On March 5th, 2022 at approximately 3:26 am, Wayne County Sheriff’s Deputies observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed in a residential neighborhood. After the vehicle was stopped, the driver, Jacoby Devaughn Oliver, 21, appeared to be heavily intoxicated on alcohol and some other type of impairing substance. A search was conducted…… read more »
Category Archives: Crime
Oliver Arrested & Charged
Man Charged With Sex Offense/Kidnapping
On February 20, 2022, at approximately 9:10 p.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department’s Patrol Shift “C” responded to 1025 N. Spence Ave. for a report of a sexual assault. Officers made contact with the female juvenile victim who reported that she had been sexually assaulted by a known assailant. Patrol officers took the initial…… read more »
Larceny of Auto Parts
On Feb. 24, 2022, officers from Goldsboro Police Department’s “A” Shift responded to the Goldsboro Fire Department in reference to a privately owned vehicle having the catalytic converter cut from underneath it. Travis Sauls reported to Police that unknown subject(s) cut the catalytic converter from his vehicle. The Criminal Investigations Bureau followed up on the…… read more »
Sheriff’s Office: Suspect Acted In Self-Defense In Fatal La Grange Shooting
(GDN) — Authorities have arrested a suspect involved in a shooting death at a La Grange convenience store. The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the Stop N Go on the 100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Tuesday night for the report of a shooting. The deputies arrived and found 27-year-old…… read more »
Suspect Identified In Kinston Homicide From 2013
(GDN) — Kinston Police say they’ve made an arrest in another cold case. According to the Kinston Police Department, 32-year-old Carlos Fields was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Office on Tuesday in Hookerton. A warrant had been obtained for Fields’ arrest for 2013 murder of James Franklin. On November 5th, 2013, Franklin and…… read more »
LCSO: La Grange Shooting Leaves One Dead
(GDN) — One person is dead following a shooting at a La Grange convenience store. The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to the Stop N Go on the 100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Tuesday night for the report of a shooting. The deputies arrived and found 27-year-old Terrence Outlaw Jr.…… read more »
GPD Chief: Crime Down, Homicides Up In 2021
(GDN) — It’s a mixed bag when looking at the latest crime statistics in the City of Goldsboro. Goldsboro Police Chief Mike West talked about the numbers during the Goldsboro City Council’s Annual Retreat this week. West says, overall, crime has dropped over the past five years, with a 13% reduction in crime in 2021.…… read more »
Second Suspect Arrested For 2015 Homicide In Kinston
(GDN) — Kinston Police make another arrest in a 2015 homicide. On Tuesday, the Kinston Police Department obtained a warrant for the charge of Murder on 42-year-old Michael Fisher. He was arrested later in the day and was jailed without bond. Fisher is the second person charged for the murder of Tomothy Nobles on May…… read more »
GPD Investigating Little Caesar’s Robbery
(GDN) — The Goldsboro Police Department is investigating an armed robbery at a pizza joint. The suspect entered the Little Caesar’s on the 300 block of N. Berkeley Boulevard through the business’s back entrance around 10:30 AM on Friday. The victims told police the suspect held them at gunpoint before making off with cash. No…… read more »
GPD: Suspect Sexually Assaulted Victim At Goldsboro Apartment
(GDN) — In the early morning hours of February 14th, the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the reported sexual assault at an apartment at the Legacy at Berkeley Place. A female victim reported she had been sexually assaulted by an acquaintance. Patrol officers secured the scene and the victim was transported to Wayne UNC…… read more »
