Domestic Violence
Incidents of abuse within households
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Pregnant woman assaulted in Oxford, man arrested
An Oxford man was arrested on assault and drug charges one day after a pregnant woman was assaulted.
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NC crime report says overall crime decreases, domestic violence increases
While reported criminal offenses are down across all major crime categories, the increase in kidnapping and intimidation involving a romantic partner has jumped significantly.
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Warrants detail strained marriage, gun purchase before woman's shooting outside Smithfield plant
Jesus Bermudez, 39, is charged with one count of first-degree murder after investigators say he shot and killed his wife, Lorena Paz, 42, in the parking lot of the AAF Flanders facility along Wal Pat Road on June 25.
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NC budget moves endangered ankle-monitoring program under SBI
The move comes about a year after the Criminal Justice Information Network, a quasi-governmental group, relied on an emergency infusion of cash from the state Department of Public Safety to avoid suspending its GPS system.
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NC budget takes aim at Legal Aid. Why critics say that will empower domestic abusers
Republican lawmakers say a privately funded program administered by a state agency is too helpful to groups that support liberal causes. They’re steering the money elsewhere.
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Goldsboro man charged with attempted murder after crash on US 70
A Goldsboro man is charged with attempted murder after police say he intentionally caused a crash during a domestic dispute.
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Warrants: Chapel Hill restaurant owner arrested, accused of trying to kill his wife
According to court documents, Chatham County deputies arrested 49-year-old Mathivanan Pothiyappan and charged him with first-degree attempted murder, assault on a female, communicating threats and misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
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Raleigh police officer arrested, accused of assaulting ex-girlfriend and her current boyfriend
Police arrested 27-year-old Ryan Greathouse on Friday after he was accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and her current boyfriend. He faces several charges, including one count of simple assault, assault on a female, misdemeanor domestic violence and false imprisonment.
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Son shot by father in domestic disturbance, Henderson police say
A man was shot multiple times in what police described as a domestic dispute between a father and son in Henderson Tuesday morning.
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Man charged in domestic dispute, shooting on the road in Durham
A Durham man was charged with attempted first-degree murder from a shooting along Wake Forest Highway in Durham County.
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Raleigh police see spike in domestic violence calls
New numbers show that there have been a dozen domestic violence deaths in North Carolina this year. Officials say these numbers are on track to match record figures reported since the pandemic.
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Deputies: Clayton mother killed, 18-year-old son jumps from second-story window to evade gunman
A Clayton woman was found dead Saturday after a shooting at a home on Valley Field Drive, according to the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office. Her 18-year-old son was shot and jumped from a second-story window as deputies arrived.
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Police serving warrant leads to SWAT unit outside Cary home; one person detained
WRAL's Sky 5 captured several Cary police vehicles and a SWAT team truck outside a home on Transom View Way.
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Raleigh woman charged with murdering man ordered to stay away from her
A judge ordered a Raleigh woman held without bond Monday after police linked her to the murder of a man along Bassett Trail over the weekend.
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Greensboro police shoot man, multiple shots fired at officers during 'domestic disturbance' call
An investigation is underway after Greensboro police shot a man early Thursday morning after he fired shots at officers and fled the scene.
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Off-duty Virginia police officer arrested, accused of shooting woman inside her vehicle
The search for a Virginia man who authorities said fired shots at a woman while driving is over after authorities arrested him Monday night.
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Durham mother killed in domestic violence murder-suicide, family unites to support children
In the aftermath of Shakeva Dixon's tragic death in a domestic violence murder-suicide, her family rallies to provide support and stability for her children.
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'We save lives': Leaders of endangered ankle-monitor program seek funding from NC lawmakers
State lawmakers heard testimony Thursday from leaders of an endangered state program designed to protect North Carolinians from people charged with sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking and other crimes.
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Cumberland Co. sheriff says deputy shot woman who lunged at them with knife, SBI investigating
The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating a deputy-involved shooting that happened Tuesday on Camden Road in Cumberland County.
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Durham County judge arrested on domestic violence, assault charges
Clayton Jones Jr. faces misdemeanor charges of assault on a female and domestic violence.
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Brian Walshe murder trial preview
Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the murder trial of Massachusetts man accused of murdering his wife then dismembering her.
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Autopsy: Boyfriend strangled Durham woman to death, then called his ex about the crime
The two were dating for two months. On the morning of her murder, Christopher Whitley told police he was in a "poor mood" when he didn't respond to Auriel Lowe's questions about what was wrong and why he wasn't answering her.
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Advocates rally for Jesse's Law to protect children in domestic violence cases
Remembrance and calls for change brought many domestic violence survivors to the North Carolina State Capitol on Sunday. Survivors and advocates are calling state senators to help pass Jesse's Law, or House Bill 896, to help bring stronger protection to family courts.
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Rallies at the State Capitol urge NC Senators to pass a law for stronger family court protections
Domestic violence survivors gathered Sunday at the NC State Capitol, urging Senators to pass the "Jesse's Law," aimed at enhancing protections for domestic violence survivors in family courts.
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Vance County woman accused of stabbing husband to death
Queen Allah, 26, was being held without bond at the Vance County Detention Center on Friday.
