Look at what happened in Raleigh just last week, when there was gun violence that struck right in our states capitol, he said. Updated annually. Special Operations Command gets first female command sergeant major, Fayetteville can expect, dry, sunny weather this week, Fayetteville Rainbow Pages: New guide to LGBTQ-friendly businesses, 2023 Fayetteville high school baseball and softball stat leaders, Schedules, scores for Fayetteville baseball, softball conference tourneys, VOTE: 910Preps Athlete of the Week for April 24-29, 2023, Fayetteville police ask for public's help in February triple slaying, Former Fayetteville police Sgt. On Monday, the Cumberland "I don't know how they piece everything together, but this could happen to anyone.". That trend matches statewide figures, according to crime data from the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation. Local North Carolina Crime Education Elections. Lenwood D. McNair, 77, a 30-year retired veteran of the Fayetteville Police Department, died Sunday, April 23 after an extended illness. Where is 2022 data? (Fayetteville, N.C.) - Governor Roy Cooper announced April 6 that Fayetteville City Councilwoman Courtney Banks-McLaughlin will serve as a member of the Governor's Crime Commission (GCC). Jeffrey Lacortiglia, 43, walked into the police station and claimed he shot and killed his wife in Spring Lake, North Carolina, Two people were killed in separate motorcycle crashes on Friday, the Fayetteville Police Department said. Most Wanted. Fayetteville's crime rates are among a national trend wherein property crimes are at a low and violent crimes are increasing, a phenomenon that manifested amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ben Sessoms is a former Carolina Public Press reporter. Several neighbors described the home near the 1300 block of Vendenberg Drive as surrounded by police FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) Nearly 100 citations were issued by officers in Fayetteville in a weekend crackdown on car clubs that planned to take over 10+ locations in the city, police said. The search engine finds the neighborhoods that are the optimum fit to the set of criteria you choose. A Fayetteville police officer who failed to report for duty Friday was found shot dead along with his wife at their home, Police Chief Kem Braden said. Fayetteville, NC news | Breaking News on Fort Bragg and in Cumberland Thats an increase from 32 and 1,125, respectively, in the year before. Lenwood D. McNair, 77, a 30-year retired veteran of the Fayetteville Police Department, died Sunday, April 23 after an extended illness. In 2016 he started PolitiFact NC, and before that he reported on local issues in several cities and towns. Job Market. Officers found the suspect vehicle, a white sedan, that was reported stolen out of Fayetteville, and attempted a traffic stop, according to police. An inmate at the Cumberland County jail was found dead in her cell Thursday, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said. News and Press Releases | Fayetteville, NC Kent Jacobs was last seen on March 10, 2002, a week before his 42nd birthday, officials said. North Carolina police officer, wife found dead after double shooting in Fayetteville Michael Ruiz A North Carolina police officer and his wife are dead, and a double homicide investigation is. The Observer said the killing, which happened around 7 p.m. on Maitland Drive in Fayetteville, was the citys fourth homicide in a week. by Ben Sessoms, Carolina Public Press March 4, 2022, This article first appeared on Carolina Public Press and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.. However, the city plans to hold a community meeting with the police chief finalists in December. Fayetteville man sentenced in 1989 cold case . Regardless of how Fayetteville does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most. NewsBreak Worse, violent crime in Cumberland County is 71% higher than the statewide per 100,000 rate. Other US patent applications are currently pending. #143 in Best Places to Live. Property crimes that are tracked for this analysis are burglary, larceny over fifty dollars, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Crime Data/Police Reports Press Releases Font Size: + - Feedback Print Archived News Fayetteville City Council Recap - March 13, 2023 03/14/2023 1:09 PM Railroad Maintenance Closes Broad Street Downtown Fayetteville The CSX Corporation will temporary close the South Broad Street railroad crossing for maintenance beginning on March 14 at 8 a.m. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) Two Fayetteville men have been sentenced for multiple violent crimes they committed over a span of two years, the Fayetteville Police Department said Thursday. All Rights Reserved. New license plate reader technology has helped make almost 400 felony arrests and over 500 arrests overall. 7,043,501 and 7,680,859. Look. Last year, 48 homicides and 1,144 aggravated assaults occurred in Fayetteville. State agents are investigating the deaths as a double homicide, Fayetteville Police Chief Kemberle Braden said at a late Friday news conference.