Category Archives: Crime

GPD: Suspect Broke Into Apartment, Assaulted Juvenile

GPD: Suspect Broke Into Apartment, Assaulted Juvenile

Tuesday night, the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a breaking and entering at an apartment on the 100 block of Fallin Boulevard.  Upon arrival, it was determined that a subject forced his way into the residence, assaulting a juvenile in the process. After gathering information from witnesses, a suspect description was determined and officers began…read more »

County Moves Forward With Constructing New Detention Center

County Moves Forward With Constructing New Detention Center

Wayne County is moving ahead with the construction of its new jail.  Earlier this month, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners agreed to initiate Phase 3 of its contract with Moseley Architects for the full design of the jail’s construction.  Commissioner Joe Daughtery says the Facilities Committee has seen the need for a new detention…read more »

September 2021 Results In Largest Monthly Total Of CyberTips For SBI

September 2021 Results In Largest Monthly Total Of CyberTips For SBI

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) continues to see an increase in the number of CyberTips compared to last year when we entered into a pandemic.  In 2020, with the COVID-19 crisis upon us, the SBI’s Computer Crimes Unit and the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force experienced an unprecedented rise in…read more »

Suspect Arrested For Allegedly Setting Girlfriend On Fire

Suspect Arrested For Allegedly Setting Girlfriend On Fire

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 »

UPDATE: Victim Died Due To Natural Causes

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

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

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

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

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 »

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