The Goldsboro Police Department continues to watch for illegal activities in and around the city’s hotels and motels. Friday evening last week, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department’s Selective Enforcement Unit and Gang Suppression Unit were working hotel interdiction in the area of Corporate Drive. During the operation, officers pulled a vehicle over on the…… read more »
Category Archives: Crime
GPD: Suspect Arrested For Meth Near Local Hotel
Suspects Lead Deputies On Chase Through Wayne County
On Sunday, Wayne County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to pull a vehicle over for careless and reckless driving as well as a speeding violation. The vehicle did not stop and the pursuit began. During the chase, the suspect vehicle was disabled after it struck two of the pursuing law enforcement vehicles. The driver, 20-year-old Jhamar Dawson…… read more »
GPD: Suspects Arrested On Pot-Dealing Charges
On Monday, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department’s Selective Enforcement Unit, Gang Suppression Unit and Vice Unit pulled a vehicle over on the 800 block of Highway 70 East. Following the traffic stop and investigation, 29-year-old Kordarrel S. Cobb and 20-year-old Shaheed K. Johnson, both of Goldsboro, were both arrested on charges including Felony Possession…… read more »
WCSO: Suspect Arrested For Statutory Rape
On July 2nd, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office began investigating a report of an inappropriate relationship between a 14-year-old female and 26-year-old Jacobo D. Berrios of Goldsboro. During the course of the investigation, it was reportedly determined that the juvenile and Berrios had engaged in vaginal intercourse. As a result of the investigation, Berrios was…… read more »
WCOS: Traffic Stop Leads To Meth Charges
On July 10th, Wayne County Sheriff’s deputies were patrolling the area of Highway 13 North and Hood Swamp Road when they pulled a vehicle over for an equipment violation. An investigation reportedly discovered suspected meth, suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle, 31-year-old Tony R. Hunt of Fremont, also…… read more »
Suspect Leads Police On Pursuit Through Goldsboro
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, an officer attempted to pull a vehicle over on Ash Street for a speeding violation. The driver of the vehicle did not stop and managed to elude the officer. A short time later, officers spotted the suspect vehicle travelling west on Elm Street. The vehicle then led police…… read more »
GPD Units Make Drug Busts At Area Hotels
On July 12th, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department’s Selective Enforcement Unit and Gang Suppression Unit arrested 34-year-old Nicole M. Pendleton of Goldsboro, and charged her with Possession of Heroin. On Thursday, July 16th, the SEU and GSU officers arrested 32-year-old Joshua L. Holmes of Mount Olive, and charged him with Possession of Heroin, Possession…… read more »
WCSO: Suspect Found With Meth In Mar-Mac
Last week Thursday, a Wayne County Sheriff’s deputy patrolling the area of Five Points Road and U.S. 117 South spotted a vehicle without a license plate pulling into the McDonald’s. The deputy’s subsequent investigation reportedly led to the discovery of crystal methamphetamine inside the vehicle. Meth was also allegedly found on the driver, 38-year-old Richard…… read more »
Impaired Driver Leads Deputies On High-Speed Chase
On Sunday, deputies with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a speeding vehicle on Highway 13 South. However, the vehicle did not pull over for the deputies and continued to travel west on Highway 13 at speeds of up to 130 mph. Eventually, the driver pulled the vehicle into a driveway and surrendered. …… read more »
GPD: Break-In Solved Thanks To DNA Evidence
DNA evidence solves a 4-year-old Goldsboro B&E case. On February 17, 2016, the Goldsboro Police Department took a report on a breaking and entering to a storage shed on the 1300 block of Peele Street. Someone had broken into the shed and removed property. Evidence, including DNA, was collected at the crime scene. On June…… read more »
