Slayings prompt surge in Crime Stoppers donations
By News-Argus Staff
Published in News on August 5, 2016 3:48 PM
The city of Goldsboro's five unsolved homicides this year have captured the attention of Gov. Pat McCrory and led to $25,000 in local donations that support increased Crime Stoppers payouts.
Mayor Chuck Allen said Friday, during a press conference on the steps of City Hall, that an outpouring of local donations -- within 10 minutes on Wednesday -- now provide the Goldsboro Wayne Crime Stoppers with an additional $5,000 for each unsolved slaying. The payouts are now increased from $1,000 to $6,000 and will be paid to anyone with information leading to a felony arrest in each case.
The Governor's Crime Commission, at the direction of McCrory, will also provide a $25,000 grant to the Goldsboro Police Department's gang suppression unit, said David Huffman, executive director of the Governor's Crime Commission.
Col. Christopher Sage, 4th Fighter Wing commander at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, also expressed support to the city and community, where many airmen and their families live.
"When a tragedy occurs in this town, it affects all of us," Sage said. "Whether it is a local citizen or an airman assigned to the base, as neighbors and friends, we mourn them together."
Complete coverage, including the unsolved cases, will be in the Sunday edition of the Goldsboro News-Argus.