Durham city council members are calling for action in the wake of a 9-year-old’s shooting death over the weekend. Monday night, a visibly shaken Durham City Council met at its regularly scheduled meeting. Nine-year old Zion Person’s shooting death was not on the agenda. But the senseless murder was on everyone’s mind. Sunday night 9 yr […]
According to authorities two Durham Police Department officers have been charged with DWI. According to a news release both officers were off duty at the time. The release says investigator Kelly Stewart was arrested on Thursday in Person County and Corp. Paul Clark was arrested for DWI on Friday in Orange County. Both incidents remain under investigation. Read the […]
A Winter weather advisory is in effect until 12 noon today mainly because of black ice and icy conditions. Two women were rescued by a Durham police officer after their car slid off an icy road and landed in a creek Wednesday afternoon. Cpl. J.J. Barazandeh was arrived at the creek in the 2600 […]
According to the Durham Police Department an investigating is under way after a robbery outside a Bojangles restaurant left 1 person injured. The incident took place at the Bojangles restaurant on Guess Road in Durham. Surveillance video form the scene of the crime showed a man with his head wrapped in bandages being loaded into […]
Durham City Councilwoman Jillian Johnson is petitioning for Durham police chief CJ Davis to investigate the officers that were involved in the shooting death of Frank Clark. Councilwoman Johnson uncovered that there were excessive force complaints against the three officers involved in the shooting. Johnson is raising concerns to see whether a second review […]
Thursday officials announced that the Durham Police Department will soon begin using body cameras and they want feedback from the public about how the cameras will be used after finalizing a policy for officers. Six forums were held earlier this year by the department to give residents a chance to talk to police leadership about […]
