Category Archives: Crime
Goldsboro Drug Bust Leads to Charges Against Local Methamphetamine Supplier
GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Members of the Goldsboro/Wayne County Drug Task Force have announced the culmination of a recent drug investigation involving local resident Ashley Renee Etheridge, 39, who is now fa...
Jun 13, 2025
Chief of Police Issues Statement on Memorial Day Weekend Enforcement Efforts Resulting in Multiple Arrests
Pikeville, N.C. - Over the Memorial Day weekend, the Pikeville Police Department ramped up patrols with a concentrated focus on traffic safety and impaired driving enforcement. These heightened effort...
May 29, 2025
Wayne County Man Arrested on Eight Counts of Child Sexual Exploitation Following Cybertip Investigation
Goldsboro, N.C. - (May 20) - A Wayne County man has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies related to the possession of child sexual abuse material following an investigation by state and lo...
May 20, 2025
Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Arrests Suspect in Northern Wayne Vehicle Break-Ins
Wayne County, N.C. - ( May 12) — The Wayne County Sheriff's Office has charged a 19-year-old man in connection with a string of vehicle break-ins reported on the northern end of the county late ...
May 12, 2025
Raid In Goldsboro Leads To Arrests For Cocaine Trafficking
The Goldsboro/Wayne County Drug Task Force began an investigation into illegal narcotics sales on Roberts Street in Goldsboro several weeks ago. The investigation led to a search warrant being secured...
Jun 11, 2021
WCSO: Suspect Arrested For Stolen Motor Vehicle
On May 29th, Wayne County Sheriff's deputies received a call for a stolen motor vehicle. The report was taken on May 30th and deputies received information about the stolen vehicle. As the investigati...
Jun 10, 2021
Escaped Suspect In Attempted Murder Case Captured In La Grange
LA GRANGE, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina sheriff’s office says a man who was able to slip away from police as they served a warrant in late May has been arrested in Lenoir County. News outlets re...
Jun 09, 2021
Raid On Pine St. Home Leads To Cocaine-Dealing Arrest
A suspect is charged for dealing cocaine after a raid on a Goldsboro home. The Goldsboro/Wayne County Drug Task Force started its investigation into the sale of illegal narcotics on Pine Street in Gol...
Jun 09, 2021
Bright Street Body Positively Identified
Investigators with the Criminal Investigations Division have received positive confirmation from the State Crime Laboratory that the human remains found on May 24 on the 300 block of Bright Street bel...
Jun 05, 2021
2nd Arrest Made In Bright Street Body Case
Another arrest has been made in the case of the deceased person found on Bright Street last week.The Goldsboro Police Department says it obtained a warrant for the charge of Murder on 31-year-old Tama...
Jun 04, 2021