Detectives seek public’s help in unsolved homicide
On Nov. 6, 2018, 19-year-old Jesse Ryan Adams was found unresponsive on the side of a service road on Gillespie Street. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office assumed the investigation from the North …
Sheriff’s Office shuts down Coliseum Inn, citing numerous reports of crime
Citing a history of calls reporting homicides, drug overdoses, shootings, domestic violence and thefts, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office has shut down the Coliseum Inn on Gillespie Street.
Man, woman arrested on drug charges after search at Coliseum Inn
A man and woman were arrested on drug charges after a search of a room at the Coliseum Inn, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. OnThursday, officers searched Room 134 of the motel, located at 2507 Gillespie St., a news release said. They found 5.34 grams of marijuana and 3.74 grams of Fentanyl, the…
St. Pauls man charged in shooting outside Gillespie Street motel
A man was shot and found lying on Gillespie Street in front of a motel early Monday morning, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting was reported about 2:20 a.m. Monday outside Carolina Motor Inn at 2533 Gillespie St., according to a news release.
Sheriff: ‘This young man gave his life for something that he wanted to do’
Family and co-workers of Cumberland County sheriff’s Deputy Oscar Yovani Bolanos-Anavisca Jr. gathered Friday afternoon to recall the 23-year-old who was killed earlier in the day after being …
Cumberland deputy killed when hit by vehicle on Gillespie Street
A Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy died after being struck by a vehicle on Gillespie Street early Friday, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.
City Council rejects plan to build 237 homes near Fayetteville Regional Airport
The Fayetteville City Council has narrowly rejected a plan for a 237-unit residential neighborhood on land beneath a primary flight pattern for Fayetteville Regional Airport.
More Gillespie Street Coverage
Man charged with arson following Fayetteville motel fire
A man wanted in connection with a Saturday morning fire at a motel on Gillespie Street has been arrested and charged with arson, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said.
Cumberland sheriff trying to ID robbery suspect
Detectives with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office are asking the public for help in identifying a man they say robbed a woman of her wallet at a convenience store Wednesday night. The …
