2 Adults Arrested After Boarding Cumberland County School Buses
On September 16, at about 3:15 p.m., Cumberland County school bus driver Sondra McMillion was behind the wheel of Bus 534 on Geese Court in Hope Mills when authorities said 31-year-old Dezarae Thomas stepped aboard.
Fayetteville Man Charged With Vandalizing 6 Campaign Signs
Jeffrey Allen Ivey, who is jailed without bond, faces six misdemeanor charges for allegedly damaging signs at a busy Fayetteville intersection.
Trooper Indicted for Murder in Shooting Death of Cumberland County Deputy
Sheriff’s Capt. Adam Bean was killed on March 27. N.C. State Highway Patrol Sgt. Nekime Matu Oxendine is being held without bail.
Fayetteville Police Arrest Mother of Student Who Brought Gun to School
A student with an unloaded firearm triggered a weapons detector at Lucile Souders Elementary. The student’s mom was charged with failing to properly store a firearm.
Fayetteville Crime Down in 2025 But Youth Crime Up, Police Say
Fayetteville police Chief Roberto Bryan Jr. reported a citywide drop in crime but warned council members that juvenile offenses rose significantly in 2025.
‘Ranger Rick,’ Former Fayetteville City Council Candidate, Charged with Assault
Enrique Roberto ‘Ranger Rick’ Murillo is accused of shoving a woman in the face, knocking her out of a chair at Charlie Mike’s Pub.
Fayetteville’s overall crime drops, but homicides continue to surge in 2025
Fayetteville’s overall crime rate has dropped by more than 10% in 2025, but homicides have surged—up 68% from last year, with most linked to domestic or interpersonal violence.
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Police charge driver and her sister with racing in fatal E.E. Smith crash
Fayetteville police have charged two women with street racing in connection with the Oct. 8 Rosehill Road crash that killed three E.E. Smith High School students.
As crime continues to decrease in Fayetteville, homicides and juvenile crime are the exception
Crime has continued to decrease in Fayetteville, following a steady decline in incidents reported over the past three years, according to police.
Fayetteville City Council hopeful Rick Murillo’s candidacy challenged
Court record says Ranger Rick has a felony assault conviction. He did not disclose this to the Board of Elections. He says the court record is wrong
On the record with Fayetteville Police Chief Roberto Bryan
Roberto Bryan is Fayetteville’s newest police chief
Former Hope Mills police officer pleads guilty in fentanyl overdose case
Bradley Hall Rountree sentenced to two years of probation for taking fentanyl from police evidence room
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