Crime
Suspect Wanted After Burglaries At Three Smithfield Businesses
SMITHFIELD — Smithfield Police have identified a suspect wanted in connection with a series of overnight break-ins at three businesses in the 900 block of North Brightleaf Boulevard. Officers were…
Meth Trafficker Receives 70-93 Month Prison Sentence
SELMA, N.C. – A Selma man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to trafficking methamphetamine in a case investigated by the Selma Police Department. On July 20, 2026,…
Deputies Charge Smithfield Man In Armed Robbery
SELMA, N.C. — A Smithfield man has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a Kenly man who investigators say was lured from a motel to a home…
Bird Bath Bandits Ruffle Feathers In Smithfield
SMITHFIELD, N.C. — It’s not every day someone steals a concrete bird bath. It’s even more unusual when two disappear from the same neighborhood. Smithfield police are investigating a pair…
Officials Urge Caution After $5,715 Check Stolen From Mail
JOHNSTON COUNTY — A western Johnston County man says a check he mailed to pay his credit card bill was stolen from the U.S. mail and fraudulently cashed. The 73-year-old…
Joint Operation In Nash County Results In 17 Arrests, Firearm Seizures
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — A joint law enforcement operation in Nash County last weekend resulted in multiple arrests, firearm seizures and dozens of criminal charges, according to the North Carolina…
Two Charged After Late-Night Break-In At Home Under Construction
JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. — A suspicious vehicle parked outside a new home under construction led Johnston County deputies to two men who had allegedly entered the vacant residence early Saturday…
Johnston Deputy Recovers Repainted Stolen Moped
JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. — What began as a routine traffic stop for a moped without a license plate ended with the recovery of a stolen vehicle and the arrest of…
Grand Jury Indicts Smithfield Man In Wife’s Murder; ICE Detainer Filed
SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A Johnston County grand jury has formally indicted the Smithfield man accused of fatally shooting his wife outside her workplace last month, as newly released search warrants…
Police Search For Suspect After Social Media Sale Ends In Robbery
SELMA, N.C. — Selma Police are searching for a suspect after a planned meeting to purchase an item advertised on social media turned into a robbery Tuesday afternoon. The incident…
Life Without Parole For Clayton Man Who Killed Girlfriend, Shot Her Son
SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A Clayton man charged with killing his girlfriend and wounding her teenage son during a domestic violence incident has pleaded guilty and will spend the rest of…
21-Year-Old Suffers Serious Injuries in Selma Stabbing
SELMA, N.C. — A Saturday night altercation in Selma ended with one woman hospitalized with serious injuries and another facing a felony charge. Officers responded around 11:45 p.m. July 11…
