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Sanford man released from Lee jail charged in Cameron shooting
Jul. 25—A Sanford man who allegedly shot up a Sanford home was released on bond and then allegedly shot up a home in Cameron before being arrested over two weeks later after a high-speed chase. Amari Rayvon Matos, 21, was 18 at the time of the alleged shooting of a Sanford residence at 4412 Lenity Circle on Jan. 21, 2022. Dyshond Murphy was in the home at the time, according to the indictment. ...
Shots fired at alleged trespasser result in two arrests
On Monday, July 22, at around 8:10 a.m., Moore County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of an alleged trespasser being held at gunpoint at an uninhabited residence in Robbins. The incident involved Thomas Hayes, 41, of Liberty, North Carolina, and Jeremy Brewer, 48, of Robbins, North Carolina. According...
Harnett County drivers outraged by ongoing incidents of rocks thrown at moving cars
Frustration mounts as suspects throw objects at cars in Harnett County. Drivers in Harnett County expressed frustration and concern Friday night over a series of incidents in which someone was reportedly throwing objects at moving cars, damaging windshields. According to investigators, this is an ongoing problem, with vandals throwing rocks...
Driver in custody after leading NC authorities on chase through multiple counties
A driver is in custody after leading authorities on a chase through multiple counties.It started in Dunn when U.S. Marshals tried to pull a Chevrolet Camaro. The suspect kept driving, leading authorities on a chase into Harnett County and then Cumberland County.The chase ended in Godwin where the suspect bailed and ran from the car.The driver was caught and taken into custody. Their identity has not been released.The reason for the traffic stop has not been revealed.North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating.SEE ALSO | AMBER Alert issued for missing 9-year-old Durham boy
Teenager injured after crashing truck into tree
A teenager suffered minor injuries after he crashed into a tree along Union Church Road outside of Carthage on Thursday. Dispatchers sent first responders to the scene near Lynch Road just before 4:45 p.m. Crews arrived to a Ford F-150 that had heavy damage to the passenger side of the truck, where the vehicle made impact with the tree.
Patterson pleads guilty to 2021 Black murders
Three years after the murders of D.P. and Mary Lou Black, Tony Patterson pled guilty and will face two consecutive life sentences without parole. In July of 2021, the Blacks were found deceased in their home in Aberdeen when Moore County deputies made a welfare check after an employee of D.P. Black asked the department to check on the couple.
Car crashes into mower along N.C. 22
Road crews mowing the grass along N.C. Highway 22 was startled on Wednesday afternoon after a car ran into the back of their tractor. The collision happened at 4:45 p.m. north of Putnam Glendon Road near Highfalls. The mower operator was checked out at the scene by Moore County EMS,...
Stolen French Bulldog dies in hot truck while FedEx driver continued making deliveries: Sheriff
A FedEx driver in Harnett County is facing animal cruelty charges after the sheriff's office said he took a French Bulldog during a delivery and left it in his truck where it later died.The dog, named Tori, was a championship show dog worth $5,500, according to court documents.Harnett County investigators said the FedEx driver, Kimani Joehon Marshall, and Tori's owner knew each other. That's because before the incident, Marshall asked about breeding Tori with one of his dogs. Tori's owner reportedly declined that proposal.Then on July 3, Tori somehow got loose from her yard. For days her family searched nearby...
Far right activist charged in Sanford with soliciting a minor
Sanford police on Thursday arrested a North Carolina man who has apparently been linked to various extremist groups on charges of soliciting a minor for sex. Boyd Dale Cathey, 76, of Wendell faces felony charges of attempted statutory sex offense on a child of 15 or younger and solicitation of a child by computer.
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