On January 1st, the Goldsboro Police Department took a report at State Employees Credit Union on Cashwell Drive. SECU said a member had passed a fraudulent check worth just over $1,284. The incident was investigated and warrants were secured on 31-year-old Dorian R. Thompson of Goldsboro for Uttering a Forged Instrument, Attempting to Uttering a…… read more »
Category Archives: Crime
Suspect Accused Of Passing Fraudulent Check At Credit Union
Suspect Arrested For Weekend Murder In La Grange
A suspect is apprehended for a weekend homicide in La Grange. The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office reports 34-year-old Rashawn S. Pridgen turned himself in at the Lenoir County Magistrates Office Monday evening. Pridgen was wanted on the charge of murder following a shooting early Sunday morning at a home on the 6200 block of Paul’s…… read more »
Feds Hand Down Prison Sentence For Accused Meth Trafficker
A Mount Olive area resident is sentenced in federal court on two meth trafficking charges. 35-year-old Ashley Shackelford of Duplin County was sentenced last week to 90 months in prison for two charges: Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute and Distribute 500 grams of a mixture and substance containing Methamphetamine Possess with the…… read more »
Authorities Search For La Grange Murder Suspect
A manhunt is underway following a deadly shooting in La Grange. The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office says 34-year-old Rashawn S. Pridgen is wanted for the charge of Murder following a shooting on the 6200 block of Paul’s Path Road in La Grange early Sunday morning. According to the Lenoir County Sheriff, Pridgen got into a…… read more »
Suspect Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Juvenile
On October 17th of 2020, a report was filed regarding a juvenile victim alleging that a known suspect had sexually assaulted her. During the Goldsboro Police Department’s investigation, 30-year-old Reginald Teachey, Jr. of Goldsboro was identified as the suspect. A warrant was obtained for Teachey for Indecent Liberties with a Child. Teachey was arrested by…… read more »
2nd Suspect Charged In Connection To August Homicide
On August 1, 2020, Goldsboro Police officers responded to the 200 block of Winslow Circle to investigate a report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they found a subject identified as 19-year-old Costello Zyan Reese of Goldsboro suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Reese was transported to Wayne UNC Health Care by ambulance. He later…… read more »
Illegal Gaming Investigation Leads To Another Arrest
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and Goldsboro Police Department teamed with North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement for an investigation into the illegal activities of gaming establishments in and around Goldsboro. On January 13th, members of the sheriff’s office and ALE agents served a search warrant at Arcade 581 on the 200 block of Highway 581…… read more »
Suspects Arrested For Early Morning Robbery In Goldsboro
Around 1:15 AM on Tuesday, the clerk at the Circle K convenience store on the 1800 block of N. Berkeley Boulevard called 911 to report the store had just been robbed by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun. The suspects made off with cash from the register, cartons of cigarettes and…… read more »
Continuing Investigation Into Illegal Gaming Machines
On January 13th, the Goldsboro/Wayne County Drug Task Force, agents with North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement and the Goldsboro Police Support Services Division executed a search warrant at 117 Internet on the 2300 block of U.S. 117 South. This was the result of a “lengthy” undercover investigation into illegal poker machines in Wayne County. NCALE…… read more »
ACE Team Arrests Meth Suspects
On Saturday, January 16, the Wayne County Sheriff’s ACE Team pulled a vehicle over on Big Daddys Road for a speeding violation. During the traffic stop, a search of the vehicle was conducted with illegal narcotics allegedly being found. 48-year-old James P. Wiggins of Goldsboro and 47-year-old Melissa R. Hinnant of Pikeville were both arrested…… read more »
