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 »
Tag Archives: Goldsboro Police Department
GPD: Bizzell Court Shooting Leaves One Dead
Vehicle Leaves Scene After Striking Pedestrian On E. Ash Street
(GDN) — The Goldsboro Police Department is seeking the public’s help in solving a hit-and-run. Around 7 PM on Saturday, the 28-year-old victim was walking along the 3800 block of E. Ash Street when he was struck by a vehicle east of Piedmont Airline Road. The suspect vehicle continued traveling west on E. Ash Street. …… read more »
GPD Seeks Info On Hit & Run That Injured Juvenile Bicyclist
(GDN) — A bicyclist is sent to the hospital following a hit-and-run in Goldsboro. Around 10 PM on Tuesday, the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the accident on W. Grantham Street near Elizabeth Street and the I-795 interchange. A 16-year-old from Pikeville was riding their bicycle when they were struck by an unknown vehicle and…… read more »
GPD: Juvenile Suspect Charged For Numerous Vehicle Break-Ins
(GDN) — Police make an arrest in a string of Goldsboro vehicle break-ins. On January 2nd, the Goldsboro Police Department took reports on 27 total vehicles that had been entered illegally in the early morning hours. The affected areas included: Briarcliff Apartments N. Spence Ave. Spence Place N. Spence Ave. Oak Brook Apartments N. Spence…… read more »
GPD Seeks Info On Vehicle Break-Ins
(GDN) — The Goldsboro Police Department is looking for information on a series of vehicle break-ins. The GPD responded to several reports of theft from motor vehicles in several areas of the city on Sunday. The officers conducted foot patrols in these areas and also found more vehicle entries that the owners had not yet…… read more »
Person Killed By Train While Walking On Tracks In Goldsboro
(GDN) — Just after 9 PM on Thursday, Wayne County Communications received a call reporting a Norfolk Southern Railroad train collision involving a pedestrian. This incident occurred on the railroad tracks located in the 2700 block of Royall Avenue between Sunburst Road and Spence Avenue. The Goldsboro Police Department, Wayne County EMS, and the Goldsboro Fire…… read more »
Suspect Accused Of Trafficking Opium
(GDN) — Bond is set at $1 million for a drug trafficking suspect. Last week Tuesday, officers from the Goldsboro Police Department’s Housing and Selective Enforcement Units conducted a voluntary encounter with a vehicle at the Rosewood area Walmart. The driver, Carl D. Johnson, gave officers consent to search the vehicle. The search reportedly led…… read more »
Suspect Accused Of Stealing Catalytic Converters
(GDN) — On December 9th, The Goldsboro Police Department responded to the 4200 block of Highway 70 East where a subject had been spotted inside a fenced area of a closed business. The subject had fled the scene by the time officers arrived. The investigation revealed the subject had cut three catalytic converters from three…… read more »
Suspect Arrested For August Shooting Incident Near Berkeley Blvd.
(GDN) — A suspect is arrested for a summertime shooting in Goldsboro. The Goldsboro Police Department reports 30-year-old Demoris S.Thompson of Goldsboro was taken into custody Friday during a traffic stop. Thompson had been identified as a suspect in the August 11th “rolling shooting” in the area of Berkeley Boulevard. The incident ended in the…… read more »
GPD: One Injured During Isler Street Shooting
(GDN) — On Sunday, the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the 900 block of Isler Street following a ShotSpotter alert and a report of shots fired. Officers immediately located a gunshot victim, 35-year-old Quinton D. Atkinson of Pikeville. Atkinson was taken to Wayne UNC Healthcare and later transported to Vidant Medical Center for further treatment. He is listed in good condition…… read more »
