WakeMed Officer Killed After Struggle in Garner Hospital Lobby
Tragedy strikes Garner as veteran WakeMed Officer Roger Smith is fatally shot during a struggle inside the hospital’s emergency department lobby. GARNER, NORTH CAROLINA – A WakeMed campus police officer was shot and killed Saturday morning inside the emergency department lobby at WakeMed Garner Healthplex on U.S. Highway 70, according to hospital officials. Officer Roger […]
Garner NC Optometrist Andrew Garland Cook Facing 15 Child Exploitation Charges
Garner NC doctor arrested! Dr. Andrew Garland Cook, a 73-year-old optometrist at MyEyeDr., faces 15 counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor following a major NC SBI investigation. Dr. Andrew Garland Cook, a 73-year-old optometrist at MyEyeDr. on Vandora Springs Road, was arrested Friday, August 22, after a year-long investigation into child sexual exploitation. […]
Mother and Baby Safe After $1M Ransom Kidnapping During Armed Home Invasion in Garner, NC
A terrifying early morning home invasion in Garner ended with a sigh of relief after a mother and her 13-month-old daughter—both kidnapped at gunpoint during a $1 million ransom attempt—were found safe just hours later, according to law enforcement. Home Invasion and Ransom Demand At approximately 2:15 a.m. Tuesday, three armed individuals—two men and one […]
North Carolina woman charged in murder of her fiancé days after he proposed to her in Puerto Rico
A Garner, North Carolina woman, has been charged in the murder of her fiancé days after he proposed to her in Puerto Rico. According to Garner police, 27-year-old Patty Lachelle Bell and 30-year-old Howard Lee Covington Jr are the individuals charged with the murder of 34-year-old Antwone Chisholm. Family members say Belle and Chisholm had […]
