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One person stabbed in Garner near elementary school on Jones Sausage Road
One person was stabbed on Tuesday morning around 2:20 a.m. in Garner.
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Cars, building hit after shots fired at Garner apartment complex, police say
Garner police are investigating after shots were fired at the Timber Creek Apartments Tuesday night.
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WRAL Investigates: Social media ‘takeovers’ overrun private neighborhood pools
Residents shared pictures and videos with WRAL Investigates showing crowds of people in the pool area and around the community. They tell WRAL Investigates they believe the HOAs have taken minimal action.
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Father charged with attempted first-degree murder after 2-year-old left with spinal fracture
Garner police charge father with attempted first-degree murder after 2-year-old hospitalized with serious injuries.
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Police investigating reported stabbing in Garner
Police are investigating a reported stabbing near Avery Street in Garner late Tuesday night.
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South Garner High School student arrested, accused of bringing gun, drugs to school
Officers arrested 18-year-old Jayden Curtis on Thursday after he was accused of bringing a gun and drugs on school grounds. He is being held in the Wake County Detention Center where police said he will be charged as an adult.
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2004 Garner murder case: Police seek tips as officer remains person of interest
Josh Davis was 16 years old when he was killed on Jan. 6, 2004. In 2007, investigators concluded that Davis was hit by a car and died from his injuries. Twenty-two years later, officials consider the case a homicide and are continuing to investigate all possible angles.
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'Just tell us what happened': Sister of 2004 cold case murder victim shares emotional plea
In a TikTok post on Thursday, Alyssa Hatcher urged anyone with information about her brother’s 2004 death in Garner to come forward. Police now say they believe Josh Davis was murdered, not accidentally hit by a car. Hatcher said she and her family “just want to know what happened that night.”
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'They were friends': Person of interest knew victim of 2004 cold case, victim's mother says
More than 20 years after her 16-year-old son Josh Davis was killed in a hit-and-run in Garner, Judy Creech says new developments—including a person of interest identified as a local police officer—are bringing renewed hope to the long-cold case.
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2004 Garner murder case: Officer placed on leave, considered person of interest in homicide
Two decades after a Garner teen died while walking down a neighborhood road, investigators are taking the case in a new direction, one that involves a police officer.
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Selma man sentenced to 16 years for possessing, distributing child sexual abuse material
The SBI and both Garner and Selma police departments investigated 36-year-old Kyle Kenneth Castino after Facebook and Google flagged that one of their users had uploaded child sexual abuse material to their platforms.
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Police: Garner mother charged with not getting medical attention for 2-year-old's broken arm
Court documents say that Tamika Smith's lack of medical attention resulted in "prolonging pain and suffering" to the child, according to Garner police.
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Man at center of hazardous device case at Garner church charged with sexually exploiting minor
The man charged in the case of a suspicious device being placed in a church parking lot now faces child sex offenses.
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Bullets in the bus: No one injured, no one arrested after shots fired at GoRaleigh bus
Police said the shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. along Garner Road on Tuesday. Officers said three passengers were on the bus at the time of the shooting. No injuries were reported.
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Man charged after hazardous device found outside Garner church
Garner police have charged a man in the case of a suspicious device found in a church parking lot.
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Police: Suspicious, hazardous device found and destroyed at Garner church
At this stage of the investigation, Garner police said there is no indication that this incident was religiously motivated.
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No bond for suspect in Raleigh police shootout and deadly Garner shooting
Raleigh police said they were attempting to take Solomon Owens into custody when he shot at them Thursday night.
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Suspect arrested in connection to Garner armed bank robbery, police say
The Garner Police Department is investigating a reported armed robbery at a Bank of America branch.
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Man tried to run down woman before standoff with Garner police
Garner police said Nathan Lorne Tharp tried to run a woman down with his vehicle, then ran from officers before barricading himself in a home on Alta Crest Lane Sunday afternoon.
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Garner police still hope for break in 2004 death of teen walking down street
Detectives are hoping this week’s 22-year milestone in the case of Josh Davis’s death brings new information, no matter how insignificant it may seem.
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Garner police ask for help finding a missing woman
Garner police said 62-year-old Andrea Ousley was last seen on Friday, Jan. 2, near Greenbrier Road. Officers said she is about 5'4" tall and weighs about 150 pounds. She has brown and grey hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call Garner police.
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Garner Police Department appoints new Deputy Chief
In a post on Facebook Tuesday, Garner Police announced Katherine Christian as the new Deputy Chief. She previously served over 18 years with the Cary Police Department. She is set to start on Monday, Jan. 12.
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'Tripping out bad': 911 calls detail struggle in ER where police officer was shot and killed
The Raleigh Emergency Communications Department released eight 911 calls, offering a glimpse into the chaotic scene inside WakeMed Garner where police officer Roger Smith was shot and killed on Nov. 8.
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Silver Alert: Garner police seek public's help to find missing 70-year-old Curtis Ford
Garner police are seeking help searching for 70-year-old Curtis Ford. He is a 5' 6 man with gray hair and is balding at the top. Police said he was last seen leaving wearing a black ballcap, black hoodie, blue jeans and black tennis shoes. He also has a tattoo on his right arm that says "CF."
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Suspect in WakeMed officer's murder hospitalized; next stop: arrest and jail
Benji Martin Jr. is charged with the murder of a WakeMed Garner Healthplex police officer. He was injured in the incident Saturday and will be taken him to the Wake County Detention Center after his release from the hospital.
