Charles Duncan

1 week ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Charles Duncan

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings will retire at the end of the year, he announced on social media. He has been with the department since 1992. Jennings has faced criticism in recent months, including over a six-figure settlement from the city after a former city council member sent threatening messages to the chief. The Fraternal Order of Police, which represents officers with CMPD, is in the process of holding a no confidence vote on the chief, the group said.

3 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Charles Duncan

A suspect in a recent homicide was shot and killed in the Durham Police Department headquarters Wednesday evening, officials said. Police said the man grabbed an officer's gun and fired the fatal shot himself. Investigators were wrapping up an interview with the man at about 6 p.m. when he went for the gun, according to a Durham Police news release.

3 weeks ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Charles Duncan

The Sunset Road Fire was started by a debris burn on private property, the North Carolina Forest Service said. Officials cited and charged Bobby Max Lowery, 48, of Nebo, North Carolina, in connection with the fire. The fire is in Brunswick County, in the southeastern corner of North Carolina. It has grown to 1,331 acres and is 83% contained as of Monday, according to the Forest Service.

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Charles Duncan

An inmate who escaped an eastern North Carolina prison Thursday is still on the run, according to the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections.

1 month ago | spectrumlocalnews.com | Charles Duncan

Police say Alondra Michelle Benitez De Jesus and her 1-year-old daughter were kidnapped at gunpoint from a home in Garner, North Carolina. (Garner Police Department)A woman and her 1-year-old daughter were taken by kidnappers overnight who demanded $1 million, according to the Garner Police Department. Police said three masked people, two Hispanic men and one Hispanic woman, were armed with guns when they broke into a home in Garner, just south of Raleigh.