Greenville (NC) police lose evidence in 1975 Looper murders amid review of the case

Greenville Police Department has been unable to find the evidence after searching investigator work stations, case files, and storage areas. December 5, 2019A recently discovered letter that could implicate a former Greenville County sheriff and members of his team in...

Thousands of rape kits logged, tracked one year after N.C. starts tracking system

More than 2,000 new kits and 8,000 old kits were entered into the system, according to the North Carolina Department of Justice. Enter Article DATE HERERALEIGH, N.C. (WMBF) – More than 10,000 sexual assault kits were logged into North Carolina’s...

Do-it-yourself rape evidence kit will hurt effort to prosecute rapists, AG warns

Attorneys general issue warnings September 6, 2019A do-it-yourself evidence kit for rape survivors being marketed by a New York company won’t actually help prosecutors convict rapists, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein warned Wednesday.Creators of the...

Arrest Made in 1972 Cold Case Murder of Woman Shot While Holding Baby in Her Arms

Bizzell said the new test returned a DNA match for Scott, who has been charged with single counts of first-degree murder and kidnapping. May 2, 2019Authorities in North Carolina have arrested a 65-year-old Florida man and charged him in the 1972 murder of a...

25 guns vanish from NC town’s police dept.; cops did ‘whatever they wanted,’ audit finds

Council members say an audit revealed 25 guns bought to outfit the department’s officers were missing Enter Article DATE HEREHERTFORD, N.C. (WAVY) – Council members in a northeastern North Carolina town say an investigation into the town’s...

Former deputy hit with 16 felonies

The indictments note that Smathers did “break and enter the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office evidence room with the intent to commit a larceny or felony therein.” Enter Article DATE HEREA former Haywood County Sheriff’s Deputy has been...