News from and about the Raleigh Police Department
A man accused of crashing into a Raleigh police car after police said he was driving the wrong way appeared in court on Wednesday. Police believe alcohol may have been involved in, but according to court documents, Izayaih Cooper refused to take a breath test at the scene.
Adminstrators at Athens Drive High School are working with police to determine who is responsible for intentionally damaging property at the school. Officials said several classrooms and school buses were damaged.
Raleigh police arrested mother Vinus Humphreys and her boyfriend Tyrone Bannerman on felony child abuse charges after her twin 22-month-old children were exposed to fentanyl inside their apartment.
Raleigh police are investigating after a shooting on East Millbrook Road sent a man to the hospital with serious injuries. The shooting closed a portion of East Millbrook Road for hours. The investigation is still ongoing.
Raleigh police officer Raul Francis is awaiting word from his parents in Jamaica after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa left the island without power or internet. Jamaican native and Rocky Mount resident Zabdiel Dawar got good news Thursday, days after the storm hit. Dawar heard from her mother on Thursday.
Raleigh police officer Raul Francis is awaiting word from his parents in Jamaica after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa left the island without power or internet.
Michael Rhodes, an off-duty Raleigh firefighter, is out of the hospital after he was hit by a car last week while trimming trees on Skycrest Drive. Despite suffering severe injuries, Rhodes urges drivers to prioritize safety for road workers.
Raleigh police are investigating after 12 cars were broken into on Friday night at the Lenovo Center. The break-ins resulted in the theft of four guns and the arrest of Dontarius Barrett.
Sky 5 video showed at least 12 police vehicles and caution tape at the Trinity Brownstones townhouse complex.
Raleigh police said a person was hit by a car at the intersection of Capital Boulevard and Trawick Road. The person was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police said the crash happened at the intersection of Hillsborough Street and Powell Drive Monday night. It is unclear if anyone was inside of the car at the time of the crash, but police said no injuries were reported.
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One of the three people arrested after shots were fired over the weekend near a rental property in Raleigh appeared in court for the first time. Officials said the home has seen police at least 11 other times for noise complaints since February.
Both the officer and the driver of the SUV were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A car caught on fire Saturday night on Interstate 40 near Gorman Street in Raleigh. WRAL News is working to learn what caused the fire and if there were any injuries.
The Raleigh Police Department disposed of crystallized diethyl ether, which was found on Shaw University's campus last week.
Raleigh police conducted a traffic stop on 50-year-old Baber George of Cary for a moving violation. Through an initial investigation during the stop, officers determined he was involved in soliciting prostitution.
Police are investigating after a car crashed into an Aldi on Wake Forest Road in Raleigh. Police said there were minor injuries reported. No names have been released.
A car slammed into a Raleigh grocery store, prompting a police investigation into the cause of the crash. No serious injuries were reported.
A woman was shot, and a person is in custody as Raleigh police investigate a shooting on Pecan Road on Monday night. Police have not released the names of anyone involved nor the cause of the shooting.
Raleigh police are investigating after a woman was shot in Raleigh. Police said they have arrested a person in connection with the shooting. The investigation is still ongoing.
Tremale Cogdell, 28, of Raleigh, faces felony charges of sexual misconduct of a person in custody and obstruction of justice. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of willful neglect of duties.
Fired Raleigh police officer Tremale Cogdell appeared in court Monday on felony charges of sexual misconduct of a person in custody and obstruction of justice. He is accused of accepting a sexual favor to look past a DWI investigation.
