Category Archives: Crime
ACE Team Arrests Meth Suspects During Traffic Stop
On Monday, the Wayne County Sheriff's ACE Team pulled a vehicle over on Old Grantham Road for a Chapter 20 violation. Illegal narcotics were reportedly found during a search of the vehicle. 32-year-ol...
May 07, 2021
KPD: 57-Year-Old Victim Found Suffering With Serious Facial Injuries
Around 12:30 AM Sunday morning, Kinston Police responded to a report of a person tampering with motor vehicles in a parking lot on the 100 block of W. Gordon Street. The responding officers did not fi...
May 03, 2021
Suspect Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Woman At Gunpoint
Just before 4 AM Saturday morning, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department were dispatched to 100 block of Piedmont Airline Road for an assault-in-progress. When officers arrived, they made cont...
May 01, 2021
Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Charge For Goldsboro Man
On Thursday, April 22, a deputy with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office Patrol initiated a traffic stop in the northwestern area of the county for an equipment violation. During the stop, 29-year-old A...
Apr 29, 2021
Dudley Man Charged For Trafficking Schedule II
Bond is set at $100,000 secured for a Wayne County man accused of trafficking a controlled substance. On Saturday, April 17th, a deputy with the Wayne County Sheriff's Patrol Division pulled a vehicle...
Apr 28, 2021
Jail’s Substance Misuse Program Hopes To End “Rotating Door”
With nearly $1 million coming to the county, the Wayne County Detention Center is hoping to reduce the recidivism rate for persons dealing with substance addiction.Wayne County Sheriff Larry Pierce ta...
Apr 26, 2021
Goldsboro Gang Leader Sentenced For Crystal Meth Trafficking
A Goldsboro man was sentenced last week to 18 years in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine and Distribution of 50 Grams or...
Apr 25, 2021
UPDATE: Wanted Suspect Dies In Crash While Fleeing From Deputies
A suspect is killed as he attempts to flee from Wayne County authorities. The situation unfolded Sunday evening as a Wayne County Sheriff's deputy attempted to serve outstanding warrants out of Johnst...
Apr 19, 2021
Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Crash, Suspect Dead (PHOTOS)
Late Sunday afternoon, Wayne County Sheriff’s deputies were in involved in a chase that ended in a fatal crash. The pickup being pursued collided with a semi-tractor that was parked in a yard on...
Apr 19, 2021
Suspect Accused Of Passing Phony $100 Bill
In late June of 2019, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office took a report on a known subject selling a pressure washer that did not work to a Goldsboro resident. When the victim contacted the suspect to g...
Apr 16, 2021