(GDN) – The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office says on March 26th, 2022, they pulled over a vehicle traveling on US Hwy 70 Bypass for a lighting violation. Police say 29-year-old Casey Roberto Maddox was identified as one of the passengers of the vehicle. As a result of an investigation, they discovered Maddox had active orders…… read more »
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Man Faces Drug Charges After Traffic Stop In Goldsboro
Goldsboro Man Arrested On Meth Charges In Wayne County
(GDN) – The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office says 34-year-old Matthew Joseph Schilling of Goldsboro was taken into police custody. They say on March 24, 2022, Deputy Gray responded to a call for service in the southern part of Wayne County for assistance. As a result of an investigation, Schilling was arrested and charged with possession…… read more »
Body Found After Early Morning Car Fire In Goldsboro
(GDN) – On Saturday, March 19, 2022, at approximately 2:55 am, the Patetown Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a vehicle fire in the 4300 block of N.C. Highway 111 North. When firefighters arrived, they found a vehicle on fire and the body of an unknown black male lying face down on the ground near…… read more »
Pair Arrested For Stealing Golf Cart In Grantham
(GDN) – The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office says 30-year-old Seth Alston Williams of Dudley and 27-year-old Caleb Michael Sexton of LaGrange were arrested and charged with Larceny of a Motor Vehicle. Deputies responded to 911 calls of two suspicious males walking on Sambo Lambert Road on March 2, 2022. They made contact with the two…… read more »
Update: Found Safe – Silver Alert Issued For Runaway Teenager By Wayne County Sheriff’s Office
(GDN) – The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Silver Alert for a runaway teenager. Police say Destiny Alexis Jones left her home in Dudley during the night of March 14th and may be in the company of James Leighton, III. Destiny is described as a female, 16-years-old, Hispanic/Native American, 5 feet 3 inches…… read more »
Southern Wayne High School Incident
(GDN)-In a Press Release from the Wayne County Sheriffs Department issued today, they stated that on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, Deputy A. Wood was providing security at a Southern Wayne High School basketball game. As part of Deputy Wood’s responsibilities, he was monitoring the crowd for weapons which are not permitted on school premises. Deputy…… read more »
Suspect Charged After Stabbing Incident Near Mount Olive
On Tuesday, members of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on the 200 block of Strawberry Lane in Mount Olive in reference to a disturbance. Upon arrival, a male subject was located in a wooded area, bleeding from multiple locations on his body. The male told responding deputies that he was attacked…… read more »
Two Arrested For Dudley Burglary & Armed Robbery
(GDN) – Around 7 PM on Monday, Wayne County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 100 block of Georgia Farms Drive in Dudley for a burglary and robbery. Two suspects had reportedly rang the doorbell and, when answered, forced their way into the residence. One of the suspects had a firearm. The homeowner and suspect with…… read more »
Multiple Weekend Vehicle, Residential B&Es Reported In La Grange
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating multiple vehicle break-in’s as well as residential break-in’s that occurred between Friday, January 28, and Sunday, January 30, in the La Grange area of Wayne County. At this time, detectives are following up on leads and believe there may be a connection between these cases and B&E…… read more »
Adult, Juvenile Charged For December Drive-By Shooting
(GDN) — On December 22nd, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office took a report regarding a shooting into an occupied dwelling in the southern area of the county. The suspects were in a car and opened fire on the house as they drove by. Four people were at the home at the time of the shooting. …… read more »
