Walstonburg
CRIME & SAFETY
Public assistance needed for Walstonburg store break-in information
The Greene County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for assistance in any information related to a breaking and entering that occurred at Lewis Food Mart located in Walstonburg, around 11:50 pm on 05/13/2024. The vehicle pictured was occupied by three individuals, two were covered and entered the store leaving with an undisclosed amount of cash money.
Pitt County Sheriff’s Office investigating after body found in home
FARMVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after finding the body of a man in a home in Farmville on Thursday. Pitt County Sheriff’s Office deputies and other officials were at a home at 5226 US 258, just north of Farmville. They were called to the home just before 10:30 a.m., […]
Woman charged in fatal Forest Hills Road crash
A woman faces a criminal charge after the victim in an April traffic crash succumbed to her injuries. Tanishia Anquane Barnes-Fleming, 35, of Wilson, is charged with one count of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle, according to a release from Sgt. Eric McInerny, public information officer with the Wilson Police Department. Police responded to the 3000 block of Forest Hills […] The post Woman charged in fatal Forest Hills Road crash first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Man survives as car plunges into water
A Stantonsburg man pulled himself from a mostly submerged vehicle after driving into a watery ditch Monday. Wilson County Emergency Medical Services treated Bradley Holbrook, 34, at the scene and transported him to East Carolina University Medical Center following the incident. N.C. State Highway Patrol First Sgt. G.S. Hemby said the single-car wreck happened at 5:30 p.m. on N.C. 222 […] The post Man survives as car plunges into water first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Man found dead after report of shots fired in Greenville’s Sterling Pointe community
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Greenville police are investigating a shooting that killed a man Thursday evening. Police responded at 7 p.m. to a report of multiple gunshots in the Sterling Pointe community. When officers arrived, they found a man who was suffering from gunshot wounds near the 3909 building. He died from his injuries. The […]
Law enforcement investigating body found in Farmville mobile home
FARMVILLE, Pitt County — Pitt County deputies are investigating a body found at a home on U.S. 258 in Farmville. Investigators are trying to determine a cause of death and the investigation is in the early stages. Deputies responded around 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 16, 2024 in a mobile...
Crime Roundup: Greenville fugitive located in Puerto Rico
A Havelock man who the Greenville Police Department said fled the country to avoid a rape charge was located by federal agents in Puerto Rico and will be extradited to Pitt County. Special agents in the FBI’s San Juan Field Office arrested Deshawn Keon Oliver, 29, on May 8 in Aguidilla, Puerto Rico. He was accused of hiding from police on a 2021 charge of statutory rape. DNA evidence indicated he impregnated a 13-year-old girl with whom he had regular contact, the department said. ...
Pitt County woman arrested after illegal drugs found in search of home
PITT COUNTY — A Bethel woman was arrested after an investigation into the smuggling of illegal drugs into prisons. Law enforcement arrested Angela Wall Medlin, 44, was taken into custody after warrants were served after a search of the home at 164 Unit B on Nelson Street in Bethel.
Chase suspect facing multiple felony charges including assault with a deadly weapon
Ten charges ranging from felony assault with a deadly weapon to misdemeanor driving while impaired were filed against a Greenville man who led law enforcement on a high-speed chase before a state trooper shot him last weekend. Kenneth Charles Kinard, 35, 905 Allen Road, also is facing multiple arrest warrants from the Commonwealth of Virginia for probation violation, grand larceny and drug possession. The local charges filed against Kindard stem...
J.H. Rose student killed last week in Highway 11 crash funeral today
WINTERVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The J.H. Rose High School student killed in a collision last week is being laid to rest Wednesday morning. According to an obituary, Caroline Lupton’s funeral service is this morning at 11 a.m. Lupton died from a crash that happened last Wednesday at the intersection...
Law enforcement looking for missing teenager
GREENVILLE, Pitt County — Law enforcement in Greenville is looking for a missing teenager. Anzayon Harris, 14, was last seen at his home on Conley Street on May 8, 2024. Harris is known to hang out in the area near the Nash Street Gym. Anyone with information on the...
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.
Man arrested, faces drug charges after Pitt County investigation
Pitt County, NC — A man faces multiple drug charges following an investigation into the sale of illegal drugs in Pitt County. Themon Donatue Williams, 37 was arrested on Thursday, May 16 after detectives executed a search warrant at a home on Cheyenne Court in Greenville. Williams was charged...
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