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Video poker probe that caught sheriff could continue
As disgraced Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford and a top deputy await sentencing on corruption charges, current Sheriff Van Duncan continues to work on rebuilding the department's reputation.
"Just by the nature of what we do, it involves a tremendous amount of public trust and just by the nature of what we do, occasionally there are mistakes made and things that shape that," Duncan said. "Hopefully, nothing to this extent will ever occur in this county again."
While Duncan said the FBI has found that his office is clean, it appears the investigation of an illegal video poker ring that has led to more than a dozen convictions in western North Carolina will continue. An attorney for Haywood County Sheriff Tom Alexander told the Asheville Citizen-Times on Friday he expects to talk with federal investigators soon.
North Carolina's growing prison population is fast outstripping prison capacity, and state lawmakers are seeking solutions as they craft a budget.
Legislative fiscal analyst Doug Holbrook told lawmakers Thursday that the state could need an additional 6,100 beds to keep up with a growing prison population by 2017.
Even by 2012, the state would need to spend between $85 million and $120 million soon to meet a 1,854-prison bed shortage, Holbrook said.
Fayetteville police are asking the public for help in finding a medical bag that fell off of a helicopter on its way to Duke Medical Center in Durham.
Sgt. John Somerindyke said Thursday the blue duffel bag contained unspecified pediatric medical supplies. It fell from the Life Flight helicopter Saturday afternoon after leaving Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville.
Somerindyke said the bag had not been secured before the helicopter left. He said several witnesses said they saw the bag fall but couldn't locate it.
A Greensboro man has been charged after hiding inside a Kohl's department store overnight and ransacking the store.
The News & Record reported Wednesday that 49-year-old Brian James Summey hid inside the store Monday night and waited until all of the employees had gone home.
Authorities said he removed dozens of wallets and socks from their packages, and stole two wallets, a belt and a tie. Police said he broke out the store's front glass windows as he tried to escape. He was arrested Tuesday morning.
A pedestrian seriously injured Tuesday afternoon in downtown Raleigh has died, police said Wednesday afternoon.
The victim, described only as a man in his early 60s, was transported to a nearby hospital shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday with life-threatening injuries. His name was not released Wednesday, pending notification of his next of kin.
Investigators said two vehicles were involved in the crash at the 1700 block of South Saunders Street. A Toyota had stopped to let the man cross a parking-area driveway when a Kia failed to slow, hitting the Toyota from behind, pushing it through a turn and into the pedestrian, police said.
Police in Clayton are looking for a half-million dollars worth of stolen liquor, but they're not sure the thieves know what they took.
According to police, a tractor-trailer was reported stolen from a lot behind a Bojangles' restaurant. Inside the trailer was an assortment of hard liquor.
Police Chief Glen B. Allen told The News & Observer of Raleigh that it's unclear whether the thieves were after the rig, the alcohol - or both.
The Department of Social Services is investigating the death of a 12-year-old boy who authorities believe died from a drug overdose.
The Fayetteville Observer reported Monday that Caleb Wayne Bevil died Saturday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. He had been on life support for four days.
Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton said it appears Caleb took methadone pills. The drug is a painkiller also used to help heroin addicts break their drug addiction.
Meals on Wheels Volunteer, Client Killed in NC Shooting
A 64-year-old man and one of the two people delivering lunch to him at his home in Winston-Salem were killed, and police said they had no motive for the shootings.
The Winston-Salem Journal reports that the second Meals on Wheels volunteer was wounded in Thursday's shooting.
Killed were Bob Denning and one of the volunteers, 77-year-old Anne Magness of Clemmons. Her 78-year-old husband, Bill, was in good condition Thursday night at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
North Carolina Now Taping Murder Suspect Statements
Police in North Carolina are now taping their interviews with homicide suspects, under a new law that took effect last month.
Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington, told The News & Observer of Raleigh it's a relatively new idea.
Some police agencies are using audio recording. The News & Observer reported Monday that the Raleigh Police Department has installed a $22,244 system to record the statements.
