Fight During Arrest Lands 3 Orange County Sheriff’s Deputies in Hospital Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 27, 2025 | Crime, Safety 53-year-old Hillsborough resident Jorge Luis Lopez Duran faces three felony charges of assault on a law enforcement officer. Read More
Sheriff’s Office: Pittsboro Educator Faces Indecent Liberties Charges Amid Suspension Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 25, 2025 | Crime, Pre-K - 12 Education, Safety A magistrate issued a criminal summons for a suspended educator of a Pittsboro charter school amid allegations of improper sexual contact. Read More
UNC Warns Students of Recent Electric Scooter, E-Bike Thefts Across Campus Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 25, 2025 | Crime, UNC An uptick of electric scooter and bike thefts around UNC campus led to university police warning students to protect their mini motor vehicles. Read More
Orange County Sheriff Blackwood Appointed to Chair of North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 13, 2025 | Crime, State After serving on the North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission for nearly eight years, Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood will now have the chance to lead the group. Read More
Orange County Sheriff’s Office: Carrboro Man Charged With 10 Counts of Child Sexual Exploitation Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 12, 2025 | Crime, Safety The Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced charges against a Carrboro resident for the sexual exploitation of a minor Wednesday afternoon. Read More
17-Year-Old Suspect Sought for Gunfire, Domestic Assault in Orange County Surrenders to Authorities Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 10, 2025 | Crime, Safety A 17-year-old wanted for a domestic violence incident involving gunfire turned himself in to the Orange County Magistrate’s Office on Monday. Read More
Chapel Hill Police Identify, Charge Third in High-Speed Chase and Shooting From January Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 10, 2025 | Crime, Safety Chapel Hill Police delivered 17 charges stemming from the Jan. 25 shooting to 19-year-old Maurice Keys as he was held in Durham County. Read More
Police: Durham Man Arrested for Non-Fatal Shooting in Hillsborough Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 6, 2025 | Crime, Safety A shooting Thursday morning in the northern part of Hillsborough injured one person and led to a Durham man facing a pair of charges. Read More
Carrboro Police: 2 Charged in String of Vehicle Break-Ins, 1 Still at Large Posted by Michael Koh | Mar 4, 2025 | Crime The Carrboro Police Department has charged two individuals in a string of vehicle break-ins and... Read More
Lee County Man Charged With Impersonating Chapel Hill Police Officer Posted by Michael Koh | Feb 19, 2025 | Crime, State Government A Lee County bail bondsman was arrested and charged last week with three counts of impersonating a... Read More