Police use stun gun on North Carolina woman at drive thru

5 February 2012, 1:50 pm

HOPE MILLS, N.C. — North Carolina authorities say they used a stun gun on a woman motorist who blocked a McDonald's drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she cut in line.... Read More »

Woman Tasered for Blocking McDonald's Drive-Through

5 February 2012, 9:41 am

Incident happened in North Carolina on Friday, according to report.... Read More »

Group ponders lawsuit over Fayetteville consent search ban

30 January 2012, 7:18 pm

The North Carolina Police Benevolent Association said Monday that it's considering litigation against the city of Fayetteville over a temporary freeze on police consent searches while a consultant group investigates claims of racial profiling.... Read More »

Ex-Councilman Ted Mohn asks DA to review Fayetteville's moratorium on police searches

27 January 2012, 9:00 am

A former Fayetteville city councilman wants prosecutors to investigate the city's decision to suspend the use of police consent searches during traffic stops.... Read More »

Kirby: Critics target Fayetteville police consent search moratorium

26 January 2012, 9:15 pm

John Midgette and Mike McGuinness stood under a downtown lamp post Monday night and tried to understand the rhyme and the reason. They were in dismay.... Read More »

National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, which is reviewing Fayetteville police consent searches ...

26 January 2012, 9:15 pm

The nonprofit organization Fayetteville selected this week to review police consent searches at traffic stops has a long history of studying racial profiling and advocating for reforms.... Read More »

Fayetteville questions consequences of moratorium on police consent searches

24 January 2012, 3:15 am

What will happen if the Fayetteville City Council imposes a four-month moratorium on consent searches during police traffic stops? That's an unknown factor as council members continue to debate whether to impose the moratorium in response to concerns over racial profiling by Fayetteville police.... Read More »

Fayetteville approves freeze on police search practice

23 January 2012, 5:28 pm

Fayetteville leaders on Monday night approved a temporary freeze on so-called police consent searches, which have drawn criticism by some who believe the method to be racially biased.... Read More »

Fayetteville leaders could halt police search practice

23 January 2012, 10:43 am

The Fayetteville City Council could vote Monday night to put a temporary freeze on a type of police search that has drawn criticism as disproportionately focusing on black residents.... Read More »

Suspect in Murder of Pregnant Woman Arrested

16 January 2012, 6:05 pm

(WKBW-TV) Fayetteville, North Carolina police have made an arrest in connection with the death of 25-year old, Danielle Watson. Danielle Watson's body was found early Saturday morning behind a garbage dumpster in the Stonecrest Shopping Center in Ballantyne, NC.... Read More »