
Virginia Bridges
Criminal Justice Reporter at The News & Observer
Criminal Justice Reporter at The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC)
Exploring what is & isn't working in NC's criminal justice system for @newsobserver and @TheHerald_Sun. #iteam Send tips to [email protected].
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1 week ago |
charlotteobserver.com | Virginia Bridges
A former North Carolina state trooper pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors Thursday after he had a sexual relationship with a teen he cited for driving while intoxicated, and then helped her get the case dismissed, according to statements made in court Thursday. Erick Bowen pleaded guilty to obstructing justice and failing to discharge his duties, class-one misdemeanors. Bowen, hired in 2020 in the district that includes Warren County, resigned on May 7, according to the State Highway Patrol.
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2 weeks ago |
newsobserver.com | Virginia Bridges |Lexi Solomon |Cathy Clabby
Raleigh police video released by court order shows a state trooper saying he "came upon" the scene of the October 2024 crash that killed Tyrone Mason. When asked if he was pulling the driver over, the trooper said no. "It's the little area I work, so when I came up on it, I saw all the smoke and heard all the cars hitting the debris," he said.
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2 weeks ago |
heraldsun.com | Virginia Bridges
A portion of Waverly Place was rezoned to build up to seven stories. [email protected] The firm behind the Fenton development in Cary will be able to renovate another of the town’s malls. The Cary Town Council unanimously agreed Thursday night to rezone a portion of Waverly Place to allow up to seven-story buildings for 750 apartments, 30,000 square feet of commercial space and a parking garage.
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2 weeks ago |
newsobserver.com | Virginia Bridges
The mother of a man who died in a fatal Raleigh wreck last year filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday accusing a North Carolina state trooper of initiating a dangerous chase and then failing to help the driver after he slammed into a concrete barrier. The lawsuit was filed by Henrietta Mason against State Trooper Garrett Macario, who tried to pull over her son, Tyrone Mason, on Oct.
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2 weeks ago |
newsobserver.com | Virginia Bridges
Photos of Tyrone Mason are seen on the walls of the home of his mother, Henrietta Mason, on Friday, May 16, 2025. Mason died after his 2018 Chevrolet Malibu slammed into a concrete barrier on Capital Boulevard on Oct. 7, 2024. The News & Observer Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman won't charge a trooper and his supervisor at the center of an investigation on whether they lied to Raleigh police about a trooper's involvement in a fatal crash.
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