Category Archives: Crime

Wayne County State Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $100,000 in SNAP Benefits
WILMINGTON, N.C. - A Wayne County state employee has pleaded guilty to a scheme that defrauded more than $100,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits intended to help families...
Amy Roux Mar 26, 2026

Wayne County Man Charged With Multiple Felony Sex Offenses Following Investigation
Goldsboro - The Wayne County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Goldsboro man following a sexual assault investigation involving a juvenile victim that led to the discovery of additional alleged offenses...
Amy Roux Mar 26, 2026

Goldsboro Man Arrested on Fentanyl Charges Following Lenoir County Traffic Stop
LENOIR COUNTY, N.C. - A routine traffic stop by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office Street Crimes and Rapid Response (SCARR) Team led to the arrest of a Goldsboro man on narcotics charges earlier this ...
Amy Roux Mar 22, 2026

Police Investigating Shooting and Assault After ShotSpotter Alerts
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Police are investigating a shooting and assault incident that occurred Friday after gunfire detection alerts were triggered in a Goldsboro neighborhood. Officers with the Goldsboro P...
Amy Roux Mar 15, 2026

Goldsboro Police Seek Information about January Shooting Death on West Oak Street
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - The Goldsboro Police Department is continuing to investigate a shooting that left a 61-year-old man dead earlier this year in the 900 block of West Oak Street. According to police, o...
Amy Roux Mar 14, 2026

Man Arrested in Armed Robbery at Goldsboro Tobacco Store
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - A man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a Goldsboro tobacco store earlier this week. According to the Goldsboro Police Department, officers responded around 9:...
Amy Roux Mar 14, 2026

Goldsboro Police Seek Public's Help Identifying Suspect in Two Circle K Robberies
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - The Goldsboro Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect believed to be connected to two armed robberies at the same convenience store late last year....
Amy Roux Mar 13, 2026

15-Year-Old Taken Into Custody After Handgun Found at Eastern Wayne High School
WAYNE COUNTY, N.C. - A 15-year-old student was taken into custody after school administrators discovered a handgun on campus at Eastern Wayne High School earlier this month. According to the Wayne Cou...
Amy Roux Mar 10, 2026

Fugitive Wanted in 1995 California Homicide Arrested After ShotSpotter Alert in Goldsboro
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - A man wanted in connection with a 1995 homicide in California was taken into custody Thursday after a ShotSpotter alert led officers to a home in Goldsboro. According to the Goldsbor...
Amy Roux Mar 09, 2026

Four Sentenced in $12.7 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme Tied to Goldsboro and Kinston Clinics
NEW BERN, N.C. - Four people connected to substance abuse clinics operating in Goldsboro and Kinston have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a $12.7 million Medicaid fraud scheme that...
Amy Roux Mar 05, 2026


