Crime Time: Real Fayetteville Stories

The man became known as the Ramsey Street rapist. It was more than a decade ago that a series of sexual attacks terrorized north Fayetteville along the Ramsey Street corridor. On Wednesday, Aug. 22, Darold Wayne Bowden of Linden was charged with those rapes. Civil lawsuit accuses Army major of revenge porn. Two charged in theft of pickup that had an infant inside. These stories and more on Episode 30 of Crime Time featuring Fayetteville Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.  

Reports of an active shooter in downtown Fayetteville drew a swift response. Fortunately, there was no shooter. It was a caller who had threatened to open fire in Fayetteville's City Hall. Mom says mental health system failed her son, Damar Dobbins, who is accused of killing his grandfather. Cumberland Schools settle lawsuit seven years after shooting. This stories and more on Episode 29 of Crime Time featuring Fayetteville Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.

A man, found covered in blood at a gas station, is charged with stabbing his grandfather to death. Moore County sheriff says initial report of suspect firing at officers was wrong. An alleged ISIS supporter who once lived in Cumberland County is sentenced on fraud and tax charges. This stories and more on Episode 28 of Crime Time featuring Fayetteville Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.

Remember the ‘Sprint Girl’ from last year? She’s back in the news and may be tied to a murder A naked man reportedly tries to kidnap a 14-year-old near Skibo Road. And a “Person of Interest” is charged with accessory to murder in the disappearance of Charles Anthony Fuentes These stories and more on Episode 27 of Crime Time featuring Fayetteville Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.

Two juveniles missing for more than 50 years. Its an Unsolved Mystery that still puzzles investigators. An arrest is made in a cold case from 1989. Bladen County is cracking down on drugs. These stories and more on Episode 26 of Crime Time featuring Fayetteville Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.  

Robeson County casinos raided and Tuscarora Indian Tribe members arrested. Four people arrested after marijuana, cocaine, heroin, guns and a lot of cash seized. It's been 25 years sine James Jordan was killed along the shoulder of a road in Robeson County. These stories and more on Episode 25 of Crime Time featuring Fayetteville Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.

The Robeson County Sheriff's Office charged 10 volunteer firefighters with setting 13 fires in the Fairmont area over a two-year period. Two men are jailed in Fayetteville for a homicide that happened in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Business owners forfeit more than $750,000. These stories and more on Episode 24 of Crime Time featuring Fayetteville Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.

Lemuel Bunn died after he was shot by a Fayetteville police officer after officers responded to a 911 call from Stephanie Williams, who said she was stabbed by Bunn at her apartment. (Listen to 911 call) Two men from New York are charged in a credit card scam. A suspect tried for four hours to break into an ATM machine. These stories and more on Episode 23 of Crime Time featuring Fayetteville Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.

A Fayetteville woman has been accused of trying to poison her two children with lighter fluid. A Fayetteville man is charged with felony death by vehicle and driving while impaired after an accident that killed a 10-year-old girl. A 16-year-old driver led lawmen on a 17-mile high-speed chase with speeding reaching 120 mph before crashing through a guardrail and into a tree. These stories and more on Episode 22 of Crime Time featuring Fayetteville Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.

Brothers who operated a cocaine ring from a trailer in Godwin for several years are sentenced to life in prison. Two people sought in an assault and robbery at a Fayetteville motel in May have been arrested in California. A former Cumberland County jailer is charged with sharing fighting tips with an inmate. These stories and more on Episode 21 of Crime Time featuring Fayetteville Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.

A Florida man is accused of stealing rent payments worth more than $16,000 from 16 Fayetteville apartment complexes and a mobile home park. A Fayetteville man is charged with involuntary manslaughter after a woman died from a drug overdose in his home. The alleged mastermind of an illegal gambling enterprise says he was only a "handyman." Two Spring Lake men are charged with murder in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. These stories and more on Episode 20 of Crime Time featuring Fayetteville Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.    

The NC Supreme Court upholds the death sentence and conviction of Mario Andrette McNeill for the September 2009 murder of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis. Ron Christopher Goins is charged with using a rock to try to break in to the Fayetteville Police Department. Ricky Lee Adami is charged with putting rat poison into shredded cheese at a pizza restaurant. These stories and more on Episode 19 of Crime Time featuring Fayetteville Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.  

It's been almost 16 years since Chas Sanchez was fatally shot. Still no killer has been charged. In the Unsolved Mysteries series, Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary takes a look at the case.

A woman is charged with sexually assaulting a cable TV technician. Weight plates used during a robbery results in attempted murder charges filed. Cases involving $91 million, $400,000 and as much as $3 million. These stories and much more on Episode 17 of Crime Time for Friday, May 25 featuring Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.  

Two shootings in the past week in Fayetteville result in arrests and bring into focus the top of stolen weapons. A woman has been charged with misdemeanor child abuse by allowing the child to live where fentanyl and narcotics were being sold. A Cumberland County Sheriff's deputy uses a Taser on a man at an elementary school. Thiese stories and more on Episode 16 of Crime Time featuring Fayetteville Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.

The parents and grandmother of an infant are in custody and the mother is accused of trying to kill the child. A Fayetteville police officer is exposed to the drug fentanyl, but other officers respond. A video appears to show a Warsaw police officer choking Anthony Wall outside a Waffle House in Warsaw. These stories and more on Episode 15 of Crime Time with Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.

A robbery attempt at an intersection in Hoke County ends with a man killed and three people in custody. A mother is arrested after one daughter dies from starvation and another daughter almost does. These stories and more on Crime Time with reporter Nancy McCleary. Reach Nancy at nmccleary@fayobserver.com or on Twitter @FO_McCleary Reach Sonny Jones at sjones@fayobserver.com or on Twitter @FOSonnyJones  

A store clerk shoots an armed robber, and the mother of the suspect calls 911. Federal officials say they are cracking down on violent crime and drug deals. A Harnett County deputy who was shot is now out of the hospital. These stories and more on Episode 13 of Crime Time for Friday, April 27, featuring Fayetteville Observer police and crime reporter Nancy McCleary.

The mother of David Perry calls 911 from her home to report her son had been shot and needed emergency treatment. ' My son's been shot,' she says. 'He was shot in the back. All I know is he was with his friend.'

An unidentified man calls 911 on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 to report hearing shots at the Five Star BP station near Interstate 95.