Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Authorities rule fire at Edwar suspicious
A Sunday night fire at 102 W. Patetown Road is being investigated as being suspicious, said Assistant Goldsboro Fire Chief James Farfour Monday afternoon. According to Farfour, the Goldsboro Police Department and the State Bureau of Investigation went to...Published: Aug 16, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Chief to ramp up recruiting efforts
The Goldsboro Police Department will ramp up efforts to recruit and retain officers through increased pay incentives, a pre-hiring program and the addition of new equipment. Goldsboro Police Chief Mike West outlined the programs during a Goldsboro City Council...Published: Aug 16, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Packaging care
Staff Sgt. Theodore Boswell told his wife, Tiffany, to not send him care packages after his deployment from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. He wanted her to save money. But when Boswell arrived at his deployment location in June,...Published: Aug 16, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Suspect sought in armed robbery
A second man is now wanted in the July 11 armed robbery of the Handy Mart located at 2495 U.S. 13 North. Ervin Lee Waters Jr., 19, is wanted by the Wayne County Sheriff's Office on charges of attempted...Published: Aug 16, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story
Man shot in leg after being robbed
A man was reportedly shot and robbed by people he was drinking alcohol with at the Serena Inn on Corporate Drive early Sunday morning. According to a police report, Alfredo Garcia, 26, was drinking with several people at the...Published: Aug 16, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story