North Carolina crime

YANCEY COUNTY, N.C. – A multi-agency investigation into stolen firearms led to two arrests in Asheville, authorities confirmed. On June 5, Yancey County Sheriff’s Office detectives launched a joint operation …

A 25-year-old Greenville man is behind bars after allegedly breaking into his former partner’s home in Winterville with the intent to terrorize and cause harm. McGarrett Lee Smith Jr. was …

A Greenville resident is facing serious charges following a domestic violence incident. Devontreyl Theodore Horton, 33, was taken into custody by the Greenville Police Department on Tuesday, June 10, near …

BROADWAY, N.C. — Justin Christopher McKinney, 28, of 310 Watson Lake Drive, was arrested on June 5 and held without bond on three felony charges, including obtaining property by false …

SANFORD, N.C. (WNCN) — Jordan Marie Allred, 36, a former employee of Lee County Schools, was arrested for allegedly embezzling nearly $200,000 from the school district, according to an arrest …

HARNETT COUNTY, N.C. — Antwon Desean Williams, 32, of Southwest Harnett County, faces a felony charge of breaking and entering to terrorize or injure, along with two misdemeanor assault counts, …

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — A Kernersville man is facing animal cruelty charges after two dogs died and a third was rescued from a locked vehicle in downtown Winston-Salem over the …

AYDEN, N.C. — A teacher at Ayden Middle School, Miranda Tolliver, 27, of Stokes, has been arrested and charged with multiple offenses after allegedly striking a man with a hammer …

GREENVILLE, N.C. — A 44-year-old Greenville man, John Christopher Smith, has been charged with ten counts of animal cruelty, including violations related to required vaccinations for dogs, cats, or ferrets. …

LENOIR COUNTY, N.C. — A routine traffic stop has led to the arrest of a 25-year-old Lenoir County man, Cody Sutton, who now faces multiple drug-related charges. On Monday, June …