A suspect leads law enforcement on a vehicle chase while his child is in the backseat. Friday night, a member of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office DWI Task Force was working a citizen speed complaint in the La Grange area of the U.S. 70 Bypass. A vehicle was pulled over for reportedly speeding at 99…… read more »
A Wayne County man is accused of abusing his elderly mother. In mid-September, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office reports it was notified of an elder abuse case by the Wayne County Department of Adult Protective Services. Sheriff’s Office detectives worked with Adult Protective Services to investigate the case. As a result of the investigation, 34-year-old…… read more »
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office reports 56-year-old Jenny L. Huffman of Goldsboro is charged with two counts of Forgery of Instrument, two counts of Uttering Forged instrument,, and two counts of Obtaining Property by False Pretenses. According to the sheriff’s office, the business had accepted two checks on September 12th which were dishonored by the…… read more »
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office reports a vehicle towing a trailer and riding lawnmower was observed committing a Chapter 20 traffic violation on Tuesday. As a traffic stop was attempted, the driver fled from law enforcement, heading north on I-795. The pursuit continued onto the westbound U.S. 70 Bypass and on onto Highway 70 toward…… read more »
Last week Friday, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office was informed that a stolen motor vehicle was located at a residence on the 900 block of Church of God Road. Members of the ACE Team and Patrol Shift “D” deputies responded to the home and located the stolen vehicle. A resident of that home, 23-year-old Dustin…… read more »
The Goldsboro Police Department and Wayne County Sheriff’s Office are once again teaming up to go after funds from the annual Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant. The grant is worth a total of $34,766. Goldsboro Police Chief Mike West explained how the grant would be split to the city council on Tuesday. West says…… read more »
Wayne County Public Schools will begin a modified schedule today, Tuesday, September 8, 2020. This means that school buses will be on the road as they transport students to and from schools per the modified schedule. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in recent years there were an average of 128 fatalities in…… read more »
A suspect is back in Wayne County where he is facing arson charges. On May 27th, a food truck and the La Palmita store on the 4300 block of U.S. 117 South Alt. in Dudley were broken into. The store was also intentionally set ablaze. Over the next two weeks, two more store fires were…… read more »
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for Adam Glenn Davies. 31-year-old Adam Glenn Davies has been missing since August 31st, 2020. Davies is a White male, 5’9″, approximately 140 pounds, with light colored hair and blue eyes. He was last seen in the Polly Watson area of…… read more »
A Wayne County traffic stop leads to drug charges. On August 12th, deputies with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office pulled a vehicle over for fictitious registration plates. During a probable cause search of the vehicle, the deputies reported found cocaine, heroin and multiple items of drug paraphernalia. 58-year-old Kenneth A. Barnhorst of Monroe, NC, was…… read more »
