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More than $5,500 worth in goods stolen from multiple stores in Goldsboro, 4 arrested
Four people were arrested Saturday after police said they stole more than $5,700 in goods from four stores in Goldsboro.According to the Goldsboro Police Department, officers responded to calls about a felony larceny at Dick's Sporting Goods at 505 Eastgate Drive. When officers arrived, they were given a description of multiple suspects and a vehiclePolice said officers tried to stop the suspect's vehicle which was later found driving westbound on US 70. After a 22-mile pursuit to Wilson, police said the vehicle stopped and four people ran out of the car and led officers on a foot chance.An investigation found...
Wilson man charged in fatal fentanyl overdose
Authorities have charged a Wilson County man with supplying the fentanyl that caused a 33-year-old Tarboro woman’s overdose death. Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office detectives and patrol officers arrested Devonty Janell Pitt, 35, on Aug. 13. Deputies say he provided drugs to Cierra Lynn Parker Barnes, who died May 2. “During this investigation by Detective R. Holloman, it was determined that […] The post Wilson man charged in fatal fentanyl overdose first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Minor set mobile home fire that displaced 5 children, 2 adults, Goldsboro Fire Department says
GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) — Seven people have been displaced by a mobile home fire in Goldsboro that officials say was set by a minor. The Goldsboro Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 100 block of Hilda Place shortly before 3 p.m. Friday. The first units to arrive on scene found “a double-wide trailer with flames showing from the front”.
Driver Injured In T-Bone Crash
SELMA – A BMW reportedly failed to stop at the intersection of Old Beulah Road and Buffalo Road just before midnight, Thursday, and was T-boned by a passing Jeep. The driver of the BMW was transported to UNC Health Johnston in Smithfield with non-life threatening injuries. Neither his passenger nor the driver of the Jeep were injured.
No one hurt in fire at assisted living facility
An accidental fire caused the evacuation of residents and damaged a hall at Wilson House Assisted Living and Memory Care in Wilson Thursday night. Deputy Fire Chief James Campbell of Wilson Fire/Rescue Services said in a news release Friday that fire crews were called to 1800 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway SE at 9:57 p.m. Campbell said no one was […] The post No one hurt in fire at assisted living facility first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Gas leak in Snow Hill leads to evacuation
SNOW HILL, N.C. (WNCT) — On Thursday morning, the Snow Hill Fire Department responded to a reported gas leak. The leak took place at Coin Laundry in Snow Hill. Members and Snow Hill Police Department evacuated the building. A gas detector didn’t detect the gas leak. The manager was advised to contact piedmont gas for […]
Wilson County Sheriff’s Office seeking reaccreditation with CALEA
The Wilson County Sheriff’s Office is wrapping up a national assessment process that will likely see an updated accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. The office was first accredited by CALEA in 2020. It is within an elite group of just 10% of all 18,000 law enforcement agencies in the country that have received CALEA accreditation. […] The post Wilson County Sheriff’s Office seeking reaccreditation with CALEA first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
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