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CRIME & SAFETY
Accident between 18 wheeler and motorcycle shuts down roads in Dudley, fatal injuries
DUDLEY, N.C. (WNCT) — Arrington Volunteer Fire Department and Medic 8 were dispatched to the intersection of Arrington Bridge Road and Bill Lane Boulevard Monday morning. It was reported that an 18 wheeler and motorcycle were involved in the traffic accident. El-Roy Volunteer Firefighters were requested due to someone possibly being trapped under the 18 […]
Goldsboro man arrested for possessing a stolen firearm
KPD"s C-Squad officers were searching the area of Dixon Street for a report of shots fired. Officers made contact with Sentelle Leonard (24 of Goldsboro, NC) in the area and discovered he was illegally concealing a handgun. Officers also discovered the handgun was previously reported stolen to the Asheboro Police Department. Leonard was taken into custody and charged with Possession of a Stolen Firearm and Carrying a Concealed Gun.
Jacksonville man arrested after returning to scene of crime
A Jacksonville man was arrested Friday night by Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office deputies after returning to the scene of where he broke into the day before. Dakota Babin, 27, was arrested at the Blue Hornet Country Store, 6409 Hwy. 258 South, after Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office B-Shift deputies received a call he was back on the premises. Babin, who has multiple outstanding warrants in Onslow County, was a suspect in a break-in at the same store on Thursday. LCSO deputies had investigated that break-in earlier Friday before Babin returned later that evening.
Man wanted for involvement in attempted murder & armed robbery
KINSTON, N.C. (WITN) - Police in one Eastern Carolina city are looking to identify a man who may be involved in a shooting on Tuesday. Kinston police released surveillance pictures of a man in a convenience store. The shooting happened in the area of Stadiem Drive and Stroud Avenue, according...
Police encounter suspected impaired driver twice, once nearly hitting an officer
KINSTON, N.C. (WITN) - Kinston police ran into an impaired driver twice this morning, and say she nearly struck an officer in one of those encounters. Police say it started around 3:30 a.m. in the 1300 block of West Washington Street as officers were looking into a report of shots being fired.
Wanted man out of Lenoir, Jones counties arrested in Wilson on multiple charges
WILSON, N.C. (WNCT) — A man who had failed to register as a sex offender in Jones County was arrested Tuesday in Wilson. Detectives with the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office found John Anthony Rouse, 52, at a home on N.C. Highway 111. Wilson County deputies and Lenoir County detectives searched the home and found Rouse […]
Kinston police seek help identifying Lowes theft suspects; tips needed
The Kinston Police Department is asking residents and anyone else that might have been in the vicinity to call if they have information on these offenders. According to police these offenders were involved in a theft recently at Lowes. Any that have information can the Kinston Police Department’s Tips Line...
Kinston man charged with Ayden homicide
Ayden police have charged a Kinston man with an open count of murder after a gunshot victim died at the hospital. The Ayden Police Department said officers responded about 2:01 a.m. Sunday to a reported gunshot victim at Legacy Lounge, a nightclub at 6250 N.C. 11, north of N.C. 102. Officers arrived to find Guy Lamont Brown, 64, of Kinston had been shot. He was transported to ECU Health Medical...
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