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"We are coming to the end of the third year in a row when we have exceeded more than 50 homicides in Wake County," District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said Monday.
Last year was a violent year in Wake County with a 56 homicides - a record number.
Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter
Teens as young as 13 years old can be tried as adults for murder. Wake's District Attorney said the change came after an increase in young teams committing murders over the last two years.
A new law, which went into effect on Dec. 1, gives DAs more authority to try teens accused of murder as adults. The Wake County District Attorney says the increase in murders committed by teens made the need for the change necessary.
State Auditor Beth Wood on Friday pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges of using of public vehicle for private purposes.
By Jack Hagel and Chelsea Donovan, WRAL News
The fact that it took 30 years to arrest someone for the rape of a 73-year-old woman is another example, Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman says, that test delays for rape kits are "unacceptable."
Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter
Wake County has a backlog of murder trials, and there are more homicides than ever, according to data provided by the city of Raleigh and county.
A grand jury in Wake County moved to advance a case over an 2020 campaign ad for the state's attorney general, Josh Stein. While nobody has been charged, the move leaves open the possibility that the attorney general or members of his campaign could still be indicted.
By Paul Specht, WRAL state government reporter
The Wake County District Attorney's office, run by a Democrat, is considering a misdemeanor charge against the state's Democratic attorney general, who may be her party's best chance at winning the gubernatorial race in 2024.
Paul Specht, WRAL state government reporter
Incumbent Lorrin Freeman, a Democrat first elected as Wake County District Attorney in 2014, is seeking a third term and faces defense attorney and political newcomer Damon Chetson in the May 17 primary.
Lorrin Freeman and defense attorney Damon Chetson are vying to be the top prosecutor in the state's largest county.
As for the district, they are aware of the complaint and are currently reviewing it.
In the wake of Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal, WRAL's Dan Haggerty asked where cases stand for those arrested during unrest in Raleigh during the summer of 2020.
A Wake County prosecutor resigned on Friday shortly before he was charged with impersonating a deputy on New Year's Day.
Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter
A Wake County prosecutor has been put on administrative leave while authorities investigate an allegation that he impersonated a Raleigh police officer on New Year's Day.
Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said Thursday that a Raleigh police officer was justified in shooting and killing a mentally disabled man who ran from the officer last winter but then pulled out a gun.
Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said Tuesday that investigators haven't found enough evidence to prosecute anyone for murder in the death of Kyron Hinton last year.
Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter, & Lena Tillett, WRAL anchor/reporter
Authorities are searching the home of a Wake County man who is suspected of murdering his girlfriend and hiding her body in Virginia.
Wake County authorities have filed new child sex charges against a former Orange County teacher in relation to alleged crimes dating from the mid-1980s.
The Wake County District Attorney confirmed to WRAL Friday night that charges have been dropped against a former Orange County teacher charged with sex crimes dating from the mid-1980s.
Tuesday was a bad day for Tonya Britt Long - and for Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman.
Tuesday was a bad day for Tonya Britt Long.
Adam Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter
A medical examiner has determined that Kyron Hinton, the man whose beating by law enforcement last year cost four officers their jobs, died in February of cocaine toxicity and an injury that might indicate homicide, Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said.
