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Rocky Mount officer details intense moments he was shot at
Rocky Mount officer talks about dangers of job, remembers being shot at. Sergeant Cameron Joyner has reported to the Rocky Mount police station for 16 years. He says his dedication is a “calling.”. Over time, he said built a routine, but one day in 2023 that day-to-day was interrupted...
Driver gets prison time in fatal crash
A man was sentenced to an active term in state prison Monday after pleading guilty to felony death by motor vehicle and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in Wilson County Criminal Superior Court. Brandon Lamar Collins, 38, formerly a Wilson resident who now lists an address in Middlesex, was sentenced to a minimum of 8 years, 9 […] The post Driver gets prison time in fatal crash first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Town police investigate gunfire during Blooming Festival; one teen charged
Two juveniles were apprehended and one of them is charged with criminal offenses in connection with gunfire on Saturday night in downtown Nashville amid the 2024 Nashville Blooming Festival, town police said on Monday. Shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday, officers who were working security at the event reported shots having been fired in the area behind the Nash County Detention Center, Deputy Police Chief David Boykin said in an email. ...
Wilson car dealer charged with insurance fraud
A Duplin County man is charged with insurance and car title application fraud, after North Carolina’s insurance commissioner says the Wilson car dealer submitted a forged signature to the DMV following an insurance claim concerning a Jeep that was titled under the name of a person whose identity was stolen.
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