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Shooting leads to high speed chase in Robeson Co. town
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — A shooting Wednesday night at Westgate Terrace Apartments on McManus Street in the Red Springs community of Robeson County led to a chase, according to Red Springs Police, Sarah Purcell. Purcell said they believe the people who led officers on a chase were involved...
North Carolina ‘Blood’ Gang Leader Gets 30 Years For Drug Trafficking, Firearm Offenses
A Fayetteville, North Carolina, Blood gang member, Terrence Michael Pittman, who headed a major drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing thousands of pounds of high-grade marijuana, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Pittman pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to drug trafficking and firearm possession. Fayetteville Police Chief...
North Carolina man sentenced for drug and gun charges
RALEIGH, N.C. — A man has been sentenced to over 12 years in prison on Wednesday for gun and drug charges, according to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. On May 22, 29-year-old Charlton Townsend of Lumberton pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy...
Cumberland County man dies, 3 injured in 3-car crash just off I-95 near Dunn, officials say
DUNN, N.C. (WNCN) — A Cumberland County man died Friday night after his car crossed a center line and collided with two other cars in a Harnett County wreck, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. The crash that also injured three people was reported around 9 p.m....
Maintenance worker struck by two cars, dies in work zone near Garner
A road maintenance worker was killed Friday morning in a work zone crash that closed three eastbound lanes on Interstate 40 near U.S. Highway 70. Kevarus N. Bowens, 45, of Lumberton, was crossing I-40, returning to his vehicle when when he was struck and killed by an oncoming vehicle, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
Man critically injured in Red Springs shooting; suspect at large after short pursuit
RED SPRINGS, N.C. (WBTW) — A man suffered critical injuries late Wednesday night in a shooting in the town of Red Springs in Robeson County, police said. It happened at about 11:20 p.m. at the Westgate Terrace Apartments, and the suspect got away after a “very brief pursuit at a high rate of speed,” Red […]
Bogue man charged in armed robbery over the weekend
BEAUFORT, N.C. (WNCT) — On Tuesday, a man was arrested in Fayetteville and charged with three felonies. Devin Isaiah Brimmer, of Bogue, is being held at the Carteret County Detention Center under a $500,000 bond after carjacking a man. The victim reported that he was held at gunpoint and ordered out of the car by […]
Shooting Suspects Believed To Be Involved In High Speed Police Chase
An investigation has been opened after a shooting incident led to a high speed chase in Robeson County. The situation unfolded at the Westgate Terrace Apartments along McManus Street in the Red Springs Community. It was said the people who led officers on a chase are believed to be involved...
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