On Monday, the Duplin County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service in the Mount Olive area of Duplin County relating to a serious assault. The caller, a 47-year-old female, told dispatch her boyfriend, 64-year-old Raeford Bell, had doused her with rubbing alcohol and set her on fire. Owens had suffered severe burns over a…… read more »
Category Archives: Crime
Suspect Arrested For Allegedly Setting Girlfriend On Fire
UPDATE: Victim Died Due To Natural Causes
Just before 3:30 PM on Monday, officers with Goldsboro Police Department were dispatched to the 1100 block of Wayne Memorial Drive for a report of a deceased person. A citizen reported that an unknown person flagged him down as he was driving on Royall Avenue near Wayne Memorial Drive and asked for assistance getting his…… read more »
WCSO: One Injured As Suspect Fired At Vehicle
On Saturday, October 9, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a vehicle being shot at from another vehicle on Highway 70 East. After having his vehicle shot approximately 10 times, the victim lost control and the vehicle crashed. While the victim did not appear to have been hit by the gunfire,…… read more »
Suspect Accused Of Voluntary Manslaughter For Early Monday Shooting
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 »
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 »
