Around 12:30 AM Monday, Wayne County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 100 block of Eva’s Drive south of Stantonsburg in reference to a disturbance. While en route, the call was upgraded to a shooting. Deputies arrived and found a victim on the lawn, deceased, from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim has been identified as…… read more »
Category Archives: Crime
Suspect Accused Of Voluntary Manslaughter For Early Monday Shooting
Four Arrested During Kinston Drug Investigations
On Wednesday, members of the Kinston Police Department Narcotics Unit concluded two narcotics investigations that spanned the course of nearly three months. This operation was conducted as a part of the department’s initiative to suppress violent crime in the city. Both investigations were concluded with the execution of search warrants by members of the Kinston…… read more »
KPD: Suspect Charged For September Shooting That Left One Injured
Kinston Police arrest a suspect for a September shooting that sent one person to the hospital. The KPD responded to the 700 block of W. Highland Avenue on September 15th for a call reporting shots fired. Officers were later informed 27-year-old Tyreke Mills of Kinston had arrived at UNC Lenoir Hospital with non-life threatening gunshot…… read more »
Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested At Piedmont Airline Rd. Home
Police storm a Goldsboro home to arrest a shooting suspect. The Goldsboro Police Department reports 21-year-old Jason D. Haskill of Goldsboro was identified as a suspect in the September 11th shooting on the 1000 block of N. Spence Avenue that sent a 19-year-old female to the hospital. On Thursday, the Goldsboro Police Department received information…… read more »
GPD Investigates Early Morning Shooting That Left One Dead
Around 4 AM on Thursday, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the 300 block of S. Leslie Street after receiving a ShotSpotter alert. On the way to that location, officers discovered a vehicle that had crashed into a residence on the 700 block of E. Walnut Street. The driver, 28-year-old Dashaunti Lavarious Waters…… read more »
Suspect Arrested For Goldsboro Armed Robbery
The Goldsboro Police Department reports 20-year-old Taheim R. Leach of Goldsboro has been arrested for the charge of Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon. Leach’s charge stems from the March 18th robbery on the 1600 block of Royall Avenue. The victims stated that a male suspect had robbed them of a cell phone at gunpoint. The…… read more »
Two Charged For Weekend Shooting In Kinston
Two suspects are arrested for a shooting incident in Kinston. On Saturday, the Kinston Police Department responded to shots fired near the 1100 block of Pollock Street. Officers arrived and found the victim, 25-year-old Rashad O’Neil of Kinston. The preliminary investigation revealed two individuals operating a white SUV drove past O’Neil and opened fire from…… read more »
WCSO: Traffic Stop Leads To Felony Cocaine Charge
Last week Wednesday, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office pulled a vehicle over on Highway 70 East near Casey Dairy Road. During the traffic stop, 30-year-old Spencer M. Jackson of Kinston was searched with illegal narcotics allegedly being found. Jackson was arrested for Felony Possession of Cocaine and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was given a…… read more »
Crack-Cocaine, MDMA Amongst Items Seized During Traffic Stop
On Wednesday last week, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department Housing Unit and Selective Enforcement Unit pulled a vehicle over on the 1600 block of Royall Ave for an equipment violation. A K-9 unit gave a positive alert for the presence of narcotics, and officers conducted a search of the vehicle. A loaded Glock 19…… read more »
2nd Degree Kidnapping Charge Stems From Domestic Disturbance
A suspect faces a kidnapping charge following a domestic disturbance in Wayne County. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Johnathan B. Bissette of Wilson was taken into custody during the response to a domestic disturbance call on the 2600 block of Pikeville-Princeton Road. Bissette was charged with: Felony 2nd Degree Kidnapping Assault on a…… read more »
