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Stephen LaRoque, former chairman of the North Carolina House Rules Committee, was indicted this summer on eight counts of money laundering and theft. Federal prosecutors recently added four more charges to LaRoque’s growing list of federal offenses, including tax evasion and knowingly filing false tax returns. LaRoque managed two non-profit organizations, including the East Carolina…

You may see fewer DWI checkpoints throughout Raleigh on New Year’s Eve but don’t confuse that with fewer patrols. Rather than setting up stationary roadblocks to police for drunk drivers, the Raleigh Police and the Highway Patrol will be stepping up the number of officers on patrol. Law enforcement plans to move throughout the city during…

Charged with killing a homeless man in Raleigh, at least four area teens may be tried as adults for the crime. The Wake County Prosecutor has confirmed that may seek a transfer of some of the teens involved in the death of 37-year-old Regynald Brown to adult court. In total, five teens have been arrested and…

After being convicted for taking property by false pretenses, a former North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) administrator is still able to receive his full pension. As of December 1, 2012, a public employee will forfeit his or her pension benefits if convicted of a felony that is related to his or her public…

As the number of meth labs continues to grow throughout North Carolina – six methamphetamine labs have been busted in Wake County and 13 in Johnston County this year – law makers are looking at new ways to limit access to key ingredients. On the table for consideration in 2013 is requiring a prescription for cold…

If the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has its way, everyone in the United States who is convicted of drunk driving will have to install an ignition interlock device on his or her car. The recommendation comes after a report by the NTSB that alcohol-impaired drivers are the leading cause of crashes across the…

A month ago, two people were attacked by about five men outside of Raleigh restaurant La Volta. Police recently released surveillance photographs of the incident and are asking for the public’s help in finding those involved in the late-night assault. John Mosley has little recollection of the events related to the physical altercation. His friend…

Thirty-year-old John Femenia has been charged with using confidential information obtained through his position at Wells Fargo Bank to give guidance to his friends on stock transactions that could have a big payout. Wells Fargo was tapped to provide financial backing in the mergers of several companies; Femenia allegedly disseminated this information to friends…

Earlier this week, we posted about a cell phone search of a Rhode Island woman’s phone that led to criminal charges being filed against her boyfriend in the death of her 6-year-old son. The Rhode Island legislature has since acted to require police to obtain a search warrant before going through a person’s email,…

Maybe. At this point, it depends where you are (what state) when law enforcement searches your phone whether your personal information in your phone – such as text messages, emails and location data – can be searched by police without a warrant. Suppressing evidence of a crime because law enforcement did not follow the…