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Arrests Made in 2007 Orange County Murder

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 8, 2015 | Crime

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 67-year-old Jerry Wayne Sawyers and his 29-year-old son Christopher Ray Sawyers for the September 2007 murder of Charles Sidney Lloyd. Authorities say new evidence surfaced in the...

State Will Proceed with Death Penalty Case Against Hicks

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 6, 2015 | Crime

46-year-old Craig Stephen Hicks appeared before a Durham County Court Judge on Monday for a Rule 24 hearing. The state will be allowed to pursue the death penalty against Hicks as new details emerged about his case. Hicks is...

Chapel Hill Police Make Arrest in Stabbing Death

Posted by Staff | Apr 6, 2015 | Crime

Chapel Hill Police have arrested 25-year-old Charles Anthony Rhames in connection with a fatal stabbing on Franklin Street Friday night. Police have identified the victim as 27-year-old Walter Arthur Preston. The incident...

Chapel Hill Police Looking for Robbery Suspect

Posted by Blake Hodge | Apr 1, 2015 | Crime

Chapel Hill police are asking for your help identifying the man who robbed a gas station on Franklin Street Tuesday. Chapel Hill Police Lt. Josh Mecimore says the crime was reported just before midnight at the Marathon store...

Man Wanted For B&E In Carrboro

Posted by WCHL News | Mar 31, 2015 | Crime

Zachary Fitzgibbon is wanted for B&E by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Carrboro Police Investigate Two Armed Robberies

Posted by Staff | Mar 31, 2015 | Crime

One Carrboro resident was robbed at gunpoint, and another was threatened with a gun in a pair of incidents at two apartment complexes Monday night.

Former Assistant Scoutmaster Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charges

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 31, 2015 | Crime

Brian Burnham has agreed to a plea deal in federal court on charges on knowingly receiving child pornography, according to court documents. Burnham, the 36-year-old former Assistant Scout Master for Boy Scout Troop 845 based out...

Man Wanted in Orange County Arrested After Standoff

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 31, 2015 | Crime

Linwood Fred Clay was arrested after a standoff in Durham on Monday afternoon. Authorities say the 26-year-old Clay barricaded himself in the attic of a home on Brye Street when US Marshals attempted to arrest him around noon...

UNC Grad Assistant Coach Charged With DWI

Posted by WCHL News | Mar 30, 2015 | Crime

Durham police charged 28-year-old Gerald McRath with DWI. He was released on a $1,500 dollar bond.

Hillsborough Police Search for Suspect in Shooting

Posted by Blake Hodge | Mar 27, 2015 | Crime

Hillsborough police are looking for the gunman who shot someone in the wrist. The incident happened around 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon on West Hill Avenue. The victim was treated at UNC Hospitals for non-life threatening...

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