North Carolina teacher charged in death plot

5 February 2012, 4:25 am

RALEIGH, N.C. — Nevine Aly Elshiekh is a dog lover who teaches children with developmental disabilities. She is college-educated, well-respected by her neighbors and has no criminal record, not even a speeding ticket.... Read More »

Police arrest man accused of several sexual assaults in North Carolina, Virginia

1 February 2012, 8:02 pm

DUCK, NC (WTKR) Lesiba Simon Matsoake, a 37-year-old South African national, has been arrested in connection with the June 25, 2003 rape of a woman in the Town of Duck, as well as a June 10, 2003 rape of a woman which occurred in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.... Read More »

135 pounds of marijuana found inside motor home during I-40 stop

30 January 2012, 1:58 pm

A retired North Carolina man is facing felony narcotics charges after troopers with Arkansas State Police Troop D confiscated more than 130 pounds of marijuana during a Friday traffic stop.... Read More »

Tabor City police arrest former North Carolina Sen. R.C. Soles accuser after search

27 January 2012, 8:45 pm

TABOR CITY - Frankie Lee Jernigan, who earlier this month testified that his lies resulted in the arrest and trial of former state Sen. R.C. Soles Jr. on an assault charge, was arrested Friday night on a charge of lying to police, said Lt. Ronnie Carroll of the Tabor City Police Department.... Read More »

Police arrest 1 connected with multi-state criminal group

26 January 2012, 11:11 am

Police say a criminal organization is operating in the Upstate and western North Carolina, and they arrested one person in connection with their illegal activities.... Read More »

Police arrest woman who left young son alone in hotel room

24 January 2012, 1:38 pm

Mohegan - The state police casino unit said they arrested a New York woman today after she left her 5-year-old son alone in a hotel room.The child called 911 around 11:30 a.m.... Read More »

Coppin State downs North Carolina Central 77-57

21 January 2012, 4:16 pm

BALTIMORE (AP) — Michael Harper scored a game-high 28 points to lead Coppin State to a 77-57 victory Saturday over North Carolina Central in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game.... Read More »

Police Arrest Suspected Md. Serial Rapist In North Carolina

16 January 2012, 8:58 pm

Police make an arrest in a series of violent home invasions. Victims were tied up and sexually assaulted in two Maryland counties.... Read More »

Gazette.Net: Court date set for Fort Washington sex-offender charged with home invasions

15 January 2012, 8:22 am

This story was updated at 3:30 p.m., Jan. 16. The Fort Washington man arrested for three home invasions in Bethesda, Wheaton and Temple Hills tried to run from police during his arrest in North Carolina on Saturday morning, police said.... Read More »

Traffic stop reveals Mercer man wanted in North Carolina

14 January 2012, 7:45 am

A Mercer man stopped by state police for illegally operating an ATV on a a roadway was found to be a fugitive from justice in North Carolina.... Read More »