The nine members of Congress who penned a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell say they blame the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the state of the endangered red wolf population that calls eastern North Carolina home, citing specific examples of how bad decisions have pushed the species to the brink of extinction. Representatives […]
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Accused By an Ex-Cop of Excessive Force in 2014, Three Durham Officers Escaped Discipline
It started with a family quarrel—nothing physical, just an argument over money between a sixty-one-year-old ex-cop and her son’s girlfriend. But when Shelia Alston noticed an increased police presence in Bentwood Apartments, where her son lived (cops were in the area responding to an unrelated matter), she thought it best to resolve the conflict at […]
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Duke Energy’s Natural Gas Plant on Duke University’s Campus Is On Hold
For the time being, Duke Energy’s plans to build a twenty-one-megawatt natural gas-burning power plant on the Duke University campus are on hold, as officials from both the builder and potential host informed state regulators that they want to suspend the review process for the facility for six months. While the news marks a victory […]
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McDougald Terrace Residents Say the Cop Who Killed Frank Clark Has Terrorized Them for Years
A Dodge Charger circles the block, slow-rolling past the weathered brick buildings and trampled-down green spaces nestled inside the Durham Housing Authority’s McDougald Terrace project. Tinted windows prevent local residents from making out the driver, but they don’t need to see his face to know his identity. Neither the vehicle nor the man are strangers […]
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Durham Councilwoman: Why Are Cops Involved in Frank Clark Shooting Still on Force?
The allegations made by residents in the McDougald Terrace community during a Monday evening press conference have made Durham City Councilwoman Jillian Johnson question why the three officers involved in the fatal shooting of thirty-four-year-old Frank Clark are still employed by the city. Johnson sent this email to City Manager Tom Bonfield today and said […]
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McDougald Terrace Residents Want Officer Who Fatally Shot Frank Clark Off Streets
Jasmine Lloyd said he has been harassing her since she wastwelve years old—the Durham police officer who gunned down her boyfriend, Frank “Scooter Bug” Clark, November 22 in McDougald Terrace. He even threatened her when she was pregnant with a child who became fatherless the moment Master Officer C.S. Barkley fired a fatal shot that […]
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Local Lawyer: Officer Who Fired Fatal Shot Has a History …
An email sent from a local attorney to members of the Durham City Council this morning notes that Master Officer C.S. Barkley, the man who fired the shots that killed thirty-four-year-old Frank “Scooter Bug” Clark last week in McDougald Terrace, has been accused of use of excessive force on numerous occasions. From Ian Mance, a […]
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Durham PD’s 5-Day Report on Frank Clark Shooting Contradicts Eyewitness Reports
It doesn’t mesh with what several eyewitnesses told the INDY less than an hour after Frank “Scooter Bug” Clark was killed. And it leaves many questions unanswered. But here is the Durham Police Department’s 5-Day Report on the incident that saw a city officer gun down a thirty-four-year-old black man in McDougald Terrace last week. […]
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Durham Cops Hold Community Meeting on Frank Clark Shooting, Media Not Invited
It was five shots. Or was it four? There was a struggle. Or was he running away from police when he was gunned down? He fired at the cops first. Or maybe he didn’t fire at all. Those who showed up to a community meeting at T.A. Grady Recreation Center Monday eveninga gathering designed to […]
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The Morning Roundup: Durham PD Holds Media-Free Meeting,
Happy Tuesday, everyone. Let’s jump in:1) The Durham Police Department meets with residents to “discuss” Frank Clark shooting. Less than a week after an officer (or officers) shot and killed a Durham man in McDougald Terrace, local residents, law enforcement and a member of the City Council converged on the T.A. Grady Recreation Center to […]