"Deadly force may be used if it appears to be reasonably necessary to protect against deadly force that the arrestee is using ...

The New Hanover County District Attorney’s office has announced that no officers will be criminally prosecuted in connection ...

Officers involved in the shooting of a Wilmington man during an alleged armed confrontation in December 2024 will not face ...

Wilmington police said they were investigating what has been determined to be a fatal assault from June 2024. On June 13, 84-year-old Preston Hudson was found by officers who were responding to a ...

About 2:20 p.m., two buses were attempting to turn left from E. 10th onto N. Spruce St. They struggled to maneuver their turns due to police vehicles blocking the entrance to E. 10th Street. Other ...

and Vice Division of the Wilmington Police Department. On January 23, 2025, at approximately 12:03 p.m., officers conducting surveillance in the 800 block of Kirkwood Street observed suspected ...

A 7-year-old Kannapolis girl was fatally shot by her sibling who picked up an unsecured gun Thursday morning in what police called an accident. The gun belonged to their mother’s boyfriend.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) have closed down Rankin Street due to unsafe conditions. According to the department in a Facebook post, the street was closed between ...

President Donald Trump’s pardons this week include one for a self-proclaimed “white nationalist” from North Carolina who fought police at the Capitol, made a Nazi salute and said he feels ...

With the announcement of Wilmington Police Chief Donny Williams' retirement, the head of the local NAACP branch reflected on his legacy as the city's first Black police chief, highlighting his ...