Crime
Suspicious Fire Damages Home Under Construction
A suspicious fire caused extensive damage to a home under construction. The fire was reported Friday night on Hilmont Drive in the Mason Park subdivision off Josephine Road in the…
$45,000 In Cocaine Seized From Clayton Home
A large quantity of cocaine, several firearms, drug paraphernalia and an undisclosed amount of cash was seized by the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office this week following a search warrant inside…
Suspect Arrested For 15th Time For Trespassing At Church
ANGIER – Around 9:30am Sunday, Elton Eugene Bryant was spotted walking down Piney Grove Road near Piney Grove Chapel Baptist Church. When he stepped into the church parking lot an…
Father Charged With Murder In Death Of 5 Day-Old Baby
The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office has arrested the father of a five day-old child on homicide charges. On November 23rd at 2:53am, the Harnett County 911 Center received a call…
Police Investigate Shooting On Interstate 95
Smithfield Police are investigating a shooting on Interstate 95. According to investigators, around 8:00pm Wednesday two vehicles were traveling southbound on the I-95 near Highway 70 exchanging gunfire. Officers were…
Kenly Man Falls For Sweepstakes Scam
A 65 year-old Kenly man lost several thousand dollars in a sweepstakes scam. The victim said he received a phone call in October from an individual claiming they were with…
Scam: Victim Places Large Amount Of Cash In Mailbox
A Johnston County woman says she was scammed out of a large amount of cash she placed in a rural mailbox. It happened last month. The 54 year-old victim saw…
Suspect Wanted In Smithfield Store Robbery
Smithfield Police are following up on several leads in their search for a robbery suspect. Sunday morning a lone suspect walked into T-Mobile at 1241 N. Brightleaf Boulevard and asked…
Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison
16 kilos of cocaine, $173,100 cash, 2 firearms seized in Benson and Willow Spring GREENVILLE, N.C. – A Mexican national was sentenced Monday to 180 months imprisonment for conspiracy to…
Police: Firearm Brandished During Altercation Inside Walmart
Police said a handgun was brandished during an altercation Friday afternoon inside Walmart on N. Spence Avenue in Goldsboro. Goldsboro Police said they responded to a call around 1:20pm reporting…
Wanted Person Apprehended Following Vehicle Pursuit
A man wanted on warrants in two counties was apprehended by Smithfield Police. Around 8:30pm last Friday, Nov. 20th, an officer was on patrol and attempted to stop a 2018…
Report: Narcotics Agents Seize Meth, Arrest Two People
Narcotics agents with the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people during a traffic stop on Highway 301 near Keen Street in the Four Oaks city limits. One of the…
