to a toxicology report, his blood alcohol level was 0.03, which is below the legal limit in North Carolina. An autopsy report...

CLAYTON – A Johnston County high school student was arrested Wednesday on multiple charges. Ethan Garcia-Contrera of Clayton, a student at Cleveland High School, was held on an $80,000 secured bond. Around 9:45am, Garcia-Contreras was being questioned by administrators at Cleveland High School after they receiving a tip. The...

Recently I started hearing more and more reports of people’s cars being stolen in North Carolina. My curiosity was further piqued as two fellow John Locke Foundation employees had their vehicles stolen just in the last month. It turns out, there is much more than anecdotal evidence suggesting a...

CARY, N.C. — A massive tree fell Thursday on a home in Cary while two people were inside. Sky 5 flew over the home in a cul-de-sac on Alicary Court, near U.S. Highway 1 and SE Cary Parkway, at 6:45 a.m. Firetrucks were on scene, and the home looked...

Two Clayton High School students are in trouble after setting off a firework in one of the school's bathrooms.

WAKE COUNTY, N.C. — Authorities have charged a third brother in connection with the murder of a Wake County sheriff's deputy. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. Deputy Ned Byrd was killed along a dark highway on Aug. 12, 2022. Rolando Marin-Sotelo of Winston-Salem was...

The younger brother of the two men accused of killing a Wake County deputy has now been charged in the case, WTVD reports.