Can a university’s campus police department use search warrants to seize items outside their jurisdiction? The answer is yes, but only when the crime occurred on campus, according to the North Carolina Court of Appeals in a ruling issued yesterday for a case out of Guilford County. The case was a rather bizarre one, involving […]
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A national expert in human remains, Ann Ross used cutting-edge science to help solve one of Raleigh’s most notorious murders
In August of 2011, Ann Ross, a North Carolina State University anthropologist, got a call from Deborah Radisch, who had just received a body bag containing fresh bones. The bag had recently been shipped from Texas, via commercial airliner, and Radisch needed Ross’ help. It wasn’t uncommon for Ross to receive such requests from North […]
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Should police officers who witness crimes be required to identify suspects through lineups?
In 2007, prompted by a glut of national evidence exposing the limits of witness identification, the North Carolina legislature passed the Eyewitness Identification Reform Act to ensure that police lineups were administered in an unbiased manner. Now, when witnesses are presented with either live or photo lineups, the police administrator is not permitted to know […]
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The No Hand King waits for his chance to pop a wheelie to California
On a sweltering Raleigh afternoon, a shirtless gladiator rides a children’s bike. His chiseled abs seem welded together as though with rivets. Two overgrown pectoral muscles are swelling symbols of his 500-pound bench press. Beads of sweat drip onto a pair of glistening shoulders that bear a collection of stretch marks, the battle-scar testament to […]
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RTP Study: federal homicide stats not fully accurate
A senior researcher at RTP’s Research Triangle Institute has published a recent federal report noting slight inaccuracies in the government’s homicide data. Titled “The Nation’s Two Measures of Homicide,” the report outlines the process in which homicide statistics are collected by two agencies: the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which receives its data from state-level law […]
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Walter Reinhardt trial scheduled for next week
Four years after charges were brought against Walter Reinhardt, an unlicensed securities trader accused of defrauding at least 16 investors out of more than $1 million, his trial is tentatively scheduled to go forward in Durham next week. Reinhardt, 64, is charged with 55 counts of felony securities fraud, forgery and uttering offenses, including forging […]
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Riegelwood couple fails in lawsuit against Guinness Book of World Records
A North Carolina flower-growing couple has failed in its efforts to sue the Guinness Book of World Records over its practice of judging the flower competition. In a complaint filed two years ago, plaintiffs Everett Wallace and Melody Wagner, from Riegelwood, N.C., called Guinness a corrupt organization. They also asked the Jim Pattison Group, the […]
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The story behind the heist at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences
The Edmontosaurus is doomed from the start. Newly hatched, Baby Eddie enters the world in peril. The infant dinosaur is born 70 million years ago on the banks of the ancient Cape Fear River on the coastal plain of Eastern North Carolina. The river delta is one of the largest in the country, and the […]
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Durham Police release preliminary officer-involved shooting report
The Durham Police Department this afternoon released a letter sent from Chief Jose Lopez to City Manager Thomas Bonfield offering details of an officer-involved shooting last week that put one man to the hospital in critical condition. The shooting occurred during early morning hours last Wednesday at the Burton Apartments on Mathison Street just south […]
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Durham immigrants charged with arranging fraudulent marriages
Federal prosecutors have charged two immigrants living in Durham with arranging fake marriages in order to stay in the country. In a complaint filed last Friday, Regina Zsigmond and Krisztian Komondi are charged with visa fraud and conspiracy to commit visa fraud. The complaint was based on an affidavit by Tony Bell, a special agent […]