DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Durham police are asking the public to help identify a male suspect after a motor vehicle theft and subsequent fraud in March. Get crime updates in your inbox – Sign up for CBS 17’s Crime Tracker newsletter Around 12:57 p.m. on March 24, officers said they responded to a vehicle break-in at a residence in the 600 block of Bellmeade Bay Drive. Two victims told officers that someone had broken into both of their vehicles between 11 p.m. the night before and 12 p.m. that day. According to police, one of the victim's bank cards was stolen and the suspect used the card to m ..read more

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — The Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team has picked up a coveted veteran guard out of the transfer portal. Sion James, a 6'6" guard, announced on his Instagram Friday morning that he had committed to Duke. James played four seasons at Tulane. He played in all 31 games for the Green Wave last season, averaging 14 points (third on the team) and 5.4 rebounds (second on the team) per game while playing the most amount of minutes at 36.8 per contest ..read more

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) -- A second person has been charged in connection with a homicide that happened in Durham on Wednesday, according to police. On Wednesday shortly before 10:15 p.m., officers responded to Duke University Hospital regarding a walk-in gunshot wound. They found three men and one woman suffering from gunshot wounds. 1 dead, 3 others hurt in Durham shooting, suspect arrest, police say Nelson Mendez-Vasquez, 27, of Durham died shortly after arriving to the hospital. The woman has life-threatening injuries and the other two men have non-life-threatening injuries. Police later deter ..read more

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Durham police say they found a man with a gunshot wound while en route to another call for a gunshot victim early Friday morning. According to police, officers responded to a report of a gunshot wound in the 800 block of East Woodcroft Parkway around 12:09 a.m. While on the way to the scene, they were flagged down in the 5700 block of Barbee Road, about half a mile from the location they were heading to. At the Barbee Road location, officers found a man near the wood line who had been shot. He was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Get crime update ..read more

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) -- A suspect has been arrested in connection to a shooting at a Durham apartment complex Wednesday night. Police said someone shot four people, including 27-year-old Nelson Mendez-Vasquez who died at the hospital. One man was killed. Another woman was left with life-threatening injuries.  "My husband told me about it this morning," one Duke Manor resident said. "He told me he had heard some gunshots ..read more

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A woman was shot in a Durham neighborhood near East Lawson Street Thursday afternoon. Around 5:39 p.m., the Durham police said they responded to a gunshot wound near the intersection of East Lawson Street and Wabash Street. This location is near McDougald Terrace apartments. When officers arrived, they found a woman who had been shot. She was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Get crime updates in your inbox – Sign up for CBS 17’s Crime Tracker newsletter Police said one unoccupied residence and an unoccupied vehicle were also struck with gu ..read more

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) -- An investigation is underway after shots were fired at the GoDurham bus station Thursday afternoon, according to the Durham Police Department. At about 3:44 p.m., officers said they were called to the station on the 500 block of Pettigrew St. in reference to a report of gunshots. According to investigators, a group of males got into an argument at the bus terminal before walking across the street to the railroad tracks and exchanging gunfire. Police said no gunshot wounds have been reported at this time. However, they said an occupied vehicle was struck by gunfire at the ..read more

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A man is dead and a woman and two other men are injured after a shooting in Durham on Wednesday night. According to the Durham Police Department, officers were sent to Duke University Hospital around 10:13 p.m. Wednesday in reference to a walk-in gunshot wound. Once there, they found three men and one woman suffering from gunshot wounds. One of the men was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital, police said. The woman has life-threatening injuries, while the two other men have non-life-threatening injuries. Get crime updates in your inbox – Sign up for CB ..read more

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – Crews are making progress in knocking down the site of a burned-down church in Durham. All of this comes as fire investigators continue looking for a cause. "When the first fire units got here, it was heavy fire already on their arrival," Durham Fire Deputy Chief Chris Iannuzzi said on Thursday. "There was a structural collapse [that] started occurring shortly after that." Bright orange flames bellowed from the condemned abandoned church near downtown Durham. Nearly a week after the fire, rubble remains on the corner of North Holman Avenue and East Main Street. Bright ora ..read more

DURHAM, N.C. — Kids across the Triangle found a different way to get to school Wednesday.  Durham Public Schools teamed up with the organization "Bike Durham" to host “National Walk, Bike and Roll to School Day” at several schools. Students at some campuses made the walk Wednesday, and others will do it on Friday. Kelsey Graywill with Bike Durham says as the city grows, it’s more important for kids to know how to get around safely, whether it’s on foot or on two wheels. “It’s important to highlight for the students how they can access their school safely and encourage the city and st ..read more