Bethel
CRIME & SAFETY
One person injured in Greenville shooting, three people detained
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Police are investigating after a person was shot in the area of a heavily traveled roadway. Greenville police say officers got a report of shots fired in the 900 block of South Memorial Drive near the entrance of the Auto Zone. They say a man showed...
Crime Roundup: Copper stolen from Bethel air conditioning units
An estimated $18,000 in copper was stolen from air conditioning units in Bethel over the weekend, law enforcement documents show. Incident reports from the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said the thefts were reported at 8:47 a.m. Saturday from three residences in the 100 block of West Railroad Street. It is believed the larcenies occurred between Thursday afternoon and the time of the report. A spokesman for the sheriff’s office said...
Three more suspects arrested in Greenville for attempted robbery
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — There is now an update to the armed robbery that occurred on Mills Road on June 30. Officers arrested one suspect on July 3, 20 year old Yaushen Kyresse Dade-El, for armed robbery after investigating a case that occurred on June 30. On June 30, Deputies were called to Mills Road […]
Tarboro police detective suspended for post about Trump assassination attempt
A Tarboro police detective sergeant is currently suspended without pay after suggesting via his social media link that former President Donald Trump should have ended up dead in a recent assassination attempt while campaigning in Pennsylvania. Brandon Richardson, who has been on the town’s police force for nearly 24 years, was taken off the payroll Monday and until further notice as further disciplinary action is still being considered, Town Manager Troy Lewis said in email correspondence Tuesday. ...
Community members react to deadly shooting near ENC baseball stadium
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) -A fatal shooting occurred near Guy Smith Stadium in Greenville last night, shocking residents and bystanders. “Crazy, you hear me? People are out here dying every day,” said Pooh Jordan, a Greenville resident. The incident happened just after 6:00 p.m. while the Yard Gnomes were preparing...
Crime Roundup: Greenville man charged with Pitt County shooting
A 20-year-old has been charged with shooting at an occupied vehicle in southeastern Pitt County last month that was connected to a robbery in Greenville. The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded at 6:19 p.m. on June 30 to shots fired in the 2300 block of Mills Road with a person possibly injured. The area is between N.C. 43 and Ivy Road. Deputies did not locate any victim on...
Multi-agency operation nets drug bust in ENC, suspect held without bond
A Greenville man is being held without bond after a multi-agency investigation resulted in multiple charges and the seizure of drugs, money, and firearms. Patrick O'Brien Coffey, 25, of Greenville, was arrested on Monday, July 8, after a search warrant was executed on a residence in Edward, North Carolina. Officials...
Williamston standoff ends with arrest of man accused of kidnapping woman and infant
WILLIAMSTON, Martin County NC — A police standoff in Williamston ends with the arrest of a 23-year-old man accused of kidnapping a woman and her infant child earlier this afternoon. Travon Mondell Best was arrested and charged with kidnapping, assault on a child under 12, two counts of possession...
Greenville man arrested for drug trafficking
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and the Craven County Sheriff’s Office and officers with the New Bern Police Department, Greenville Regional Drug Task Force and NC SBI arrested a Greenville man on multiple drug charges. The officers and deputies with these stations were working on a drug investigation into […]
Greenville man arrested and charged with attempted murder following a drive by shooting
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — A Greenville man has been arrested for attempted murder on Saturday. Police responded to a report of a man shot on July 6 around 5 p.m. on Pitt Street. The victim was shot in the leg during a drive by shooting according to officials. He was later sent to ECU Health […]
Former Pitt County Animal Shelter director charged with fraud
A former Pitt County employee was arrested after an investigation determined he submitted fraudulent documents to a federal agency to benefit a volunteer fire department, local authorities said. Christopher Chad Singleton, 50, turned himself in to the Pitt County Detention Center on Wednesday, where he was charged with two counts of obtaining property by false pretense and four counts each of forgery of instrument and uttering forged instrument. Singleton served...
Job losses mount for social media posts after assassination attempt
(The Center Square) – Explained as an attempt at dark humor following the attempted assassination of a former president, a social media post from a police officer in North Carolina has brought small town attention for all the wrong reasons. Former President Donald Trump survived in Bulter, Pa., last Saturday. It’s anybody’s guess if Brandon Richardson’s career with the Tarboro Police Department does, too. The tide of exits is rising. ...
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