Category Archives: Crime

Suspect Killed During Police Standoff

Suspect Killed During Police Standoff

A suspect is dead following a weekend standoff with authorities in Duplin County.  Deputies with the Duplin County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 200 block of East Trade Street in Calypso around 1:30 PM on Saturday for the report of a breaking and entering.  The deputies encountered 27-year-old Jonathan Carter of Wilmington who had apparently…read more »

WCSO: Impaired Driver Found With Heroin

WCSO: Impaired Driver Found With Heroin

Drugs are recovered as Wayne County authorities make an impaired driving arrest. On Sunday, May 3rd, a member of the Wayne County DWI Task Force responded to a report of an intoxicated motorist on Highway 117 South.  Members of the ACE Team assisted during the traffic stop.  During the investigation, illegal narcotics were allegedly found…read more »

WCSO: Suspect Found With Stolen Firearm

WCSO: Suspect Found With Stolen Firearm

On Friday, a Wayne County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a speeding vehicle on Highway 55 West in Mount Olive. During the traffic stop, a probable cause search was conducted and a firearm was reportedly found that had been reported stolen. The firearm was seized and the driver, 28-year-old Antonio Bullard of Fayetteville, was taken into custody…read more »

ACE Team: Suspect Arrested On Pot-Dealing Charge

ACE Team: Suspect Arrested On Pot-Dealing Charge

A member of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team pulled a vehicle over in Goldsboro.  The vehicle was searched and illegal narcotics were reportedly found.  The driver, 45-year-old Vance D. Best of Goldsboro, was arrested on charges of Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver Marijuana, Maintaining a Vehicle for the Sale…read more »

ACE Team Makes Meth Arrest

ACE Team Makes Meth Arrest

On Saturday, members of the Wayne County Sheriff’s ACE Team stopped a vehicle on Wayne Memorial Drive in Goldsboro.  During the stop and subsequent investigation, the passenger was allegedly found to be in possession of illegal narcotics.  31-year-old Steven J. Culbreth of Goldsboro was arrested for Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver Methamphetamine, Maintaining…read more »

Juveniles Charged For Two Business Break-Ins

Juveniles Charged For Two Business Break-Ins

On April 1st, the Goldsboro Police Department took a report of a breaking and entering and larceny that occurred at the Marathon Gas Station located on the 1900 block of E. Ash Street. Several male subjects broke into the business and stole large quantities of merchandise. On April 14th, another break-in was reported at the…read more »

ACE Team: Suspects Found With Heroin During Stop

ACE Team: Suspects Found With Heroin During Stop

Two suspects face heroin charges after a traffic stop in Goldsboro.  On Saturday, the Wayne County Sheriff’s ACE Team stopped a vehicle on Wayne Memorial Drive for a motor vehicle violation.  During the subsequent investigation, illegal narcotics and drug paraphernalia were reportedly discovered in the vehicle and in the possession of 40-year-old Heather L. Malpass…read more »

Suspect Arrested On Ten Charges Including Trafficking Heroin/Opium

Suspect Arrested On Ten Charges Including Trafficking Heroin/Opium

A weekend traffic stop leads to numerous drug and weapon charges against a Goldsboro man.  On Sunday, a member of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office DWI Task Force and the Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team conducted a traffic stop at the Sheetz on Highway 70 West in Goldsboro. Illegal narcotics were allegedly found during a search…read more »

Sex Offender Charged For Failing To Register New Address

Sex Offender Charged For Failing To Register New Address

A sex offender is accused of not living at his registered address.  In April, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office was alerted that 26-year-old Davidson B. Scheu of Lincolnton, NC was not residing at the address registered with the Sex Offender Registry.  The sheriff’s office says Scheu was arrested as a result of the investigation.  He’s…read more »

New Cooling Vests Donated To Sheriff’s K-9 Units (PHOTOS)

New Cooling Vests Donated To Sheriff’s K-9 Units (PHOTOS)

Members of the Wayne County Sheriff’s K-9 Units and Sheriff Larry Pierce met on the campus of Wayne Community College Monday morning to receive some new cooling vests that were donated to the K-9s. Debbie and Tom Nicholson of Goldsboro donated the vests to the sheriff’s K-9 program in the honor of the John Robert…read more »

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