Sixteen cadets graduate from BLET program

Wayne Community College graduated its 68th Basic Law Enforcement Training, BLET, class during recent ceremonies. The 16 cadets who completed the college's academy received certificates to work as sworn law enforcement officers in North Carolina. Certificates were conferred on...

Published: Aug 22, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story

Inmate caught after prison escape

MAURY -- Greene County sheriff's deputies captured escaped inmate Waylon Flynn at about 8:30 this morning in the woods just a few miles from Greene Correctional Center. Flynn, 37, had been on the run since Saturday night when he went...

Published: Aug 22, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story

Law enforcement searches 12 rooms at Serena Inn

Law enforcement officers from various local and state agencies executed search warrants on 12 rooms at the Serena Inn in Goldsboro at 708 Corporate Drive Saturday night just after 8. Saturday night's operation was law enforcement's reaction to six...

Published: Aug 22, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story

Central Heights Community Outreach hosts meeting to talk road conditions and crime

Members of the Central Heights Community Outreach organization met at Central Heights Free Will Baptist Church, located at 3202 Ervin Drive, Saturday morning to present concerns about potholes, crime and new housing developments to Mayor Chuck Allen, City Manager...

Published: Aug 22, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story

911 call center project proceeds

Plans for a new 911 call center are proceeding even though Wayne County commissioners are considering the addition of an emergency operations center to the project. The addition was suggested by Commissioner Joe Gurley, the county's former Office of...

Published: Aug 22, 2016 1:46 PM Full Story