Thieves are after a very particular car part. Following a trend seen across the nation, the Goldsboro Police Department is seeing a spike in thefts of catalytic converters from parked vehicles. At last week’s Operation Unite Goldsboro Community Roundtable, GPD Maj. Anthony Carmon spoke about the problem. He says the Goldsboro P.D. has formed a…… read more »
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GPD: Thieves Targeting Catalytic Converters
Second Suspect Arrested For 2018 Robbery, Shooting In Goldsboro
A second suspect is arrested for a 2018 armed robbery and shooting in Goldsboro. The Goldsboro Police Department says 21-year-old Geno T. Pridgen, Jr. of La Grange was taken into custody after he surrendered at the Wayne County Magistrate’s Office on Wednesday. On September 18th, 2018, a GPD officer observed a male shot in the…… read more »
FEDS: Felon Sentenced After Repeat Firearm Possession
32-year-old Anthony J. Lee of Kinston was sentenced last week to 57 months in prison and three years of supervised release for two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon. On March 25, 2021, Lee pled guilty to the charge. According to court documents and statements made during hearings, on July 11, 2019,…… read more »
GPD: Juvenile Charged For Armed Robbery, Vehicle Theft
A juvenile suspect is charged for a Memorial Day weekend armed robbery in Goldsboro. Late on May 30th, the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the robbery on the 2700 block of E. Ash Street. Three individuals were robbed at gunpoint by two unknown black males. The suspects fled in the vehicle the victims had been…… read more »
GPD: Suspect Arrested For 2018 Shooting, Second Suspect Still Wanted
On September 18th, 2018, a Goldsboro Police officer parked near the intersection Berkeley Boulevard and Elm Street observed a male shot in the back as he was jumping out of a vehicle. The victim, 24-year-old Corey A. Gibbs, Jr. of Goldsboro was treated at the scene and eventually airlifted to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville…… read more »
GPD: Person Shot, Killed During Altercation On Atlantic Ave.
Just before 10 PM on Friday, the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a report of a person shot on the 900 block of Atlantic Ave. Officers arrived and located an unresponsive subject. EMS responded and confirmed the victim, 34-year-old Marcus D. Flow of Mount Olive, was deceased. The Criminal Investigations Division and Crime Scene Unit responded to the scene. The investigation determined that…… read more »
Bright Street Body Positively Identified
Investigators with the Criminal Investigations Division have received positive confirmation from the State Crime Laboratory that the human remains found on May 24 on the 300 block of Bright Street belong to 38-year-old Heather Diane Stewart of Goldsboro. Two suspects have already been arrested in this case. 29-year-old Willie Lee Langston, Jr. of La Grange was arrested on May…… read more »
2nd Arrest Made In Bright Street Body Case
Another arrest has been made in the case of the deceased person found on Bright Street last week. The Goldsboro Police Department says it obtained a warrant for the charge of Murder on 31-year-old Tamarcus Shaquan Ellis of Goldsboro on Thursday. Ellis, also known as “Mark-B,” had left the area but was apprehended in Baltimore…… read more »
GPD Believes It Has Identified Bright Street Body
The Goldsboro Police Department believes it has identified the deceased person that was found on Bright Street last week. The GPD on Wednesday said the person found dead on the 300 block of Bright Street on May 24th is believed to be 38-year-old Heather Diane Stewart of Goldsboro. Positive identification is still needed from the…… read more »
Suspect Charged With Murder For Bright Street Body Case
An arrest has been made in the case of a body that was found in the City of Goldsboro. Just before 6 PM Friday, 29-year-old Willie Lee Langston Jr. of La Grange was arrested for the charge of Murder at the Goldsboro Police Department without incident. Langston came to the police department in reference to his…… read more »
