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4 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Joseph Pierre |Fayetteville Observer
Scammers are sending counterfeit invoices, using what looks like the official letterhead of the county, to defraud residents in Cumberland County, officials said. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, the scammers send residents an invoice detailing a number of charges from the Cumberland County Planning & Inspections Department.
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1 week ago | 
fayobserver.com | Joseph Pierre
U.S. Marshals have apprehended a juvenile wanted on a charge of first-degree murder in the November shooting death of a Lumberton woman. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, Ke'Won Parker was taken into custody at 8:25 a.m. on April 17. On March 27, the Sheriff's Office announced that they had secured a juvenile petition for Parker, charging him with first degree murder in the death of Brittany M.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Joseph Pierre |Fayetteville Observer
A Fayetteville man was arrested at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, after a body found in a Robeson County pond on April 13 was identified as the mother of his child. Tyrique Zavier Leroy Williams, 26, is charged with first-degree murder and concealment of death in the killing of Annie Lock, 27, the Fayetteville Police Department said in a news release. Lock was reported missing Oct. 10 after last being seen near her Kiana Lane home on Aug. 17.
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1 week ago | 
fayobserver.com | Joseph Pierre
The Fayetteville Police Department is aiming to increase its female officer representation to 30% by 2030, joining the nationwide 30x30 initiative. Currently, women make up 21% of the force, higher than the national average of less than 14%. Research suggests female officers use less excessive force, receive fewer complaints and are perceived as more compassionate. The Fayetteville Police Department aims to reach a goal of 30% for its women in blue in the next five years.
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1 week ago | 
fayobserver.com | F.T. Norton |Joseph Pierre |Fayetteville Observer
At a joint local government meeting to discuss school resource officers in Cumberland County Schools, tensions were high with several participants, including Sheriff Ennis Wright, who said that a recommendation to use roaming officers in place of dedicated school officers "don't cut it with me." The meeting, held April 8 at Fayetteville Technical Community College, was among members of the Fayetteville City Council and Police Department, the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners and Board...
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2 weeks ago | 
fayobserver.com | Joseph Pierre
A woman was shot and killed early Tuesday morning on Gillespie Street in Fayetteville. Police have a suspect in custody who knew the victim. The shooting occurred around 3:15 a.m. in the 2800 block of Gillespie Street. Police have not released the names of the victim or the suspect. A woman was shot and killed early Tuesday morning on Gillespie Street and police say a "suspect" is detained. "This was not a random incident.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Joseph Pierre |Fayetteville Observer
A woman was shot and killed early Tuesday morning on Gillespie Street and police say a "suspect" is detained. "This was not a random incident. The decedent and suspect were known to each other prior to the shooting," according to a news release from the Fayetteville Police Department. The shooting was reported around 3:15 a.m. in the 2800 block of Gillespie Street, the release said. The woman, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Joseph Pierre |Fayetteville Observer
Local activists are holding a rally in Fayetteville on Saturday to protest the potential loss of federal funds to mitigate forever chemical contamination in the area and a proposed rule being considered by the state air and water commission that would not require industries to reduce PFAS pollution. The Save Our WaterRally is at 11 a.m. Saturday outside the Fayetteville PWC headquarters, 955 Old Wilmington Road.
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2 weeks ago | 
fayobserver.com | Joseph Pierre
Fayetteville activists are rallying against a proposed state rule that would not require industries to reduce PFAS pollution. The rally will also protest potential federal funding cuts that could impact PWC's ability to install PFAS filtration systems. Activists are urging community members to contact officials and express their disapproval of the proposed rule.
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2 weeks ago | 
fayobserver.com | Beth Hutson |Joseph Pierre
The fifth and final Dreamville Festival will be held at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh. The festival offers official parking at NC State University's Centennial Campus for $50 per day, as well as downtown parking options. A shuttle service is available for attendees staying in downtown Raleigh, with passes valid for the entire weekend. The fifth and final Dreamville Festival is this weekend at Raleigh's Dorothea Dix Park. If you'll be in the Triangle to see Fayetteville's own J.
