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At a press conference Friday, Police Chief Johnny Jennings said the four officers and a sergeant had knowledge that the man, 46-year-old Harold Easter, had swallowed cocaine during his arrest but left him unattended in an interview room for more than 20 minutes.
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Officials say the robbery happened at First Flight Credit Union on MLK, Jr. Boulevard.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 4:11 PM EDT
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The Wilson Police Department has arrested three men in connection to the shooting death of Tylyike Pigford.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 9:44 AM EDT
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Frederick Angoco, 39, of Havelock, has been charged with forcible sodomy.
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Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 5:37 PM EDT
Carteret County deputies say starting on Labor Day weekend they began getting reports of vehicles being broken into on roads off of Highway 24.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 3:29 PM EDT
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Fayetteville say a 2-year-old child was taken to the hospital when officers found the toddler with an apparent gunshot wound inside a home.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 3:24 PM EDT
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Hertford Mayor Ernell Brown signed the curfew order following multiple shootings.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 12:18 PM EDT
Records at the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office says Shelton Perry was shot at his home on Dusty Lane around 10:00 a.m. Monday.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 10:40 AM EDT
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The Jacksonville Police Department is asking for help in identifying a man suspected of communicating threats on Sept. 13.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 8:55 AM EDT
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Durham police are investigating a rash of shootings that left eight people injured, including two teens.
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Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 4:30 PM EDT
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Justin Merritt was charged with robbery, larceny of a motor vehicle and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 4:21 PM EDT
Police say they were called to the area in reference to a shooting and found the 17-year-old male dead with a gunshot wound.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 10:07 AM EDT
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Nijear Singleton, 20, was arrested on Sept. 10 and charged with discharging a weapon into occupied dwelling and injury to personal property.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2020 at 4:16 PM EDT
Mark Hall, Jr., of Newport, is charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and one count of injury to personal property.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2020 at 12:13 PM EDT
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Police are investigating after they found a man shot and killed inside of a hotel.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2020 at 2:32 PM EDT
Dominique Wynn was arrested Thursday on multiple sex charges.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2020 at 11:48 AM EDT
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The man was arrested following a vehicle chase.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 3:27 PM EDT
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A surveillance photo of the person of interest was released Thursday afternoon by Kinston police.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 12:36 PM EDT
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It started around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday night when an officer on patrol heard gunfire in the 1000 block of Edmondson Avenue in Tarboro.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 11:38 AM EDT
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Greenville police are hoping someone will mail in a tip regarding a group of neighborhood vandals caught on camera this past Monday.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2020 at 1:38 PM EDT
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Deputies say a registered sex offender is facing new sex crime charges.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2020 at 11:19 AM EDT
Edgecombe County deputies say the Dollar General in Princeville was first robbed Sunday around 9:00 p.m. and then again on Tuesday around 3:30 p.m.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 5:31 PM EDT
Domonic Daguizan was found shot in the abdomen on August 22nd near the Holy Trinity Community Church on South Road.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 3:23 PM EDT
A sheriff’s office says a warrant has been served for the 2019 murder of a man here in the east.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 12:20 PM EDT
Makiia Slade was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting near West Queen Street in Edenton back on July 24th.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 11:57 AM EDT
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Greenville police say that they have turned their investigation of a deadly gunfight over to the district attorney’s office.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2020 at 6:19 PM EDT
An undercover operation in Onslow County has lead to the arrests of two people suspected of trafficking heroin and meth.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2020 at 11:25 AM EDT
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According to the sheriff’s office, Phillip Carmichael, 36, of Columbia was being escorted to his cell via wheelchair by two detention officers at about 6:20 a.m. Sunday.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2020 at 11:15 AM EDT
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Juan Pablo Perez-Pina, 23, was pulled over on Aug. 29 for a traffic stop on Highway 264. Deputies said they seized more than 11 pounds of meth from inside a box.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2020 at 9:13 AM EDT
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Deputies say Robert Baxter, 50, of Sneads Ferry was arrested following a high speed chase through Sneads Ferry.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2020 at 4:41 PM EDT
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The suspect assaulted the victim and stole his wallet and cash, according to GPD.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2020 at 3:49 PM EDT
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Deputies say there were three victims in a weekend shooting near Warsaw.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2020 at 9:41 AM EDT
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Deputies arrested and charged Quanterrio Mejias of New Bern with trafficking in heroin and possession with the intent to sell/ deliver cocaine.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2020 at 11:05 AM EDT
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The church tells WITN stolen items include televisions, laptops and tablets from their private school, sound equipment, and the thief even went through the church’s shed.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2020 at 7:48 AM EDT
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A former Havelock city commissioner has been convicted on child pornography charges.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2020 at 8:40 PM EDT
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A joint operation with the U.S. Marshal’s Missing Child Unit in Atlanta and Macon led to the rescue of 26 children and officials successfully locating 13 others.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2020 at 9:29 AM EDT
Police arrested Tommy Heath, 58, from Kinston Monday afternoon.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2020 at 1:52 PM EDT
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Sonny Morris, Jr. was arrested Wednesday with the help of the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2020 at 11:27 AM EDT
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Nash County deputies say on Sunday they charged Taquan “TQ” Stokes, of Rocky Mount, with the murder of Jerome Lynch.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2020 at 4:40 PM EDT
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Deputies had to perform CPR on the victim as he stopped breathing before EMS arrived.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2020 at 12:32 PM EDT
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Currie Brock was standing on Summerlin Crossroad Road near Tram Road in Duplin County back on October 13th when he was struck by a vehicle.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2020 at 11:50 AM EDT
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This is the third round of arrests in the undercover drug operation conducted by the Carteret County Sheriff’s office and Morehead City police.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 1:35 PM EDT
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A sheriff’s office is investigating a homicide after a man was found shot.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 10:34 AM EDT
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Jonathan Claiborne was arrested on Saturday at a relative’s home in Granville County.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 9:16 PM EDT
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., says that Donte Kornegay was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl, and distribution of fentanyl.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 5:43 PM EDT
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Kill Devil Hills police said Isaias DePaul was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he turned himself in peacefully.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 2:37 PM EDT
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Richard Alston was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years on federal drug and money laundering charges.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 12:28 PM EDT
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New Bern police say Theodore Luckett shot and killed his sister Tuesday night.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 10:09 AM EDT
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Atlantic Beach police say 20-year-old Lance Corporal Jonathan Hornsby was charged with three counts of statutory rape.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 9:29 AM EDT
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ECU and Greenville police are looking for a man they say tried to rob a group of people with a gun near 10th and Cotanche streets overnight.