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.
Fayetteville gym hopes to curb youth crime through cheerleading
Diamond Xtreme Allstars is using a City of Fayetteville grant to make its cheer programs accessible to all youth, regardless of income.
County board recognizes nonprofits, approves contracts
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners met Monday morning for a short meeting and approved disaster contracts, funded the county’s juvenile crime prevention, and recognized nonprofit organizations that were recently awarded fiscal recovery funds by the county.
Column: City Council wants more time and others to weigh in on youth curfew
Juveniles committing crimes is nothing new to this community. We were discussing the same subject in 2014. “We have to take time to provide for young people,” Sheriff Earl “Moose” Butler was saying at a Safe Streets Symposium that drew folks to the Crown Expo Center, where the late Cumberland County sheriff reminded us about…
Column: City Council to discuss pros and cons of proposed juvenile curfew
There will be no rush to judgment of a curfew for young people under the age of 18 in this city. There will, one way or another, be a decision. “Do away with the ordinance, modify the …