On Friday, the Goldsboro Police Department arrested 34-year-old Donovan Wooton of Goldsboro on the 1600 block of E. Elm Street. Wooten is charged for the September 30th murder of 28-year-old Dashaunti L. Waters of Goldsboro. GPD officers were responding to a ShotSpotter alert on the 300 block of S. Leslie Street when they found a…… read more »
Category Archives: Crime
Suspect Arrested For September Homicide In Goldsboro
UPDATE: Suspect Jailed Without Bond For Mother’s Murder
Around 8 AM on Thursday, the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the 200 block of Rosewood Avenue in the Seymour Homes housing development on a “check welfare” call. Officers entered a residence and found two individuals, a female and male, on the floor. 53-year-old Towanda Jones of Goldsboro appeared to be deceased and 33-year-old DeCarlos…… read more »
GPD: Suspect Broke Into Apartment, Assaulted Juvenile
Tuesday night, the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a breaking and entering at an apartment on the 100 block of Fallin Boulevard. Upon arrival, it was determined that a subject forced his way into the residence, assaulting a juvenile in the process. After gathering information from witnesses, a suspect description was determined and officers began…… read more »
UPDATE: Deputies Chases Suspect Near Goldsboro High, Wayne School Of Engineering
A vehicle pursuit led to a law enforcement presence near Goldsboro High School and the Wayne School of Engineering. The incident unfolded Wednesday as a suspect vehicle attempted to cut across the campus and drove through a patio area near the cafeteria. The suspect, who was not a student at either school, was apprehended a…… read more »
County Moves Forward With Constructing New Detention Center
Wayne County is moving ahead with the construction of its new jail. Earlier this month, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners agreed to initiate Phase 3 of its contract with Moseley Architects for the full design of the jail’s construction. Commissioner Joe Daughtery says the Facilities Committee has seen the need for a new detention…… read more »
September 2021 Results In Largest Monthly Total Of CyberTips For SBI
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) continues to see an increase in the number of CyberTips compared to last year when we entered into a pandemic. In 2020, with the COVID-19 crisis upon us, the SBI’s Computer Crimes Unit and the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force experienced an unprecedented rise in…… read more »
Suspect Arrested For Allegedly Setting Girlfriend On Fire
On Monday, the Duplin County Sheriff’s Office received a call for service in the Mount Olive area of Duplin County relating to a serious assault. The caller, a 47-year-old female, told dispatch her boyfriend, 64-year-old Raeford Bell, had doused her with rubbing alcohol and set her on fire. Owens had suffered severe burns over a…… read more »
UPDATE: Victim Died Due To Natural Causes
Just before 3:30 PM on Monday, officers with Goldsboro Police Department were dispatched to the 1100 block of Wayne Memorial Drive for a report of a deceased person. A citizen reported that an unknown person flagged him down as he was driving on Royall Avenue near Wayne Memorial Drive and asked for assistance getting his…… read more »
WCSO: One Injured As Suspect Fired At Vehicle
On Saturday, October 9, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a vehicle being shot at from another vehicle on Highway 70 East. After having his vehicle shot approximately 10 times, the victim lost control and the vehicle crashed. While the victim did not appear to have been hit by the gunfire,…… read more »
Suspect Accused Of Voluntary Manslaughter For Early Monday Shooting
Around 12:30 AM Monday, Wayne County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 100 block of Eva’s Drive south of Stantonsburg in reference to a disturbance. While en route, the call was upgraded to a shooting. Deputies arrived and found a victim on the lawn, deceased, from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim has been identified as…… read more »
