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Man charged with raping 14-year-old gets $500,000 bond, Halifax County deputies say
LITTLETON, N.C. (WNCN) — A man accused of raping a juvenile is in jail on Friday, according to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said 53-year-old Joseph Robert Liles, of Littleton, turned himself in to authorities at the sheriff’s office on Friday. They said warrants were obtained...
‘Nasty’: Man nabbed for indecent exposure along street in Roanoke Rapids, police say
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — A man already facing an indecent exposure charge was arrested in another incident from Saturday morning along a street in Roanoke Rapids, police said Sunday. The latest incident was reported around 8 a.m. Saturday after a woman saw a man standing on the side...
Roanoke Rapids man charged with rape, police say
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — A Roanoke Rapids man was arrested and charged with rape on Thursday, according to police. On May 11, the Roanoke Rapids Police Department began an investigation into an alleged rape that happened in the city. Police said after speaking with the victim and collecting...
Felon arrested in Sheetz parking lot after chase, drug possession, Halifax County deputies say
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — A convicted felon is in jail with no bond after he led deputies on a chase and was found with several drugs, the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. At about 7:45 p.m. Thursday, deputies said they pulled over a vehicle for a...
Police respond to criticism of crash during Roanoke Rapids High School senior car parade
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (WNCN) — Police in a North Carolina town Sunday cleared up confusion about responded to complaints about a minor crash during a car parade for high school seniors. The incident happened Sunday afternoon during the annual Roanoke Rapids High School senior parade — an event that...
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