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Wrongfully Accused

State agency that investigates wrongful convictions could get cut

  • Apr 18, 2025

11-year-old mistakenly handcuffed amid search for car thief | VIDEO

  • Jan 15, 2025
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'Central Park 5' members sue Donald Trump over debate comments

  • Oct 21, 2024

SC teen says police wrongfully held her at gunpoint, lawsuit claims

  • Jun 20, 2024

Woman charged with trespassing despite being 70 miles away

  • Jun 1, 2024

Lawyers 'eager' to begin investigation in Scott Peterson case

  • Mar 13, 2024

Charges dropped against Wisconsin couple months after forceful arrest

  • Dec 21, 2023

Black man wrongfully arrested due to facial recognition tech: lawsuit

  • Oct 9, 2023

Latest Videos

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Man wrongfully convicted of rape in 1975 cleared by DNA, gets hug from judge

  • Sep 6, 2023
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Raleigh mom still shaken nearly 2 years after RPD raided wrong home

  • Feb 2, 2022
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Demonstrators march in Durham to protest police handcuffing boy

  • Sep 5, 2020
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Cell phone video shows moments when DPD handcuffed, drew guns on 15-year-old playing in front yard

  • Sep 5, 2020
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9-year-old recalls moments when DPD officers pointed guns at him, 2 other kids

  • Sep 5, 2020
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'I want to be happy, I want to be free': 15-year-old handcuffed by Durham police speaks at demonstration

  • Sep 5, 2020

Latest Stories

Mothers subject to wrongful Raleigh PD raid want apology, police reforms

Two Raleigh mothers are suing the City of Raleigh over a wrongful invasion of their homes by Raleigh police tactical teams, saying their lives and those of their children have been "interrupted."

  • Jan 31, 2023
Durham Police Department

Durham Police employee charged with murder in case where another man was initially accused

A non-sworn Durham Police Department employee is facing a murder charge in a case where another man was falsely accused.

  • Dec 3, 2022

Their homes were mistakenly raided by police, now they're suing the City of Raleigh

Attorneys for a group of Black Raleigh mothers and their children filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Raleigh and several police officers alleging an RPD bogus drug investigation conspiracy led to illegal raids and excessive use of force.

  • Feb 23, 2022
WPLG

13-year-old arrested, detained for 14 days after student impersonating her made threats on Instagram

Nia Whims was detained for 14 days over the false accusation, according to the family.

  • Feb 17, 2022

'I never got an apology': Raleigh mom still devastated after RPD tactical team raids wrong home

A Raleigh mother is still brought to tears remembering the May 2020 day a team of Raleigh police officers raided the wrong house, terrifying her family. Her attorney will be in court Wednesday to push for the release of bodycam footage from that frightful night.

  • Feb 2, 2022