On March 31st, the Goldsboro Police Department and Wayne County EMS were dispatched to the 1200 block of Day Circle for the report of an unresponsive child. The 2-year-old was transported to the Wayne UNC Health Care Emergency Department where she was pronounced deceased. Members of the Goldsboro Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division responded to…… read more »
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Suspect Charged With Murder For Death Of 2-Year-Old
Suspect Accused Of Stealing Parts Off Church Van
On March 20, the Goldsboro Police Department took a report on a catalytic converter being stolen from a church van belonging to the Hallelujah Worship Center, on the 400 block of E. Ash Street. During the investigation, Matthew J. Schilling of Dudley was identified as a suspect. Felony warrants were secured on Shilling on Tuesday for…… read more »
Family Seeks Answers After Pedestrian Injured In Crash
Family members are hoping witnesses may provide further information on an accident that left a pedestrian seriously injured. The accident occurred around 6 AM Monday on N. Berkeley Boulevard near Northwood Drive. A 43-year-old Goldsboro resident was out for a morning jog when he was struck by a southbound vehicle. The pedestrian ended up being…… read more »
2021 Operation Medicine Drop Is A Smashing Success (PHOTOS)
After having to skip the 2020 drug take back events due to the pandemic, local residents are eager to get rid of their old, unused and expired medications. They lined up at the Peggy M. Seegars Senior Center for Wednesday’s Operation Medicine Drop in Goldsboro. Shelly Willis, Safe Kids Coordinator for the Partnership for Children…… read more »
Drive Thru Operation Medicine Drop Set For Wednesday
Clean out those medicine cabinets this week. Once again, the Goldsboro Police Department and Safe Kids Wayne County are partnering for Operation Medicine Drop. Shelly Willis, Safe Kids Coordinator for the Partnership for Children of Wayne County, says last year’s medication take back events had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. Willis says this year’s…… read more »
Two Charged With Child Abuse After Infant Treated For Drug Overdose
On March 12th, the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a call on the 100 block of Vanderbilt Circle in regards to an unresponsive 5-month-old juvenile victim. The infant was transported to Wayne UNC Healthcare and later airlifted to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville for treatment for a drug overdose. After further investigation, 36-year-old Lance Patrick Gardner and 28-year-old…… read more »
GPD: Two Suspects Arrested For Trafficking Heroin
Tuesday evening, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department Gang Suppression Unit conducted an investigation on the 700 block of Corporate Drive. Officers with the Special Enforcement Unit along with “C” Shift Patrol and K9 assisted in the investigation. 31-year-old Richard T. Moore of Goldsboro was arrested during the investigation for Trafficking in Heroin and Obstruction…… read more »
Goldsboro Police Arrest Statutory Rape Suspect
In early December, the Goldsboro Police Department took a report regarding a juvenile victim alleging a known suspect had sexually assaulted her. The investigation identified 21-year-old Shamar Edwards of Goldsboro as the known suspect, and a warrant was obtained for Statutory Rape of a Child by a Person more than 4 but less than 6…… read more »
UPDATE: Police Arrest Suspect For Mulberry Street Shooting
The Goldsboro Police Department says it has arrested a suspect in this weekend’s shooting on Mulberry Street. 19-year-old Tywan Z. Jones of Goldsboro was identified as a suspect in the case, and he was taken into custody by members of the Goldsboro Police Department’s Housing Unit near the intersection of N. Madison Avenue and E.…… read more »
GPD Investigates Attempted Murder On Mulberry Street
Just before 2 PM on Sunday, Goldsboro Police responded to a shooting that occurred on the 1200 block of E. Mulberry Street. Officers responded to the scene and located the victim, Shameek Johnson, suffering from a gunshot wound. Johnson was transported to Wayne UNC Health Care and was later transferred to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville where he is currently listed in…… read more »
