On June 25, deputies with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office located a suspicious vehicle in the area of Luby Smith Road.
Deputies contacted the driver who was found to have an outstanding arrest warrant. The driver, Joshua Earl Cummings, 36, of 5029 Trappers Rd, Wilson, was subsequently arrested and during the investigation probable cause was established to search the vehicle in which suspected methamphetamine, heroin and catalytic converters were located within. … read more »
Category Archives: Crime
Suspicious Vehicle Leads to Arrest
Update: Goldsboro Police Respond to Shots Fired
Updated Information: As a result of the ongoing investigation, probable cause was developed for charges against two male subjects identified as Mikell Vito Wright, 22, and Isaiah Jaiquan Benton-Lofton, 18.
These subjects were arrested during a traffic stop conducted by the Goldsboro Police Department’s VICE Unit on Wednesday, in the 700 block of Force Road. Both subjects were served with their warrants and were left in the custody of the Wayne County Jail.… read more »
Traffic Stop Leads to Arrests
On June 23rd, deputies with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office DWI Task Force attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on the Hwy 70 Bypass.… read more »
Search Underway for Escaped Orange Correctional Offender
State correctional and local law enforcement officers are seeking Orange Correctional Center offender William Cooper, who escaped from the minimum custody prison on Monday morning.… read more »
Stolen Handgun Results in Arrest
On June 14, at approximately 8:20 p.m., officers from Goldsboro Police Department’s C Shift responded to a call of an armed suspect. Officers learned that the suspect had taken a handgun from the victim and run away.… read more »
Convicted Felon Arrested For Possession of Firearm
On June 15th at approximately 2 p.m., officers from Goldsboro Police Department’s VICE Unit and Special Enforcement Unit were performing surveillance of the parking lot at 518 E. Elm St., which is Donel Express Mart.
While conducting surveillance, Special Enforcement Unit officers witnessed a man in a white T-shirt with a black bag in the parking lot area conducting several hand-to-hand transactions that were consistent with drug transactions. Officers from the VICE Unit and Special Enforcement Unit approached the male suspect in the parking lot area.… read more »
Convicted Felon Arrested for Possessing a Firearm
Read more at: https://www.lobservateur.com/2023/06/09/convicted-felon-arrested-for-possessing-a-firearm/ Officers with Goldsboro Police Department’s VICE Unit conducted a traffic stop on June 12, 2023, at approximately 10 a.m., in the 700 block of West Grantham Street due to a seat belt violation. Upon conducting a probable cause search of the vehicle, a concealed firearm was discovered. The driver, Jeremiah Montgomery,…… read more »
Driver Arrested After Traffic Stop Nets Drugs & Firearm
A Dudley man was arrested and charged with multiple drug and gun-related offenses after a traffic stop. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office DWI Task Force conducted a traffic stop and found that 31 year old Jacquarius Sequan Howell had open containers of alcohol in the vehicle. Deputies then conducted a probable cause search and found…… read more »
Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest
On June 10, 2023, Deputies from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Old Grantham Rd and Haywood Dr. due to a traffic violation. During the course of the stop, a search of the vehicle and its occupants was conducted. As a result, 62 year-old Charles Craig Carter was found to be…… read more »
GPD & SBI Investigate Early Morning Shooting
On the morning of June 4, 2023, at approximately 5:47 a.m., the Goldsboro Police Department received a distressing call regarding a shooting incident in the 200 block of Alpha Court. Upon arrival, officers discovered Clarence Jerome Smith, a 39-year-old resident of Goldsboro, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Mr. Smith was immediately transported to UNC…… read more »
