Category Archives: Crime

Update – Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public Help to Locate Inmate

Update – Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public Help to Locate Inmate

Update 5:25 PM – Michael Glover has been arrested by the Morrisville Police Department in Wake County. He will be taken to the Wake County Detention Center and returned to Wayne County tomorrow.  Previous Story – The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office asks the public to be on the lookout for 33-year-old MichaelWayne Glover. Glover is…read more »

Suspect Arrested After Fleeing Authorties

Suspect Arrested After Fleeing Authorties

A Goldsboro man has been arrested on multiple charges after he fled from authorities.  Saturday afternoon, deputies with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office were performing surveillance in the Tanglewood Mobile Home Park area in reference to a suspect vehicle identified as being involved in several recent breaking and enterings in the county. The vehicle in…read more »

LaGrange Man Charged with Stealing Copper at Old Cherry Hospital

LaGrange Man Charged with Stealing Copper at Old Cherry Hospital

A LaGrange man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of Injury to Property to Obtain Non-Ferrous Metals Greater than $10,000, Felonious Larceny, Felony Possession of Stolen Property, Obtain Property by False Pretense. Goldsboro Police Department reported that on June 6, 2022, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department’s Uniformed Patrol “A” Shift responded to…read more »

Juvenile Charged with Multiple Convenience Store Break-Ins

Juvenile Charged with Multiple Convenience Store Break-Ins

A 16-year-old male juvenile was charged via juvenile petition for multiple crimes.    According to the Goldsboro Police Department, four separate cases of breaking and entering beginning in December 2020 through June of 2021 have resulted in a suspect being charged.  The juvenile was fifteen at the time of the crimes.    On Saturday, December…read more »

GPD Respond to Shooting on Hinson Street

GPD Respond to Shooting on Hinson Street

Goldsboro Police officers responded to a shooting that occurred in the 500 block of Hinson Street Wednesday evening. The victim, 19 year old Jalil McDuffie was located in the 1000 block of N William Street suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He was taken to Wayne UNC Health Care and then transported to ECU Health Medical…read more »

Body Identified as Missing Greenville Man

Body Identified as Missing Greenville Man

The medical examiner has identified the body located on Watershed Road as a missing Greenville man. The family of Greenville resident Alex Sharpless reported him missing on July 10, 2022. Then on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at approximately 9:29 am, the Wayne County 911 Center received a call about a body in the 600 block…read more »

Kenly Man Arrested for Rape

Kenly Man Arrested for Rape

A Kenly man has been arrested and charged with one count of 2nd Degree Forcible Rape.  According to a press release, On May 29, 2022, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a sexual assault that occurred in the Dudley area of Wayne County. Through DNA testing conducted at the North Carolina State Crime…read more »

Sheriff:  We Have Lost One of our Own

Sheriff: We Have Lost One of our Own

“It’s a sad week for the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office as we have lost one of our own,” Sherrif Pierce stated. On Wednesday, Sheriff Larry Pierce gave an update about Monday’s incident where one Deputy lost his life and two others were wounded. Sergeant Matthew Fishman, Deputy Alexander Roman Torres, and Corporal Andrew Cox arrived…read more »

Wayne County Deputy Dies from Injuries

Wayne County Deputy Dies from Injuries

The County of Wayne announced this morning, “It is with profound sadness that we report that Sgt. Matthew Fishman has passed away from injuries sustained in the line of duty yesterday.” Earlier today, Governor Roy Cooper mentioned Fishman’s death during a Council of State meeting and offered his condolences. Joel Gillie, Public Information Officer, shared…read more »

Update – 3 Deputies Injured in Dudley

Update – 3 Deputies Injured in Dudley

9:00 PM Update First an update on the Deputies who suffered gunshot wounds today. Sergeant Matthew Fishman, 38, is in critical condition Deputy Alexander Ramon Torres, 27, is stable Corporal Andrew Cox, 37, is stable All three are at ECU Medical Center (Vidant). Shortly before 8 pm, SWAT team members entered the residence and located…read more »

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