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Two Car Accident Damages WCSO Vehicle

Two Car Accident Damages WCSO Vehicle

(GDN)-Firefighters from Pricetown along with an EMS unit were dispatched Saturday afternoon to the scene of a two vehicle accident involving a Wayne County Sheriff vehicle and a passenger vehicle at the intersection of Pineview Cemetery Road and Camp Jubilee Road. The Sheriff’s vehicle was on patrol in the area when it collided with a…read more »

St. Patrick’s Day ‘Booze It & Lose It’

St. Patrick’s Day ‘Booze It & Lose It’

With St. Patrick’s Day later this week, state officials are reminding people to never drink and drive. For the next week, law enforcement agencies statewide will increase patrols to keep impaired drivers off the roads during the St. Patrick’s Day “Booze It & Lose It” enforcement campaign. “We know alcohol tends to be a part of…read more »

Homicide Investigation Underway

Homicide Investigation Underway

On March 8, 2022, at approximately 9:07 p.m., Goldsboro Police Department’s “B” Shift responded to the area of 252 Wisteria Road in reference to a person that had been shot. Upon arrival, officers located Jeffery Devon Williams, a 37-year-old male victim suffering from a single gunshot wound. Medical personnel pronounced the male victim deceased on…read more »

Oliver Arrested & Charged

Oliver Arrested & Charged

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 »

Man Charged With Sex Offense/Kidnapping

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

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

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

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

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

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 »

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