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November 21, 2009

Police search for robbery suspects

GREENSBORO -- Police are searching for two men in connection with a late-night convenience store robbery. A clerk at Emzel Food Mart on Gregory Street told police that two men pulled up to the store about 3 a.m. Saturday. One man came into the store, pull... Read More

November 20, 2009

Police department graduates first recruits of new course

GREENSBORO — Three officers were sworn into the ranks of the Greensboro Police Department on Friday as graduates of the agency’s first training course designed for recruits with recent basic law enforcement training certification. Read More

Photo: FBI issues alert for attempted murder suspect

CHARLOTTE – The FBI’s Charlotte Division issued an alert Friday seeking information on a man accused of shooting a woman in the stomach and leaving her for dead. Authorities are looking for Phillip Thomas Williams, aka “Scoob,”&nbs... Read More

Man found guilty in '06 murder of store clerk

GREENSBORO — A Greensboro man was sentenced to life in prison Friday for fatally shooting a convenience store clerk in a 2006 robbery. It took a jury around two hours to convict 20-year-old  Raytheon Williams on charges of first-degree murder...... Read More

Inmate dies at Central Prison

A 28-year-old inmate died of apparent natural causes Thursday night at Central Prison, according to the N.C. Department of Correction.A nurse found Kayin Whitfield unresponsive and not breathing during a regular check at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, the Department... Read More

Davidson man beaten with bat, wood, rifle stock

DENTON — Four people were charged with an assault after an incident Tuesday at a local home.The Davidson County Sheriff's Office said James Donald Graves Jr. was attacked by family members when he tried to retrieve his son from his father's house at... Read More

Davidson man charged with indecent liberties

LEXINGTON — A Davidson County man has been charged in connection with sexual offenses that allegedly happened as far back as 1981.The Davidson County Sheriff's Office said Niles Lee Tysinger, 61, of 124 Riverwood Road has been charged with eight cou... Read More

Man arrested after breaking out of police car

GRAHAM — A Chapel Hill man was jailed in Alamance County after allegedly breaking into a home and out of a police car, then assaulting a deputy. Read More

Warrants: Fayetteville girl killed same day she was taken

FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A 5-year-old girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released today. Read More

Colfax man faces 55 embezzlement counts

LEXINGTON — A Colfax man has been charged with 55 counts of embezzling radio equipment from his former employer. Read More

4th teen arrested in shooting of store clerk

HIGH POINT — A fourth teenager has been arrested in connection with a shooting of a convenience store clerk earlier this week.High Point police said they arrested Bradley Antwaine Stephens, 18, of 407 Crestline Drive. He was charged with attempted m... Read More

Triad bank robbery suspect may be linked to S.C. heist

Police in Spartanburg, S.C., believe a man who robbed a bank there on Wednesday is the same man who has robbed several banks in the Triad, the Spartanburg Herald-Journal reported Friday. Read More

Local manufactured homes company accused of deceiving buyers

WINSTON-SALEM (MCT) — Two state agencies have accused three companies with ties to the Triad of "an elaborate scheme" to deceive consumers into buying overpriced manufactured homes. Read More

Greensboro man robbed in own driveway

GREENSBORO — A man was robbed while working on his car in his driveway Thursday night.Greensboro police said 20-year-old Lamar McKinley Tillery was not hurt during the incident, which happened at 9:06 p.m. at 3842 Green Point Drive. Read More

Man charged with raping, killing N.C. girl, 5

FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A man charged with raping and killing a 5-year-old girl is expected in court today, a day after authorities revealed what they believed happened to her in her final days. Read More

Pizza deliverer robbed, assaulted in Greensboro

GREENSBORO — A deliverer for Golden Gate Pizza was robbed and assaulted by two suspects armed with handguns Thursday night, police said.About 11:32 p.m., Suresh Nambiar, 46, was delivering food at 212 Berryman St. when he was approached by the suspe... Read More

PlayStation 3, video games taken in home invasion

GREENSBORO — A man told police his PlayStation 3, video games and an undisclosed amount of money were taken during a home invasion early Thursday morning.About 3:50 a.m., one to four suspects kicked in the front door of Ronald Kimber's apartment a 5... Read More

Chief, sheriff back Tasers in schools

HIGH POINT — The issue of Taser-armed police in local schools sparked impassioned debate from advocates of both sides of the issue during a discussion Thursday. High Point Police Chief Jim Fealy and Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes heard support fo... Read More

November 19, 2009

3 students charged with shooting store clerk

HIGH POINT — Three teens have been charged in the shooting of a clerk and robbery of a convenience store Wednesday. Read More

Kin want right to sue after man erroneously declared dead

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina's appeals court is considering a lawsuit filed after a living man was declared dead, zipped into a body bag and taken to a morgue. Read More

State says 'life' inmates can't shorten sentences

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina officials said Thursday that a group of violent inmates who were nearly set free because of a quirky 1970s law that limited a life sentence to 80 years are not eligible to receive good behavior credits that would shorte... Read More

Danville cop shot with air rifle

DANVILLE, Va. — A police officer was shot in one leg Wednesday morning with a pellet from an air rifle.A 15-year-old boy faces a felony charge after the incident at 9:12 a.m. Wednesday. Read More

Woman pleads guilty in man's stabbing death

WINSTON-SALEM (MCT) — A 34-year-old woman was sentenced to more than eight years in prison after pleading guilty to killing her girlfriend's br Read More

Search warrant: Suspect admitted taking girl

FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A search warrant says a man charged with kidnapping a 5-year-old girl picked her up in front of her home and drove her to the hotel where she was last seen alive. Read More

Inmate says defendant admitted shooting

GREENSBORO — A Guilford County jail inmate testified Wednesday that Raytheon Williams told him that he shot a Greensboro store clerk in November 2006 to gain gang credibility. Read More

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