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Tarboro police officer demoted, docked 10 days pay for social media post about Trump
A Tarboro police officer will not be dismissed from duty but was disciplined for remarks via his social media link about the failed assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, who was campaigning in Pennsylvania. Brandon Richardson, who has been on the town's force for nearly 24 years, was suspended for 10 days without pay and demoted to the rank of corporal, Town Manager Troy Lewis said via email late Friday afternoon. ...
Man dies in workplace accident at Rocky Mount water treatment plant
A man died Sunday afternoon after falling into a pumping station at a water treatment plant in Rocky Mount. According to a representative for the city, the man was performing work on an electrical junction box around 6:15 p.m. at the water treatment plant on Leaston Road when he was shocked and fell into the water at the pumping station.
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. ...
Retired Rocky Mount police chief accepts Edenton interim role
EDENTON — A retired police chief in Rocky Mount has accepted an interim posting as Edenton’s top cop. George Robinson will take over the reins of the Edenton Police Department on Aug. 1, a press release from the town states. Robinson will succeed Chief Henry A. King Jr., whose retirement takes effect at the end of the month. Robinson retired from the city of Rocky Mount in 2021. In addition...
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...
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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