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Emergency crews respond to overturned vehicle in Snow Hill
UPDATE (WNCT) — Snow Hill officials said the fuel spill had been contained following the accident on Kingold Boulevard Sunday morning. No one was seriously hurt, according to the Snow Hill Rural Fire Department. Traffic returned to normal around 12:30 p.m. SNOW HILL, N.C. (WNCT) – Snow Hill and Shine Fire Departments responded to a […]
Kinston woman accuses police of brutality
KINSTON, N.C. (WITN) - At the Piggly Wiggly parking lot in Kinston, the episode between 66-year-old Marilyn Fields and the Kinston police officer unfolded on a rainy day on July 18th. The confrontation began over what appeared to be a parking violation but escalated quickly. “Father we come to you...
Winterville single vehicle rollover causes hazards on NC 11 South Bypass
WINTERVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — On Monday evening, Ayden Fire and Rescue Stations 41 and 42 responded to a motor vehicle collision containing injuries on NC 11 South Bypass. When they arrived, firefighters found a single vehicle rollover on the Forlines Road overpass where the vehicle was still partially on the guardrail system. The driver of […]
Winterville police continue to search for driver that killed pedestrian
WINTERVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Police in one Eastern Carolina town continue to search for the driver who struck and killed a man on a busy highway almost four months ago. Winterville police say the body of Marquez Outlaw was found by officers on Highway 11 near Davenport Farm Road on April 29th. They believe the 32-year-old man was struck between 9:17 p.m. and 9:20 p.m.
Teen sentenced in 2023 shooting death
A suspect in a 2023 Greenville shooting that occurred when he was 16 was sentenced last month to up to 25 years in prison, the Pitt County District Attorney’s Office reported. On June 26, Jasiya Nathaniel Reynolds, 18, pleaded guilty in Pitt County Superior Court to second-degree murder in the Jan. 16, 2023, death of Aveon Isaiah Collins-Smith, 25. Reynolds received a negotiated sentence of 20-25 years in prison for...
Complaint leads to arrest of five on numerous drug charges
On Tuesday, Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office received a narcotics complaint from the public. Sheriff Jackie Rogers led an investigation — along with the Street Crimes and Rapid Response (SCARR) team and deputies from B Shift — at 3719 N.C. 58 South in Kinston. The investigation ended in the arrest of five individuals with numerous charges.
Kinston man arrested for felony possession of stolen property
KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — Lenoir County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 67-year-old Kinston man Tuesday in connection to property that was stolen two weeks ago. Deputies responded on July 9 to Willie Measley Road in La Grange for a larceny from a home. Tuesday, they searched a home on Parker Ford Road in Kinston. As a […]
Bank employee arrested for Assault by Strangulation
On June 20, 2024, KPD officers responded to an assault report at Wells Fargo located at 1903 W Vernon Avenue. Upon arrival, they made contact with the victim, who stated that while she was waiting in line, a bank employee named Lucretia McMurtry (55, of Kinston) began yelling at her. The verbal altercation escalated when McMurtry grabbed the victim by the neck, shook her head uncontrollably, and began strangling her.
Crews battle fire on Spruce Street in Greenville
Crews from Greenville Fire-Rescue responded to a fire at an automotive shop near Sadie Saulter Pre-K Center early Wednesday morning. Bryant Beddard, battalion chief and fire marshal for Greenville Fire-Rescue, said 24 personnel responded to a call that was received about 6 a.m. to Komplete Auto Repair and Body Shop, 308 Spruce Street. The area is between Myrtle Street and West 14th Avenue. ...
Appeals court reinstates former officer's qualified immunity in 2019 Greenville shooting death
A federal court ruled recently that a former Greenville police officer acted within the bounds of immunity granted to officials during a 2019 shooting that killed an unarmed man. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals partially reversed and dismissed a 2022 U.S. District Court of Eastern North Carolina decision that would have allowed a jury to consider whether former Greenville police Officer David Johnson violated the Constitutional rights of Sean Rambert, 23. ...
Crime Roundup: 11 firearms stolen from Greenville residence
Almost a dozen firearms of various type and make were stolen from a Bell Arthur duplex, reports show. The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a breaking and entering at 3:21 p.m. Friday from the 1500 block of Ashland Drive. That area is a residential space north of Stantonsburg Road, near the Bell Arthur EMS station. An incident report said the break-in took place between 6 a.m. and...
Our Opinion: Mutual aid a force multiplier for fire service
THUMBS UP to the volunteer fire service for its commitment to mutual aid. Risking your life to save people and property in your own neighborhood is plenty heroic. Doing the same for folks in the next county over is arguably an even greater sacrifice. We saw the value of mutual aid partnerships Thursday when an estimated three dozen firefighters from […] The post Our Opinion: Mutual aid a force multiplier for fire service first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Greenville firefighters finding ways to beat the heat and stay cool
GREENVILLE, N.C. — When the call comes out, firefighters in Greenville must always be ready to go. Captain Eric Smith with Greenville Fire/Rescue says, "this time of year with the increased temperatures, humidity, it’s really tough on firefighters." It can sometimes mean battling a fire that's over a...
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