A suspect is accused of being an accessory to a 2016 homicide in Goldsboro. Versean Jenkins sustained multiple gunshot wounds in the shooting on the 500 block of E. Elm Street on May 22, 2016. Jenkins later passed away from his injuries at Vidant Medical Center. The Goldsboro Police Department now reports its continued investigation…… read more »
On April 13th, the Goldsboro Police Department took a report of a sexual assault that occurred over many years. The victim was a juvenile at the time of the alleged offenses. The suspect was known to the victim, and the GPD began an investigation. At the completion of the investigation, 45-year-old George Lamont Washington of…… read more »
Effective Wednesday, May 20, the Goldsboro Police Department will begin fingerprinting applicants for employers with added restrictions in place to provide a safe environment. Applicants will be required to make an appointment, wash or sanitize hands upon entering the facility, and wear a face mask. The officer processing applicants will also wear a mask during…… read more »
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 »
Goldsboro Police arrest a suspect for a weekend shooting that left one person injured. The GPD says 31-year-old Willie Darden, IV of Goldsboro was identified as the suspect in the Saturday shooting near the 1600 building of Day Circle. The shooting sent 30-year-old Tavaris Whitfield of Dudley to the emergency department at Wayne UNC Health…… read more »
Officers with the Goldsboro Police Department were responding to a ShotSpotter alert near the 1600 building of Day Circle around 11:30 PM Saturday when additional information was received that a subject may have been shot during the incident. Moments later, officers received notification from Wayne UNC Health Care that a victim had arrived at the…… read more »
During the evening of April 5th, officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to a ShotSpotter alert near the 300 block of N. George Street. When officers arrived on scene they found that a subject fired multiple shots from a vehicle and struck another vehicle that was occupied by five people, three of which were…… read more »
On Tuesday, the Goldsboro Police Department Patrol Division responded to a report of breaking and entering to motor vehicles. Three residents of Greenbrier Drive in Goldsboro reported an unknown person broke into their vehicles and stole various items overnight. The Goldsboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division began investigating the incident and developed a suspect, 30-year-old…… read more »
A former golf course employee is accused of stealing money from his workplace. On March 31st, the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the Goldsboro Golf Course Pro Shop on S. Slocumb Street where a suspect damaged an exterior window and entered the business. The suspect had removed cash from inside a safe at the pro…… read more »
A victim is severely burned during an attempted murder in Goldsboro. Goldsboro Police responded to the report of an assault on the 500 block of Hickory Street around 11:30 PM Wednesday. When officers arrived at the residence, they located the victim, 39-year-old Latonya McCoy of Goldsboro, suffering from severe burns. McCoy is still critical condition at…… read more »
