Rocky Mount Police Street Teams Make 70+ Arrests, Seize Guns And Drugs

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Posted: 11:08 AM Jun 23, 2008
Last Updated: 8:47 PM Jun 23, 2008

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The Rocky Mount police Department's street engagement teams are living up to their name.. The teams are pulling drugs, guns and suspects off the streets.

Just last week, police seized marijuana, cocaine, five guns and cash. Since February 2008, the teams have seized 116 weapons. Last week alone, more than seventy arrests were made. There are a variety of charges: Possession of pot, child abuse, robbery, assault and battery, loud music violations, as well as carrying concealed weapons.

Each Monday, the rocky mount police department puts the previous week's arrests and seizures on its website. The information includes the names of those arrested, as well as specifics on what the police seized. You can find a link to the Rocky Mount Police Department's website below.

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Posted by: J Location: NC on Jun 24, 2008 at 11:07 AM
We need some of them where I live b/c our department is not worth a crap.

Posted by: Wild Angel Location: NC on Jun 24, 2008 at 09:38 AM
I give thanks to all the police that help with taking all those negative influence off the street.

Posted by: L.S. Location: wilson, nc on Jun 24, 2008 at 08:30 AM
more than 70 arrest and the majority were for loud music violations. Are they serious? Thats nothing for a police department to brag about. And they wonder why the courts are so over crowded. They should focus on actual criminals rather than loud music.

Posted by: DK Location: Greenville on Jun 24, 2008 at 07:56 AM
My noise ticket was in a parking lot with parked cars so there was no distracting anyone that was driving. Plus my music was playing at a moderate level and I was not playing anything vulgar. I did not deserve a ticket. Plain and simple.

Posted by: Mike Location: Edenton on Jun 23, 2008 at 07:49 PM
Rock on RMPD!!! Perhaps you can teach greenville PD a lesson or two.

Posted by: Matt Location: NC on Jun 23, 2008 at 04:08 PM
Alot of times a loud music citation is just a reason to stop someone. Who knows what else they will find on one of these stops. It's just dumb to give a cop a reason to begin with. Good job RMPD!

Posted by: DK Location: Greenville on Jun 23, 2008 at 03:33 PM
To Devil Dog: They gonna tell me to put down that double cheeseburger too? They arent doing me a favor I promise you. I was in a parking lot with other parked cars. How am I distracting other drivers? Trust me, the cops were just being pains in the butt just because they didnt like the music I was playing. If I was playing some Conway Twittie, they probably would have left me alone. Cops do abuse their right to use their authority. This is a perfect example of it.

Posted by: Devil Dog Location: New Bern on Jun 23, 2008 at 02:02 PM
To DK...The cops are doing you a favor with a citation for loud music. It is saving your hearing, which will reduce medical costs, and saving other driver's lives by not being distracted. You call it music and other people call it garbage. Think about other people because a vehicle is nothing more than a projectile on wheels.

Posted by: DK Location: Greenville on Jun 23, 2008 at 01:03 PM
I got a loud music ticket once. They said if they could hear the music 50 feet outside of my car then it was a violation. It was my factory stereo too. What a bunch of bull. I could hear the same cops talking 50 feet away from my car. Its just a way for the city to shake down people out of their money.

Posted by: X Location: Greenville on Jun 23, 2008 at 12:58 PM
Don't get to happy alot of those so called "arrest" are just loud music citations. Since citations can be counted as arrest. Something sounds a lil fishy about it. Maybe somebody is trying to get little more funding?!

Posted by: MJ Location: Greenville on Jun 23, 2008 at 11:46 AM
It's nice to see they are getting drugs, guns, and other major stuff off the street but what is with the 30 or so loud music arrests? Is that such a problem or have they gotten major crime down that much? If so they need to show Greenville how they did it!!

Posted by: Matt Location: NC on Jun 23, 2008 at 11:28 AM
Wow what a concept. How bout it Greenville?

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