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5 pounds of marijuana, $8K seized in Rocky Mount, police say
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCN) — A man was arrested for having over five pounds of marijuana, according to the Rocky Mount Police Department. On Thursday shortly after 6:10 p.m., the Rocky Mount Police Department responded to the 700 block of Branch Street regarding a narcotics violation after conducting a weeks-long investigation.
Man wanted for kidnapping, raping child, Roanoke Rapids police say
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — Investigators are asking for the public’s assistance to help them find a man wanted for kidnapping and raping a child, the Roanoke Rapids Police Department said Friday. Officers said 21-year-old Oquevion Raheim Barnes, of Roanoke Rapids, is wanted for raping a juvenile under...
Man, woman stole vehicles from home of deceased person, Halifax County deputies say
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — A man and a woman are facing charges after they were found to have broken into the home of a deceased person and stole vehicles from the property, the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Deputies said 40-year-old Justin Roger Nowell and 38-year-old...
Teen shot while sitting in car outside store, Halifax County deputies say
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — Deputies are working to learn who shot a teen while he was sitting in a car outside of a store, the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. At about 5 p.m. Tuesday, deputies said they were called to the parking lot of a...
Rocky Mount firearm examiner aims to solve more crimes, faster
New data shows the impact of a fire examiner at the Rocky Mount Police Department. The Rocky Mount Police Department is one of only a few cities in eastern North Carolina that analyze firearms in-house. The firearm examiner analyzed 5,950 cartridge casings and 417 firearms for more than 30 police...
W.B. Bullock remembered for serving nation, city, church
A former assistant city manager who also served as an interim city manager fought back tears after the funeral for former City Councilman W.B. Bullock on Thursday at Englewood United Methodist Church. “It was a great service,” Peter Varney said. During part of the service, attendees were permitted to stand up and comment about Bullock. ...
NCPS Principal of the Year Finalists
Leon Dupree SCHOOL: Rocky Mount Middle School HOMETOWN: Macclesfield EDUCATION: bachelor of science in communication, master’s of school administration and doctorate in educational leadership, East Carolina University YEARS IN EDUCATION: 22 ...
School reassignments could affect 1,000 Nash students: Board set to vote Monday on attendance zones
As many as 1,000 Nash County students would be reassigned to different schools beginning in August under a plan that is scheduled to be approved Monday. The board of education for the Nash County Public Schools system is set to vote on new school attendance zones as part of the upcoming demerger of the two school systems in the Twin Counties. Four school facilities will become part of the Edgecombe County Public Schools system next school year, and about 1,200 students living on the Edgecombe...
Bird park co-founder receives medal from king of England
SCOTLAND NECK — A native Briton’s lifelong service to the cause of protecting wildlife was honored Tuesday with one of Great Britain’s most prestigious honors. Mike Lubbock, co-founder of Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, received the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire medal from one of King Charles III’s emissaries in a ceremony attended by about 200 invitees, at the park that has become both a staple of Eastern North Carolina tourism and a nerve center for the study and preservation of...
Murder, accessory charges filed against Walstonburg man
Charges against a Walstonburg man arrested in an April 15 shooting death on Third Street in west Greenville include murder and accessory after the fact, according to jail records. Zy’quan Malik Johnson, 21, 93 Jamal Sarsour St., was arrested in Rocky Mount the next night with the assistance of the Rocky Mount Police Department, the Greenville Police Department said. He was detained in the Edgecombe County Jail and later booked...
Do you know him? Man wanted for felony larceny at Z’s Smoke House, Rocky Mount police say
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WNCN) — Investigators are looking for help to identify a man they said stole from a tobacco shop, the Rocky Mount Police Department said Wednesday. At about 9:19 p.m. Tuesday, officers said a man entered Z’s Smoke House on the 1600 block of Northern Blvd. and was involved in a felony larceny.
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