Crime
Johnston County Firefighter Charged With Indecent Liberties, Sexual Exploitation Of Minor
SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A Johnston County firefighter has been fired after being arrested on felony charges alleging he took indecent liberties with a child and possessed sexually exploitative material involving…
Stolen Dodge Charger Recovered Hours After Owner Reports Theft
SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A Smithfield man returned home after being away for a week to find his prized Dodge Charger Scat Pack missing. The theft was reported July 20 after…
New Search Warrant Seeks Contents Of Four Oaks Police Officer’s Seized Phone In Cold Case
GARNER, N.C. — Newly released court documents show investigators have obtained a second search warrant in the decades-old homicide investigation into the 2004 death of Joshua Davis, this time seeking…
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…
