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On Friday, the NC Alcoholic Law Enforcement (ALE) coordinated a joint operation to address criminal activity in and around ABC-permitted establishments in Johnston County, resulting in 31 arrests.

ALE joint operation leads to 31 arrests in Johnston County

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NC State police say student was raped on campus

Video shows Memphis police officer officers brutally beating Tyree Nichols

NC leaders, activists offer their perspectives on video showing Memphis police officers beat Tyre Nichols

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In Depth with Dan Haggerty: Should police carry defibrillators?

Police Chief Estella Patterson outlined for the city council her plan to put more officers in the most dangerous areas - Capital Boulevard north of the Beltline and two areas along New Bern Avenue - to reduce gun violence in Raleigh by 30% over the next few years.

Chief: RPD 'laser focused' on reducing gun violence

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NBC News Special Report on video footage released in Tyre Nichols' death

Memphis authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by police officers who held the Black motorist down and repeatedly struck him with their fists, boots and batons.

Pelosi attack video shows struggle and savage hammer swing

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Memphis leaders release video of Tyre Nichols' arrest

Raleigh police chief plans for more people, programs to reduce gun violence

Raleigh police chief to discuss rise in violent crime

A woman shot early Friday morning at Duke Park died at the hospital.

Durham police investigating deadly shooting in Duke Park

University police said the reported rape happened at Bragaw Hall.

NC State police search for man after reported rape at residence hall

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Memphis police released video showing five Memphis officers beating a Black man whose death resulted in murder charges and provoked outrage at the country's latest instance of police brutality.

Memphis police release video of five officers in Tyre Nichols' arrest

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Arrest warrants show Brandi Sturdivant left her three children under the age of five alone in the home on Grimsley Street.

Greensboro mother charged after her three young children died in a house fire

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Video released publicly Friday shows the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fighting for control of a hammer with his assailant during a brutal attack in the couple's San Francisco home last year.

Viewer warning: Video shows attacker lunge at Paul Pelosi with hammer, breaking glass at home

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The state said the towing and repairs to the car Wood wrecked in the Dec. 8 incident totaled about $7,700.   

NC takes away auditor Beth Wood's state-owned car, damages total $7,700

NC State Auditor Beth Wood charged with hit-and-run

The Apex Police Department is sharing photos of burglars breaking into the back doors of homes as a caution to the community.



Apex police: Masked burglars are breaking into homes using the back door

A teenager is facing charges in Pitt County after guns were found in his car.



Deputies arrest 16-year-old on weapons charges during traffic stop near Greenville 

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A registered nurse from Greenville is facing a dozen child porn charges after his arrest on Wednesday.



Registered nurse arrested by Greenville police on multiple child porn charges

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A retired North Texas woman is fed up because men searching for sex workers keep showing up at her front door.


'I'm beyond done': Retired woman's house mistaken for sex worker's

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I have covered crime as a local television reporter for three decades. I thought I knew everything there was to know about investigating murder cases.

Boy, was I wrong.

True crime meets forensic science: New podcast investigates some of the oldest cold cases in North Carolina

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