On Oct. 21 at approximately 12:35 a.m., officers with the Goldsboro Police Department responded to the 900 block of S. Best St. for a report of a shooting.… read more »
Tag Archives: Wayne County Detention Center
Suspect Arrested in October Homicide
Police Make Double Arrest On Drug And Gun Charges In Goldsboro
The Goldsboro/Wayne County Drug Task Force arrested 32-year-old Shihem Coleman and 34-year-old Lequan Battle. On April 20, 2022 members investigated narcotics and weapons violations on Atlantic Avenue in Goldsboro. After a search warrant was executed, approximately 47 grams of suspected cocaine, five grams of marijuana, one firearm (that was previously reported as stolen) and various…… read more »
Positive Results After Jail’s First Year Of Substance Misuse Program
(GDN) — One year in, and Wayne County is seeing encouraging results from its Detention Center Substance Misuse Program. Wayne County Jail Navigator Machelle Bass gave an update on the program at Tuesday’s county board meeting. There were a total of 110 participants during the first year of the program. One participant, who is expected…… read more »
County Moves Forward With Constructing New Detention Center
Wayne County is moving ahead with the construction of its new jail. Earlier this month, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners agreed to initiate Phase 3 of its contract with Moseley Architects for the full design of the jail’s construction. Commissioner Joe Daughtery says the Facilities Committee has seen the need for a new detention…… read more »
Jail’s Substance Misuse Program Hopes To End “Rotating Door”
With nearly $1 million coming to the county, the Wayne County Detention Center is hoping to reduce the recidivism rate for persons dealing with substance addiction. Wayne County Sheriff Larry Pierce talked about the jail’s new Substance Misuse Program at last week’s meeting of the Wayne County Board of Commissioners. Pierce says sheriff’s department nationwide…… read more »
Detention Center Uses Grant For Substance Misuse Program
In October of 2020, the Department of Justices’ Bureau of Justice Assistance announced the Comprehensive Opioid Stimulant Substance Abuse Program grant award to Wayne County of $900,000 for a three year period for The Wayne County Detention Center Substance Misuse Program. “This program will be a benefit to our county in that it will reduce…… read more »
Several Detention Center Inmates Test Positive For COVID-19
On June 13th, the Wayne County Detention Center was notified that an inmate transferred from the Detention Center to the Department of Corrections had tested positive for COVID-19. This inmate displayed no symptoms of the virus when housed at the Detention Center. Upon learning of the positive test, all inmates within the Detention Center who…… read more »
