Crime
Shooting Leaves 1 Person Dead, 1 Critically Injured
One person was killed and a second person was critically wounded in a shooting Tuesday night southeast of Pikeville. Wayne County deputies said they responded to an 11:48pm 911 call…
Vehicles Stolen Hours Apart From Business, Home
Detectives are investigating whether two vehicle thefts reported hours apart are possibly connected. Around 6:00pm Monday, an employee at Hill Top Farm Service Center at 6431 Strickland’s Crossroads Road near Four…
Former Clayton High Football Player Gunned Down In Durham
Moment Of Silence Held At Clayton High Grief Counselors Available At CHS To Speak With Students A former Clayton High School football standout was shot and killed Monday night in…
Marijuana Discovered Inside JCS Central Office
Smithfield Police have confirmed they are investigating a narcotics incident at Johnston County Schools Central Office at 2320 Highway 70 East. Police said they were notified Thursday by interim superintendent…
Kenly Business Burglarized
Authorities are investigating a break-in at a Kenly business. It happened at New Bro’s Motors at 8296 Highway 301 North in Kenly. The owner told Johnston County deputies that two auto…
Belk’s Shoplifting Suspect Charged
A 52 year-old man is facing misdemeanor larceny charges after he allegedly shoplifted a $24 pair of headphones from Belk’s at 1231 N. Brightleaf Boulevard in Smithfield. Police said they were…
Inmate Dies In Sampson County Jail
The NC State Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of an inmate. The Sampson County Sheriff’s Office said detention staff were alerted Thursday by other inmates to an inmate suffering…
Heroin And Firearms Conviction Gets Spring Hope Man More Than 13 Years In Prison
A 35 year-old man learned Tuesday he will spend the next 160 months in a federal prison followed by 5 years of supervised release. United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced…
Alien Indicted On Illegal Reentry Charge
A federal grand jury in Raleigh had returned an indictment against a convicted felon from Mexico charging him will Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien. Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United…
Clayton Walmart Shoplifting Suspects Arrested For Stealing Cheese Dip, Camera Film
Cheese dip, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream and Instant Camera Film. That’s the shopping list that a man and woman are accused of stealing from the Clayton Walmart. 29-year-olds Britney…
Rooftop Confession Leads To Arrest
A case of slashed tires landed a Clayton man in jail. 48-year-old Albert Miller is accused of cutting the valve stems on three car tires belonging to employees of local…
Roommate Charged With Machete Attack
A Clayton man was arrested for allegedly cutting his roommate with a machete. 36-year-old Marvin Ordonez Moya was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and given…
