Category Archives: Crime

Suspect Arrested On Cocaine Charge During Traffic Stop

Suspect Arrested On Cocaine Charge During Traffic Stop

Last week Tuesday, members from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Ace Team pulled a vehicle over at Forrest Knolls Road and Grant Drive. During the course of an investigation, illegal narcotics were allegedly found.  63-year-old Tommy Whaley was arrested and transported to the Wayne County Magistrates Office where he was charged with Felony Possession of Cocaine. …read more »

ACE Team Traffic Stop Leads to Meth Arrest

ACE Team Traffic Stop Leads to Meth Arrest

On Monday, members from the Wayne County Sheriff’s Ace Team conducted a traffic stop at Stevens Mill Road and Rosewood Road. During the investigation, illegal narcotics were reportedly located, and 57-year-old Charles Bean of Goldsboro was arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine.  Bean was given a $1,000 secured bond and he was turned over to the…read more »

Suspect Arrested For July Armed Robbery; Additional Arrests Expected

Suspect Arrested For July Armed Robbery; Additional Arrests Expected

A suspect is charged for July armed robbery in Goldsboro.  The Goldsboro Police Department reports 21-year-old Aukwanzza L. Hocutt of Goldsboro was arrested on Thursday for charges of Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon and Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon.  Hocutt was given a $75,000 secured bond.  The charges stem from the July…read more »

Driver Charged With Felony Involuntary Manslaughter For May Crash

Driver Charged With Felony Involuntary Manslaughter For May Crash

New charges are filed in a May fatal crash on a Wayne County highway.  The State Highway Patrol reports Christopher K. Blair of La Grange has been charged with Involuntary Manslaughter for the May 25th collision on U.S. 70 at Oak Forest Road.  Officers with the Goldsboro Police Department were reportedly attempting to pull over…read more »

Driver Faces Numerous Charges Following High-Speed Chase

Driver Faces Numerous Charges Following High-Speed Chase

On Friday, a Wayne County Sheriff’s deputy with the DWI Task Force conducted a traffic stop after observing a motor vehicle violation. The driver provided a false name, however the deputy was able to identify the driver as 25-year-old Da’Shaun T. Webb of Goldsboro who reportedly had numerous outstanding warrants for his arrest, including one…read more »

GPD: Person Injured In Morning Shooting At Fairview Circle

GPD: Person Injured In Morning Shooting At Fairview Circle

Just before 9 AM on Wednesday, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a “shots fired” call initiated by Shot Spotter on the 900 block of Fairview Circle. Officers arrived and located blood and shell casings at the scene. Witnesses reported that an unknown person exited an unknown grey vehicle with a rifle and…read more »

Wanted Murder Suspect Captured In Goldsboro

Wanted Murder Suspect Captured In Goldsboro

On Wednesday, the Goldsboro Police Department partnered with the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office in an attempt to locate Adrian Tyrell Horne.  Horne was wanted in connection with the killing of two people and the wounding of two others on London Church Road in Wilson County on Tuesday. After several hours of investigating his possible whereabouts,…read more »

GPD: Step-Grandmother Charged With Misdemeanor Child Abuse

GPD: Step-Grandmother Charged With Misdemeanor Child Abuse

On May 1st, the Goldsboro Police Department received a DSS referral letter regarding a possible case of child abuse that occurred to three juveniles by a known subject.  On Thursday, a suspect was developed following further investigation by the GPD’s Criminal Investigations Division.  Warrants were secured on the step-grandmother of the juveniles, 35-year-old Keisha D.…read more »

GPD: Suspect Accused Of Stealing Tools From Hotel

GPD: Suspect Accused Of Stealing Tools From Hotel

On Tuesday, the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a breaking and entering report at the Days Inn Hotel on the 800 block of E. US 70 Bypass.  A maintenance room had been broken into, and over $1,100 in tools was reported stolen.  A suspect in the case was developed on Wednesday, and warrants were secured…read more »

GPD: Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder For 2015 Shooting

GPD: Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder For 2015 Shooting

A suspect is arrested for a 2015 shooting in Goldsboro.  The Goldsboro Police Department says 25-year-old Tyrik D. Joyner of Goldsboro has been charged with Attempted First Degree Murder in relation to the shooting on the 100 block of N. George Street on November 20th of 2015.  Michael T. Weeks of Goldsboro, who was 30-years-old…read more »

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