North Carolina

Mother, Stepfather of 11-Year-Old Girl Missing 3 1/2 Weeks Arrested for Failure to Report Disappearance
Missing

Police in North Carolina have arrested the mother and stepfather of an 11-year-old middle school student who has been missing since November 23. Diana Cojocari, 35, and Christopher Palmiter, 60, didn’t report Madalina Cojocari missing until Wednesday, however, when they reported her disappearance to the Bailey Middle School resource officer, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Madalina’s …

Shooting
December 14, 2022

4-Year-Old Boy Dead After Siblings Find Loaded Gun to Play With

Three North Carolina adults have been charged after two children found a loaded gun and one of them was shot and killed. The 4-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, WCNC reported. The child’s parents and another relative who lived at the home were charged with involuntary manslaughter, …

Missing
December 1, 2022

Little Girl Missing After Mom Found Dead Spotted in North Carolina With Father

Investigators believe that a 5-year-old South Carolina girl whose mother was found dead on Thanksgiving Day has been taken by her father to North Carolina. The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office says that 46-year-old Crystal Jumper, little Aspen Jeter’s mother, was shot to death, the Charleston Post and Courier reported. While police have not named her …

Homicide
November 20, 2022

Hundreds Pay Final Respects to NC Woman Who Died Mysteriously on Mexican Vacation With Friends

A 25-year-old woman who died mysteriously while on vacation in Mexico last month was laid to rest Saturday, but her apparent homicide remains unsolved. Hundreds of people attended Shanquella Robinson’s funeral at Macedonia Baptist Church in her native Charlotte, North Carolina, where friends and family shared memories, tears, and condolences. Robinson was found dead on …

Vehicle crash
November 19, 2022

Child Killed When Runaway Float Truck Hits Christmas Parade Dancers

Raleigh’s 78th annual Christmas Parade was cancelled an hour after it began Saturday when the driver of a truck pulling a float lost control and rolled into the back of a group of young dancers, killing one. Video from the scene shows that the truck, pulling the CC & Company Dance Complex float behind its …

Ride share
November 6, 2022

NC Teen Jumps From Moving Lyft Ride After Driver Makes Inappropriate Comments

A North Carolina teenager leapt from a moving car when she feared she may have been drugged by a Lyft driver. Eziya Bowden, 17, said the driver first made inappropriate comments about her looks and that he’d date her if she wasn’t so young, then sprayed something in the air multiple times. “How many boys …