http://www.scannorthcarolina.com ScanNorthCarolina en-us hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 Thu, 15 May 2008 08:42:55 -0400 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=375 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=375 A Greensboro man has been charged after hiding inside a Kohl\'s department store overnight and ransacking the store.<br><br>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.<br><br>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... Wed, 07 May 2008 15:45:11 -0400 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=374 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=374 A pedestrian seriously injured Tuesday afternoon in downtown Raleigh has died, police said Wednesday afternoon.<br><br>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.<br><br>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... Tue, 06 May 2008 21:16:06 -0400 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=373 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=373 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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>... Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:23:52 -0400 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=372 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=372 The Department of Social Services is investigating the death of a 12-year-old boy who authorities believe died from a drug overdose.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:04:30 -0400 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=371 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=371 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.<br><br>The Winston-Salem Journal reports that the second Meals on Wheels volunteer was wounded in Thursday\'s shooting.<br><br>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.<br><br>... Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:09:59 -0400 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=370 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=370 Police in North Carolina are now taping their interviews with homicide suspects, under a new law that took effect last month.<br><br>Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington, told The News & Observer of Raleigh it\'s a relatively new idea.<br><br>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.<br><br>... Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:06:31 -0400 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=369 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=369 Officials say wildfires have consumed about 1,000 acres in North Carolina\'s mountains, but rains helped beat back the flames.<br><br>The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Saturday that a fire started near Waynesville before burning about 425 acres as it spread into Jackson County.<br><br>State forestry official David Brown said the fire spread Friday night due to winds, but rain slowed its advance and it was 50 percent contained.<br><br>... Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:03:53 -0400 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=368 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=368 Corey Feliciane Lewis, was arrested Tuesday on one felony count each of possessing counterfeit video/DVD and illegal recording and distribution of recorded sounds.<br><br>Last week, investigators seized $80,000 in counterfeit clothes, DVDs and software from Hip Hop Spot at 906-A N. Spence Ave., and Urban Collection, 906 E. Elm St.<br><br>An arrest warrant is still out on another man, Ziad Assed Ismail, who owns Hip Hop Spot. He is charged with one felony count of criminal use of counterfeit trademarks... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:26:34 -0400 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=367 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=367 A grand jury in Brunswick County has indicted Sheriff Ronald Hewett on charges of embezzlement by a public official and obstruction of justice.<br><br>The Star-News of Wilmington reports the indictment was handed up on Monday. A hearing on whether he should be removed from office was also scheduled for later in the day.<br><br>Hewett has been sheriff since 1994. He was temporarily suspended from office last week after Brunswick County District Attorney Rex Gore took action on a petition filed by... Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:30:27 -0400 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=366 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=366 Raleigh\'s murder rate is raising concerns. Seven murders have been committed since the first of the year, triple the number from the same time last year.<br><br>A few of the homicides happened within a mile of one another in central Raleigh.<br><br>Jan. 8, officers responded to a shooting in the 1300 block of Walnut Street. Derrick Dangelo Swinson was found fatally shot. He was behind a residence.<br><br>... Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:30:20 -0400 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=365 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=365 A man accused of carrying a loaded gun onto the N.C. Wesleyan College campus and firing shots nearby was arrested Thursday evening.<br><br>Vertron Dickens, 22, was charged with discharging a firearm within the city limits and possessing a weapon on campus.<br><br>Dickens\' girlfriend, Wesleyan student Joy Anthony, was also charged with inciting a riot and obstruction. Police say Anthony, 18, called Dickens after she allegedly was harassed by a group of students outside a tattoo parlor Wednesday... Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:30:13 -0400 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=364 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=364 The Brunswick County sheriff was suspended temporarily from office Thursday night after the district attorney filed a petition saying the sheriff shouldn\'t stay in office for several reasons, including neglect and refusal to perform his duties, the prosecutor said.<br><br>The Star-News of Wilmington reported that District Attorney Rex Gore\'s office filed the petition at 6:30 p.m. in Brunswick County court. The permanent suspension of Hewett, who has been sheriff since 1994, is pending a hearing ... Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:44:10 -0400 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=363 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=363 Authorities in Wilson detained and charged a woman Wednesday afternoon following a pursuit through Nash County, then back to Wilson.<br><br>The North Carolina Highway Patrol said the chase began about 12:30 p.m. when a sheriff\'s deputy spotted a vehicle matching that of a woman wanted on robbery charges in another county.<br><br>It ended a short time later when sheriff\'s deputy tried a \"pit\" maneuver to bring a safe ending to the chase, the Highway Patrol said. But the woman\'s vehicle spun into... Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:37:55 -0400 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=362 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=362 A resident found a 2-year-old boy safe and sound about three hours after he was reported missing from his home in southern Orange County Tuesday night, ending an air and ground search happily.<br><br>Zandar McGhee, 2, is autistic and went missing at about 7 p.m. Tuesday from Oak Crest Drive, southwest of Chapel Hill near the Chatham County line. He reportedly had been playing near a pond.<br><br>A resident found the boy just before 10:30 p.m. on Price Creek Road, west of his home and separated from it... Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:34:20 -0400 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=361 http://www.ScanNorthCarolina.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=361 Police say an employee at a Wal-Mart store tackled a gunman just before police arrived early Sunday.<br><br>Jacksonville Deputy Police Chief David Shipp said an employee became upset with other workers. The Daily News of Jacksonville reported that Shipp said the man brought a 12-gauge shotgun into the store, blackened his face and shot into the walls and ceiling of the store break room about 2:30 a.m.<br><br>Shipp said 18-year-old Elijah Payne was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent...