Category Archives: Crime
GPD: Suspect Arrested For October Murder
Goldsboro Police says a suspect is in custody for an October homicide in the city. 29-year-old Linwood I. Grantham of La Grange was arrested on Friday for charge of Murder. Grantham was arrested at hi...
Dec 05, 2020
Four Arrested During Raid At Goldsboro Home
Following an ongoing investigation into narcotics and weapons complaints, the Goldsboro/Wayne County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant on the 900 block of N. Carolina Street on Wednesday. Four...
Dec 04, 2020
Feds File Charges Against La Grange Shooting Suspect
The target of a two-day manhunt in Lenoir County is now facing federal charges. Robert J. Higdon, Jr., the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, has announced 30-year-old Robert Le...
Dec 03, 2020
Suspect Accused Of Stealing Bank Card
In early November, the Goldsboro Police Department took a report on the theft of a financial card. The victim reported that a debit card had been stolen and then used to purchase various items. The in...
Dec 02, 2020
Sex Offender Arrested After Leaving Registered Address
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office reports 52-year-old Michael W. Hammerberg has been charged with Fail to Report New Address - Sex Offender. That's after the sheriff's office was alerted last week tha...
Dec 02, 2020
Wayne County Man Wanted For Duplin County Homicide
On Wednesday, November 25, Duplin County 911 Communications received several calls at approximately 5:25 am in reference to someone that had been shot in the parking lot of a local processing plant. T...
Nov 30, 2020
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal Shooting In Dudley
Around 9:45 PM Friday, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a shooting on the 200 block of Outlaw Road in Dudley. When officers arrived they found Michael Wright deceased at the scene o...
Nov 30, 2020
Armed Suspect Arrested Following Incident At Walmart
At approximately 1:20 p.m. on Friday, the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the N. Spence Avenue Walmart for the report of an armed suspect. Officers were advised that a suspect brandished a fi...
Nov 28, 2020
ACE Team: Suspect Found With Drugs During Shoplifting Incident
On November 14th, the Wayne County Sheriff's ACE Team assisted with a shoplifting incident at the Sheetz on the 1000 block of N. Spence Avenue in Goldsboro. While on-scene, deputies reportedly noticed...
Nov 28, 2020
Two Suspects Wanted For Mount Olive Armed Robbery
On November 11th, the Mount Olive Police Department responded to an armed robbery at the Mount Olive Business Center on the 1100 block of N. Breazeale Ave. Three individuals armed with handguns had re...
Nov 27, 2020