City police looking into break-ins at local store
By John Joyce
Published in News on February 17, 2015 1:46 PM
The Goldsboro Police Department is investigating the fourth break-in in a two-month span at the Maxway retail store located at 125 S. Center St. in downtown Goldsboro.
The most recent break-in took place Sunday at 2:04 a.m.
According to the report, the suspect triggered an alarm when breaking a window to gain entry to the store. Before anyone arrived, the suspect had made off with a $250 Emerson LCD TV.
This marks the fourth such incident at the business.
According to information filed by Capt. Dwayne Dean via email, the Maxway was first broken into on Dec. 29 at 9:07 p.m. The store was hit again Jan. 19 at 11:45 p.m., and then once more just hours later at 3:40 a.m. on Jan. 20.
"The common theme is breaking a window to steal a TV in each instance except No. 3," Dean said.
In that case, an employee was inside the business waiting for the glass to be repaired from the previous night's break-in. A suspect entered through the broken window, realized the store was occupied and fled without taking anything, Dean said.
Dean said the break-in's seem isolated to the Maxway store. Only two other break-ins have been reported in the downtown area -- considered the Goldsboro Municipal Service District -- which encompasses everything in a nine-block radius from George Street east to William Street, and from the north side of East Ash Street south to East Spruce Street.
"B&G Grill and Carolina Outreach each suffered a B&E in December 2014, a day apart from each other," Dean said.
Dean's statement said the Goldsboro Police Department encourages all businesses, whether considered to be in downtown or outside the MSD, to make sure their burglar alarms are functioning properly. Dean also suggests having a working video surveillance system.
Meanwhile, Goldsboro police working to solve the break-ins believe they are on the trail of those responsible.
"These cases are actively being worked by an investigator who is following up on leads that have been generated which hopefully will lead to a suspect being charged," Dean said.