Josh Shaffer
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Raleigh, NC, United States
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N.C. Coronavirus Cases Pass 7,000, First Prison Death Reported
“Any death is a tragedy, and we must continue our efforts to do all we can to try and flatten the curve of COVID-19 in Prisons,” Todd Ishee, commissioner of prisons, said in a news release. “The health and safety of the staff and the men and women in our custody is of paramount importance.” → Read More
Raleigh, N.C., Police Halt Use of Facial Recognition Tech
Raleigh PD has stopped using a facial recognition app to identify potential criminals through the Internet, cutting ties with a company that has drawn widespread privacy concerns from the community. → Read More
Man targeted Raleigh building with illegal silencer because feds ‘spying on everybody’
Bobby John Kobito of Burlington was sentenced to five years for having an illegal and unregistered gun silencer and targeting the Terry Sanford Federal Building in Raleigh where he believed federal spies worked. → Read More
Man targeted Raleigh building with illegal silencer because feds ‘spying on everybody’
Bobby John Kobito of Burlington was sentenced to five years for having an illegal and unregistered gun silencer and targeting the Terry Sanford Federal Building in Raleigh where he believed federal spies worked. → Read More
‘People could literally die’: Wake GOP ask sheriff to restore senior wellness checks
Republicans in Wake County and law enforcement officers called on Sheriff Gerald Baker to restore a senior well-check program with robotic calls to elderly citizens citing danger in summer heat → Read More
‘People could literally die’: Wake GOP ask sheriff to restore senior wellness checks
Republicans in Wake County and law enforcement officers called on Sheriff Gerald Baker to restore a senior well-check program with robotic calls to elderly citizens citing danger in summer heat → Read More
From tiny NC town, drug kingpin ran $10 million empire. He’ll spend life in prison.
Federal prosecutors announced life sentences for Antonio McKoy and others involved in a drug conspiracy centered in Sampson County that drew cocaine and heroin from cartel sources abroad. → Read More
Rafters say they saw an alligator in the Neuse River. Clayton officials rescued them.
A 22-year-old man and 13-year-old boy were floating on inflatable tubes on the Neuse River Thursday when they say they spotted an alligator and called 911. Clayton officials dispatched a rescue boat. → Read More
When he picks up a hammer, the shaking stops. Man with Parkinson’s builds mini homes.
Parkinson’s disease survivor Barry Roberson builds dollhouses for kids with cancer and other terminal illnesses. He found therapy and rehabilitation after doctors said he would not live long. → Read More
Wind-power scam that hooked Hollywood celebs puts Canadian businessman in fed’s custody
James Rowan was indicted for securities and wire fraud in 2013 and fought extradition from Canada while accused of running a scam that drew celebrities Jay Leno and Ed Begley Jr. to support his wind turbines. → Read More
Wind-power scam that hooked Hollywood celebs puts Canadian businessman in fed’s custody
James Rowan was indicted for securities and wire fraud in 2013 and fought extradition from Canada while accused of running a scam that drew celebrities Jay Leno and Ed Begley Jr. to support his wind turbines. → Read More
Thousands of gallons of cooking oil stolen, 21 indicted for conspiracy, immigration violations
More than 20 people, many of them Mexican, were indicted for a conpiracy to steal and sell used cooking oil from restaurants, also charged with immigration and harboring aliens in Raleigh. → Read More
Police investigating body found in Garner
Garner police are investigating a possible homicide after finding a single victim’s body inside a car on Poole Drive off Aversboro Road near South Garner Park Thursday morning. → Read More
Deputies tried to lynch him in 1952. Now, the Wake County sheriff welcomes him.
Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker invited Lynn Council, who survived a lynching by deputies in 1952, to his office in downtown Raleigh. The sheriff took down the portrait of his predecessor who was sheriff at the time. → Read More
Craig Hicks pleads guilty to 1st-degree murder in killings of 3 Muslims in Chapel Hill
Craig Hicks pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 2015 shooting in Chapel Hill of three Muslim neighbors igniting debate over the motive being a parking dispute or hate crime. → Read More
Craig Hicks pleads guilty to 1st-degree murder in killings of 3 Muslims in Chapel Hill
Craig Hicks pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 2015 shooting in Chapel Hill of three Muslim neighbors igniting debate over the motive being a parking dispute or hate crime. → Read More
No BET on prison TV: Inmate sues for discrimination
Maurice Williamson at Tabor Correctional in Tabor City has sued the NC Department of Public Safety for denying BET Black Entertainment Television which he says discriminates against African-American inmates. → Read More
No BET on prison TV: Inmate sues for discrimination
Maurice Williamson at Tabor Correctional in Tabor City has sued the NC Department of Public Safety for denying BET Black Entertainment Television which he says discriminates against African-American inmates. → Read More
Ponzi-scheme investment adviser convicted of fraud, loses homes in Raleigh, Costa Rica
Stephen Condon Peters was convicted in federal court by a jury that found him guilty of investment fraud after promising large returns and keeping the money. He could spend decades in prison and must forfeit his Costa Rican luxury house and farm. → Read More
Ponzi-scheme investment adviser convicted of fraud, loses homes in Raleigh, Costa Rica
Stephen Condon Peters was convicted in federal court by a jury that found him guilty of investment fraud after promising large returns and keeping the money. He could spend decades in prison and must forfeit his Costa Rican luxury house and farm. → Read More