CRIME & SAFETY
Farmville man arrested following drug investigation in Pitt County
Pitt County, NC — A month-long narcotics investigation ends with an arrest and seized assets in Pitt County. Pitt County detectives pulled over a vehicle on Askew Road in Greenville on Thursday, May 2 to conduct a traffic stop. Detectives came in contact with Solomon Ferreria Alves, 32 of...
Suspect in custody after standoff following robbery of Greenville store
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Greenville police had a suspect in custody on Saturday following a brief standoff where officials said he set a camper on fire and robbed a store that led to part of Memorial Drive/NC Hwy. 33 being blocked off. UPDATE: Suspect named, charges released Police initially responded to Colony Tire at 110 […]
Charles B. Aycock English Teacher Arrested on Friday
PIKEVILLE — Charles B. Aycock High School English teacher Andrew Clifton Richards, 37, Walstonburg, was arrested on Friday morning. On April 26, a female filed a report with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office alleging an inappropriate relationship with a teacher while she was a student at Charles B. Aycock.
Winterville fire department fights weekend tractor fire
WINTERVILLE, Pitt County — Crews with the Winterville Community Fire Department responded to a tractor fire over the weekend. It all happened Sunday, May 5, 2024, in the 1000 block of Jack Jones Road. Officials say the Greenville Utilities Commission was on hand to ensure the electrical lines were...
DWI Roundup: Greenville man charged with backing into vehicle multiple times
A man was charged with driving while impaired and other offenses after police said he backed into an occupied vehicle unprovoked, fled the scene and was later tasered. An incident report from the Greenville Police Department said that at 3:55 p.m. April 27, officers responded to the intersection of 10th Street and South Memorial Drive. A spokeswoman for the department said that a motorist had backed into a vehicle multiple times before he exited his own vehicle and left the area on foot. ...
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