Over the weekend, Alcohol Law Enforcement, State Highway Patrol, and local law enforcement partnered to reduce crime and enhance public safety at both ABC-licensed and illegal alcohol businesses across the state. Together, state authorities charged 350 individuals on more than 700 alcohol, drug, weapon, and driving offenses. Due to an increase in alcohol-related crashes and…… read more »
On Tuesday, members of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on the 200 block of Strawberry Lane in Mount Olive in reference to a disturbance. Upon arrival, a male subject was located in a wooded area, bleeding from multiple locations on his body. The male told responding deputies that he was attacked…… read more »
(GDN) — The Goldsboro Police Department responded to a shooting on the 600 block of Stronach Avenue just before 4 PM on Thursday. Officers found an 18-year-old male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the abdomen. The victim was transported to Wayne UNC Health Care and then airlifted to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville…… read more »
(GDN) — The Kinston Police Department is searching for a larceny suspect. The KPD says Robert Moss, Jr. is wanted for several larcenies from car wash vacuum cleaners that occurred during early morning hours throughout the City of Kinston. A warrant for Moss’s arrest has been issued. Moss is known to drive a gold 2006…… read more »
(GDN) — Authorities have arrested a suspect in a deadly home fire. The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office says William J. Howell turned himself in at the Greene County Sheriff’s Office on Friday. Howell was wanted on an outstanding warrant in Lenoir County for Involuntary Manslaughter. The charge stems from a blaze on the 1800 block…… read more »
(GDN) — A suspect is accused of making bomb threats at two Lenoir County schools. The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office has announced Allen Ray Hardison, III was arrested following a chase in Greenville on January 28th. Hardison faces charges in Lenoir County for bomb threats called in to North Lenoir High School on November 16th…… read more »
(GDN) — Authorities are seeking a suspect in a deadly home fire. The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office says it has secured a warrant for the arrest of William J. Howell for Involuntary Manslaughter. The charge stems from a blaze on the 1800 block of Water Chestnut Drive in Kinston on November 21st, 2021. A juvenile…… read more »
(GDN) — A La Grange Man is sentenced to 45 years in prison for a carjacking that left the victim with permanent and disabling injuries. Last week, 31-year-old Anthony R. Dawson pleaded guilty to three charges – Aiding and Abetting a Carjacking with the Intent to Cause Death or Serious Bodily Harm, Felon in Possession…… read more »
Around 5 PM on Sunday, the Goldsboro Police Department was dispatched to the 600 block of Bizzell Court in reference to a shooting. Officers found 33-year-old James M. Smoot of Goldsboro suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Smoot was pronounced deceased by Wayne County EMS shortly after their arrival. The Goldsboro Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division…… read more »
February Absconders of the Month from Wayne County Probation and Parole… read more »
