Category Archives: Crime

GPD Investigates Second Shooting In Past 24 Hours

GPD Investigates Second Shooting In Past 24 Hours

On Tuesday around 5 PM, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department’s Uniformed Patrol “D” Shift responded to a report of shots fired on the 600 block of S. Slocumb Street. Once on-scene, officers found multiple shell casings. Shortly thereafter, they were notified of a male who had just been dropped off at Wayne UNC Health Care Emergency Department suffering…read more »

GPD Continues String Of Recent Drug Busts At Local Hotels

GPD Continues String Of Recent Drug Busts At Local Hotels

Monday afternoon, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department’s Gang Suppression Unit and Selective Enforcement Unit conducted a narcotics investigation in the back parking lot at the Super 8 Motel on the 700 block of Corporate Drive.  The investigation resulted in the arrest of 41-year-old Joy L. Reybein of Greenville for Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of…read more »

KPD: La Grange Man Arrested For Sunday Shooting

KPD: La Grange Man Arrested For Sunday Shooting

A suspect is accused of attempted murder for a weekend shooting in Kinston.  The Kinston Police Department reports Al Lee Myers of La Grange was arrested on Monday on charges of Attempted Murder and Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury.  Myers is charged for his alleged involvement in the…read more »

Suspect Arrested On Drug-Dealing Charges At Goldsboro Hotel

Suspect Arrested On Drug-Dealing Charges At Goldsboro Hotel

Saturday evening, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department’s Gang Suppression Unit and Selective Enforcement Unit were conducting a foot patrol near the Econo Lodge on the 700 block of Corporate Drive.  During an investigation in one of the rooms, 33-year-old Jamarcus D. Lennox of Goldsboro was arrested.  Lennox was charged with Possession with: Intent to Sell and…read more »

KPD: Weekend Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 2 Injured

KPD: Weekend Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 2 Injured

Kinston Police are investigating a pair of weekend shootings, one of which resulted in a death. The first shooting occurred around 11:30 PM Friday.  Kinston Police Officers responded to reports of a subject shot on the 2200 Block of Briarfield Road. Officers arrived on scene and found two subjects lying in the road suffering from…read more »

GPD Units Make Meth Arrest During Patrol

GPD Units Make Meth Arrest During Patrol

Goldsboro Police make a meth arrest while patrolling near a local hotel.  Tuesday evening, officers with the GPD’s Gang Suppression Unit and Selective Enforcement Unit were conducting a foot patrol near the Econo Lodge on the 700 block of Corporate Drive.  Two individuals were charged as a result of an investigation in the parking lot…read more »

Authorities Chase Suspect From Wayne To Johnston County

Authorities Chase Suspect From Wayne To Johnston County

The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office reports a vehicle towing a trailer and riding lawnmower was observed committing a Chapter 20 traffic violation on Tuesday.  As a traffic stop was attempted, the driver fled from law enforcement, heading north on I-795.  The pursuit continued onto the westbound U.S. 70 Bypass and on onto Highway 70 toward…read more »

GPD Warns Of Social Security Scams

GPD Warns Of Social Security Scams

The latest scam is targeting Social Security recipients.  According to a Facebook post, the Goldsboro P.D. says there has been an increase in Social Security scams in our area.  The scam phone calls and letters – being reported nationwide – threaten to suspend Social Security benefits due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Anyone who thinks a…read more »

GPD: Suspect Charged For Stealing Motor Vehicle

GPD: Suspect Charged For Stealing Motor Vehicle

On August 28th, the Goldsboro Police Department took a report of a larceny of a motor vehicle that occurred in the 2100 block of Wayne Memorial Drive. The victim advised he had parked his vehicle near the business and later found it had been stolen. On August 31st, a suspect was developed and warrants were…read more »

Suspects Charged For Trafficking Heroin

Suspects Charged For Trafficking Heroin

Two Raleigh men are accused of trafficking heroin through Wayne County.  On September 7th, the Wayne County ACE Team conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation on the U.S. 70 Bypass.  A probable cause search of the vehicle allegedly led to the discovery of a large amount of heroin.  The two occupants in…read more »

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