Chief Chuck Hasty said in a statement Tillery would not heed the blue light and siren and continued driving to the area of Mills Street off West Tenth Street where he abandoned the car.

The passenger, Nashiem Malik Smith, 17, of Roanoke Rapids,was taken into custody at the vehicle.

Tillery was taken into custody at Creekside Court following a foot chase.

Tillery had outstanding warrants for a rape and kidnapping which reportedly occurred in January and was investigated by Lieutenant Charles Vaught.

Charges against Tillery stemming from the chase include flee to elude arrest; possession of a stolen firearm; possession of drug paraphernalia; maintaining a vehicle to keep a controlled substance and resist, delay and obstruct an officer.

Tillery received a $130,000 bond and May 18 court date.

Smith was charged with possession of a stolen firearm, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a concealed weapon. He received a $15,000 bond.

Lieutenant Charles Burnette, Sergeant Mark Peck, Master Officer Gerald Morris and Vaught assisted.

According to electronic court records, Frederick was federally indicted in April for having been previously convicted of a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment for more than a year while possessing a firearm and ammunition.

Frederick, who was arrested by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, will appear before Magistrate Judge Robert B. Jones Jr. at the federal courthouse in New Bern at 9:30 a.m., the documents say.

Frederick remains in federal custody after Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Swank found him not suitable for release following an April 29 detention hearing.

The standoff occurred on November 24 around 1:15 a.m. when police were called to the 500 block of Jefferson Street about Frederick not taking his prescribed medication and beating on a door.

“I can tell you that in Halifax County, we have eight youth who have conquered that fear and become stellar examples of presenters and public speakers,” said Ashley Brooks, Halifax County 4-H agent.

The 22 counties in the Northeast District hold a competition every year for 4-Hers to show off their skills in a variety of presentation and public speaking categories.

The 2016 District Activity Day held Saturday in Chocowinity was a great success for Halifax County as eight members presented and came away with seven medals.

Mary Braswell Kiger, 16, presented in the highly competitive Livestock category with her presentation on Balancer Cattle, a new, cutting-edge breed for the cattle industry.
Shacori Scott, 10, presented in the Science and Technology category with her experiment graphing the energy expended by birds flying in a V-formation. She won a silver medal at the competition. Rebecca Hilliard, 16, presented on guide horses, which have become a cost-efficient new service animal in the form of miniature horses. Hilliard won the bronze medal in the Horse 14-18-year-old category.

In the photo gallery: The group photo, Scott gives her presentation, Myers presents and Kiger presents.

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The team of Skyler Moore, and Lauren Fulkerson, both 16, presented a comical and informative talk on the differences between Foundation and Modern Quarter Horses. The team won silver in the 14-18 Horse category and will be representatives of Halifax at the State 4-H competition.

Audrey Myers, 16, competed in the 14-18 Horse Public Speaking category with a discussion on buying horses in which she shared both tips from research and her own experience. Myers won the gold medal and will be representing Halifax at the State 4-H competition as well.

Shannon Miles, 15, presented in the 14-18 Careers and Entrepreneurship category with her presentation Becoming A Veterinarian, with an in-depth look based on interviews and research at the necessary steps to become a vet and the complicated lifestyle of one. Miles won the gold medal in her category and will join her fellow 4-Hers as a Halifax representative at the State 4-H competition.

Lynley Liles, 16, presented a technical presentation on the cutting-edge technology of Fetal Surgery in the medical field in the 14-18 Science and Technology category.

Winning the gold medal in her category, Liles will be representing Halifax County at the State 4-H competition.

“Halifax County is so proud of all of its presenters and sends best wishes to our state representatives in July,” Brooks said.

The State 4-H Presentation and Public Speaking Competition will be held at North Carolina 4-H Congress on the North Carolina State University Campus July 16.  

Gaston Fire Chief Ed Porter Jr. said in the statement his department was dispatched for mutual aid shortly before 10:15 this morning.

Firefighters found the rear of the house engulfed and discovered fire spread into the attic and eaves.

The occupant of the house escaped unharmed.

Fire crews remained on scene for approximately an hour.

Northampton County EMS and Gaston EMS provided EMS standby while the Garysburg Police Department and Northampton County Sheriff’s Office provided crowd and traffic control.

The "Southern Soul Concert will be August 6, 2016 hosted by DJ Heavy Harris with Sir Charles Jones, Terry Wright, Maurice Wynn and Black Diamond.

Tickets starting at $40 in advance with tickets going on sale Friday May 20th.

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The charges stem from a call police received shortly after 7:45 p.m. Investigating officers were told vehicle tires were slashed as part of a domestic situation between a boyfriend and girlfriend.

Officers were also advised a sexual assault possibly occurred.

Martin said further investigation reportedly confirmed the victim was assaulted physically and sexually.

Investigation by Investigator Charles Vaught developed Martinez as the alleged suspect.

Martinez was jailed without opportunity for bond and has a June 15 court date.

Officer J.T. Mason assisted in the investigation.

“Thank goodness it was at night,” and didn't have more people trying to follow it, enforcement Officer Patrick Brown said.

Brown instructed police officers to monitor the movement of the bear along Tenth and Carolina Streets “and have people leave it alone.”

Brown said the bear most likely wandered into the city as it followed a creek bed or stream as it looked for food or possibly a mate. It may have been pushed out by older bears in the woods or construction.

“It's definitely growing,” Brown said of the bear population in Halifax and Northampton counties.

The bear in question Wednesday night, Brown said, “Was either pushed out or either looking for a different food source,” and most likely trying to find its way back to the woods.

Bears, which locally typically come up around Chockoyette Creek, have been spotted frequently around Halifax Regional, Brown said.

Brown said if a bear is spotted don't approach it and don't try to photograph it. “Stay away. Bears get aggressive if they're trying to protect a food source or have cubs nearby. Just try to leave it alone.”

Authorities believe the bear most likely made its way back into the woods.

A notice of related cases was filed by the United States Attorney's Office in March and states, “A previously filed Criminal Information — United States v. Sterling Deland Moody — … is being prosecuted in this district. This indictment and the aforementioned case arise out of the same conspiracy, common scheme, and series of transactions, and therefore are related cases within the meaning of … Local Criminal Rule.”

The indictment linked to Anthony Moody charges him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and possession with the intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine.

The indictment from March charges from a date unknown, but no later than in or about 2008,

and continuing until on or about November 5, 2015, Anthony Moody did knowingly and intentionally combine, conspire, confederate, agree, and have a tacit understanding with other persons, known and unknown to the Grand Jury, to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine.

“With respect to the defendant, the amount involved in the conspiracy attributable to him as a result of his own conduct, and the conduct of other conspirators reasonably foreseeable to him, is 5 kilograms or more of cocaine,” the indictment says.

Count two of the indictment says on or about November 5, 2015, Anthony Moody did knowingly and intentionally possess with the intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine.

The indictment notes Anthony Moody committed the violations alleged in the indictment after one or more prior convictions for felony drug offenses had become final.

Anthony Moody is currently in federal custody after waiving his detention hearing in March, court records show.

Minute entries from his arraignment held earlier this month show he pled guilty to count one and count two will be dismissed at his sentencing, which is tentatively scheduled for August 9 in Greenville.

Sterling Moody, who also accepted a plea deal, is tentatively scheduled or sentencing on June 14 in Greenville, according to court records.

Chief Deputy Scott Hall of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office said it is believed Corey Lee Hill, 36, tends to frequent the Scotland Neck, Tarboro and Rocky Mount areas.

Detective B.C. Griffin, who could not immediately be reached for comment this morning, obtained warrants for Hill's arrest on charges of attempted murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Hall said in a statement the sheriff's office received a report of a shooting around 9:15 p.m. in the Allison Drive area of Scotland Neck, which is housing authority property.

Deputies learned the victim, who was reported to be in stable condition, was taken to an undisclosed medical facility for treatment.

Hall said it is not clear what prompted the shooting.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Griffin at 252-583-8201 or Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.

At approximately 4:30 a.m., Officer Greg Colson responded to a larceny call at Walmart.

Loss prevention reported a man, later identified as Derek Davon Roberts, 26, of Gaston, took items and left walking toward Motel 6.

Officers located Roberts in the parking lot and he was arrested and charged with larceny, possession of stolen goods and trespassing.

He received a $4,000 bond and July 15 court date.

Lieutenant Perry Parks and Master Officer Roy Ball assisted.

At approximately 11:30 a.m., Officer Patrick Smith responded to a larceny call at Walmart.

Loss prevention reported Shanique Kearse Sledge, 20, of Roanoke Rapids, took items and left.

Smith cited Sledge for larceny and possession of stolen goods. She was released until her July 11 court date.

Tuesday May 17, 2016

At approximately noon, Officer Natara Velazquez responded to a larceny call at Walmart.

Loss prevention reported Damien Paul Gibson, 31, of Roanoke Rapids, took items.

Gibson was found in possession of narcotics after a search.

Velazquez arrested and charged Gibson with larceny, possession of stolen goods, possession of schedule VI and possession of schedule II. He received a $1,000 bond and June 3 court date.

At approximately 1:45 p.m., Smith responded to a larceny call at Food Lion on Julian R. Allsbrook Highway.

Store staff reported Marshall Alvin Jones, 46, of Chesapeake, took items from the store.

Smith arrested and charged Jones for larceny and possession of stolen goods. He received a $1,000 bond and June 3 court date.

Master Officer Gerald Morris assisted.

At approximately 2:45 p.m., Sergeant Mark Peck responded to a larceny call at Walmart.

Loss prevention reported Robert Wayne Walton, 39, and Melissa Annette Walton, 38, of Roanoke Rapids, took items and left.

Peck arrested and charged both for larceny and possession of stolen goods. They received $500 bonds and June 3 court dates.

At approximately 6 p.m., Lieutenant Charles Burnette and Smith responded to a larceny call at Walmart.

Loss prevention told Halifax Central the people, later identified as William Henry Lyles, 18, and Douglass Darryl Whitby II, 17, both of Roanoke Rapids were leaving — one headed to the car wash and the other getting in a vehicle.

Responding officers located both.

Whitby was arrested and charged with larceny and possession of stolen goods and Lyles was arrested and charged with larceny, possession of stolen goods and carrying a concealed weapon.

Whitby received a $12,000 bond and Lyles a $4,000 bond. Both have June 3 court dates.

Weldon police assisted.

Wednesday May 18, 2016

At approximately 2:30 p.m., investigators Gorton Williams and Jeff Davis, along with Officer Joey Spragins, arrested Judith Danielle Walton, 35, of Roanoke Rapids, on outstanding warrants.

The charges stem from a matter reported May 17 where Walton attempted to cash a stolen check at a business on Old Farm Road.

Investigation by Williams revealed Walton attempted to cash a check stolen from a home in Gaston. Walton was charged with forgery of an instrument, attempt to obtain property by false pretense and possession of stolen goods.

She received a $5,000 bond and June 15 court date.

At approximately 11:55 p.m., Officer Dale Strickland responded to a call of an intoxicated person at Waffle House.

Lieutenant Jeff Baggett spoke with the reporting party and learned the person, later identified as Marshall Alvin Jones — see May 17 entry — was last seen walking toward Ruby Tuesday.

Officers located him in the Plaza Shopping Center parking lot.

Jones broke into a parked vehicle.

Strickland arrested and charged Jones with breaking and entering a motor vehicle.

He received a $2,500 bond and June 10 court date.

Sergeant Mike Moseley assisted.

Chief Tyree Davis said when investigators spoke with family members of Marsharea Armstrong, they were told she was teaching the child how to drive. “We informed the family that's what driver education classes are for.”

The video was posted to Armstrong's Facebook page on April 13 and police were made aware of it, Davis said in a statement.

After an investigation, Detective W.C. Murphy Jr. charged Armstrong with contributing to the delinquency of a minor by allowing the child to operate a vehicle while being a passenger.

Lieutenant Daniel Jones arrested Armstrong Thursday and took her to the magistrate's office, which set a July 15 court date.

“We really didn't have enough revenues to cover that,” Brown said this afternoon.

In his budget message Brown will tell the board, “This year this board decided to move forward with the needed replacement of Manning Elementary School in Roanoke Rapids. The total projected cost of the school replacement will be $19.2 million.

“Unfortunately, the debt service required to finance a project of this magnitude could not be absorbed within the current revenue projections. The average annual payment for this project will be $1.5 million over 15 years. To cover the debt service for this payment, property taxes will need to be increased by five cents. This increase is solely to cover the school debt and will be retired once the debt is completed.”

Board Chairman Vernon Bryant said this afternoon, “Certainly, we look forward to his budget presentation on Monday. It looks like we have to do some type of increase.”

(As required by law, the budget will be available for public inspection in the Clerk to the Board's office and in all five county public libraries for the required 10 days before the public hearing. The public hearing will be held on June 6 at 9:30 a.m. in the board of commissioners room at the Historic Courthouse in Halifax with a final adoption scheduled for June 20 at 9:30 a.m. After the Monday meeting, the proposed budget will be available on the county's website at www.halifaxnc.com)

Bryant said throughout the remainder of the budget process commissioners will have talking points for the public. “We will have real specific examples so they'll know what that increase means. As we move through the budget process the public will have a clear understanding of the budget and how it will affect them.”

Brown wrote in his budget message with the entire $40,757, 424 proposal, “there has been no county property tax increase in 13 years” and the last increase in fiscal year 2003-2004 “was essentially to again support school debt for the Enfield-Inborden School replacement project.”

For the upcoming fiscal year, Brown says in his message, “We have had to continue many reductions we have made over the years; despite this, we are able to maintain our service levels to meet the needs of our citizens. From 2008 to 2015, we have cut departmental budgets a total of $3.1 million, an amount that equates to over a 7 percent reduction from our average $37 million budget.

“With these cuts, our county departments are as lean as they can get without cutting valuable services and programs to citizens. The staff and I are cognizant of this and will continue to pursue cost-cutting measures and promote efficiencies.”

Intro

“Addressing this fiscal year 2016-2017 budget was a great challenge,” Brown said in the introduction to the document. “We are still slowly recovering from the recession and have experienced some growth; however, not enough growth that would allow us to address many of our delayed capital needs that occurred with the economic slowdown.”

Fortunately, he said, “with some small growth in our local economy, we were able to increase our fund balance to 23 percent, which was five percentage points up from last year. This recommended budget for fiscal year 2016-2017 was developed in the same successful revenue-based budgeting process we have used for the past 16 years.”

By use of this revenue-based budgeting process, “and through great fiscal responsibility, we, the county, have been able to maintain a healthy fund balance over the years which has allowed Halifax County to weather the economic downturn that began in 2008. Since that time, we have used $15,156,279 from fund balance to balance our budgets ... if we had not had a substantial fund balance at the start of the bad economy, this would have equated to a greater than 47 cents total property tax increase over this period based on the current tax rate.”

Brown noted with revenues not keeping pace with expenses, the use of fund balance has been needed to maintain an appropriate level of service to citizens.

Using revenue-based budgeting, he said, allows the county to have that option. “Our ability to sustain operations during the recession with no tax increase shows the importance of maintaining a healthy fund balance to not only assist us during emergencies, but to aid in maintaining services during hard times as well. This was clearly evident over these past nine years.”

Brown said the county has always had challenges in its ability to provide services to citizens while keeping the property tax rate low. “I commend our county departments for their ability to adapt to our ever-changing economic situation. Our staff remains committed to providing efficient and effective services to our citizens at the very lowest cost to all taxpayers. As I like to remind our citizens, we are taxpayers as well and wish to keep our tax burden low also.”

Sales tax revenue

Brown said the county has experienced growth in many areas of major revenue streams.

“Unfortunately this year our sales tax revenue decreased 2.1 percent as compared to fiscal year 2015-2016. Additionally our tax collection rate essentially matched last year's rate outside of one major taxpayer's tax value appeal. Our continued good collection rate is a credit to the staffs of the Tax Office, Legal and the Sheriffs Office. They all were able to essentially maintain the tax collection rate with their diligent efforts and by establishing expanded payment plans to aid citizens in being able to pay owed amounts.

“Considering the fact that Halifax County is a Tier 1 County along with the economic challenges we face, this is truly an amazing feat and I offer my heartfelt thanks for the jobs these departments do. Also, despite our Tier 1 status, we continue to have positive motion in our economic development efforts. I applaud the board of commissioners' forward-thinking and proactive approach in aligning the county to create well-paying jobs in the future as evidenced by the upcoming opening of Klausner Lumber with 350 jobs.”

Reserves

Brown notes the county's financial reserves remain well above the 8 percent level required by the Local Government Commission.

“Though getting better, our current economy continues to be a crisis situation for Halifax County and its residents,” Brown wrote of reserves. “With our cash reserves, this budget allocates $2,502,546 total dollars from fund balance in order to maintain critical capital needs and services required of the county and to compensate for our lack of revenues. This use of fund balance is in addition to maintaining the cuts and reductions made by our departments over the last seven fiscal years.”

Despite the use of fund balance, the county's projected reserves will be at 17 percent of its operation budget. “Well above the level required by the Local Government Commission and will still allow the county to have fiscal stability and allow for an adequate response to any emergencies that could occur during the year in the county.”

Funding

This budget provides an employee bonus of $500 for full-time employees. It continues to provide a competitive benefits package which includes 100 percent paid premiums for health coverage for each full-time employee who participates in the county's wellness program.

This budget also maintains the longevity program.

The budget continues a hiring freeze, previous staff reductions and travel restrictions, which will remain in effect throughout this budget year.

The budget essentially matches Average Daily Membership funding to each of the graded school systems as compared to the current fiscal year.

The budget includes money to support economic development and contingency operations.

The budget continues to require employees to use county vehicles, when available, for travel, which Brown noted amounts to a savings of an estimated 70 percent in travel costs.

The budget funds critical capital outlay for county departments.

The budget addresses additional capital needs for four educational institutions in the amount of $1,111,100.

Future concerns

“This proposed budget shows the county's ability to provide excellent services to its citizens,” Brown wrote. “However, this budget only addresses items of which we, the county, have full control. With continuing budget challenges facing the federal and state governments, there is a greater potential for additional adaptations to which Halifax County would need to react.

“Knowing this, I continue to have concerns about more unfunded mandates being passed down from these governmental entities. We diligently continue to work with the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners in communicating our concerns to both our state and federal legislators to ensure they are aware of the potential implications of their decisions on our county.

“Our citizens get a great return on their tax investment in Halifax County. Compared to all 100 counties in the state of North Carolina, we still rank in the top 25 percent of counties with the lowest citizen tax burden. That is a feat of which we all can be proud, especially considering we are a Tier 1 County.”

"It's a series we've started that we'll do every two to three months meant to showcase local artists and talents in NC of all genres," stated BarnBurner co-owner Allison Askew. "They'll be simple shows on the front end but they'll give the artists extra exposure and it's something different for our community to participate in," Askew added. 

The first Carolina Mixup Concert series will be June 25th at The Roanoke Rapids Theatre and will feature Thomas Robinson from Rocky Mount, Countersuit from Roanoke Rapids, and The Deep from both Roanoke Rapids and Wilmington. There will be a $10 cover charge at the door.

BarnBurner Promotions will be searching for local talent but are asking any and all artists - Country, Rock, Alternative, R&B, Gospel, Comedians, etc - that are interested to reach out to them.

BarnBurner have a page on their website soon that will feature all artists that participate in the Carolina Mixup as well as information for interested participants.

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Let's switch it up and have some fun - with a local LIP SYNC BATTLE!!  We're taking sign ups now so get in while you can.  The battle will take place on Saturday, July 23rd  at The Roanoke Rapids Theatre.  If you'd like to participate, follow the below directions.  More details to come!!

1.  Send an e-mail to barnburnerpromotions@gmail.com outlining which song you plan on lip syncing too, how many people you plan on participating in your skit, and your contact info (name, phone number, mailing address).  Once we've received your e-mail, we'll respond with further directions.

2.  If you're under the age of 18, you will have to have parental permission.  Complete #1 above and we'll respond with further directions on how we can obtain it. 

3.  The same song cannot be performed by two different participants and spots will be granted on a first come, first serve basis.  We will also not provide props for skits so you'll be responsible for all aspects of your performance.

Now, let the battle begin!!

Chief Tyree Davis said this afternoon the clerk, Willie Jovonta Evans, 24, got into an argument with the victim, who claimed he didn't receive the correct change.

The matter occurred in April at the 301 Market on South McDaniel Street.

In a statement, Captain Dreher Bozard said Detective W.C. Murphy Jr. filed warrants on Evans for assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

Evans reportedly assaulted the victim in the face as the victim was attempting to make a purchase on April 30. The victim was treated at a local hospital.

Murphy and Officer C. Grant located Evans outside a residence on Bass Lane and took him into custody. He was reportedly found in possession of a user amount of marijuana and issued a citation for simple possession and possession of paraphernalia.

Evans received a $1,000 bond and June 15 court date.

Detective Robert Hale said he has secured warrants for the arrest of Jermaine Joyner, 33, for shooting into an occupied dwelling and injury to real property. The shooting, in which no one was injured, occurred April 30.

Hale said Joyner is also wanted for questioning in two fires in the Hobgood area, one on May 16 which left a house a total loss and one Sunday on the same property in which a vehicle was declared a total loss.

Chief Deputy Scott Hall said in a statement the crimes are believed to be related to the ongoing dispute.

Hale said Joyner should be considered armed and dangerous. Joyner is from the Hobgood area and also has ties to Martin County and Tarboro.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Hale at the sheriff's office by calling 252-583-8201 or Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.

It is a $40,757,424 financial plan which calls for a 5-cent tax increase to fund construction of the new Manning Elementary School, County Manager Tony Brown said in his budget message to the board.

Brown did not steer away from the prepared budget message until the very end, explaining how the proposed tax rate increase for the next fiscal year will affect a homeowner.

The owner of a $100,000 home under the proposed 78 cents per $100 tax rate would have a tax bill of $780, which represents a $50 increase over the present 73 cents tax rate.

Highlights of the budget message included:

The county did have some growth this year in property taxes but no growth in sales taxes over last year.

Debt service on the new Manning Elementary School will average $1.5 million over 15 years.

(The proposed budget is available as a PDF at the end of this story. It is also available for inspection at the county manager's office located at the Historic Courthouse in Halifax, the five libraries in the county or by visiting the county's website. A public hearing on the proposed financial plan will be held June 6 at 9:30 a.m. in the board room of the Historic Courthouse)

With the current collections rate, a 1-cent property tax rate increase generates $300,000.

To cover the Manning debt service for the $1.5 million, a tax increase of 5 cents is needed and the tax increase will be retired upon pay-off.

In addition to normal operations the proposed budget provides:

County full-time employee bonuses of $500.

Halifax Community College capital outlay of $204,100.

Halifax County Schools capital outlay of $262,000.

Roanoke Rapids Graded Schools capital outlay of $265,000.

Weldon City Schools capital outlay of $280,000.

A heavy-duty two truck for the school systems at $100,000.

Covers additional county government needs of $748,693.

Supports $231,000 in outside requests.

Meanwhile today, commissioners approved the capital project budget ordinance for the Manning school construction.

The breakdown of the $19,300,000 to build the school is as follows:

Revenues

$18,100,000 in loan proceeds from BB&T.

$200,000 in public school building capital funds.

$1,000,000 from the county's general fund.

Expenses

$17,328,356 construction cost.

$1,451,355 engineering, design and permitting.

$100,000 legal.

$250,000 administrative.

$170,289 contingency.

At approximately 3 a.m., Officer Alex Green conducted a traffic stop for a violation on Jackson Street near Eleventh and spoke with the driver, Shaylin Paige Carter, 19, of Roanoke Rapids.

The officer noticed several open containers of alcohol inside the vehicle and during a search found drug paraphernalia.

Green cited Carter for possession of open container, possession of alcohol, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving the wrong way on a street. She was released until her July 11 court date.

Lieutenant Jeff Baggett assisted.

At approximately 2:30 p.m., Officer Jamie Hardy responded to a larceny call at Food Lion on Julian R. Allsbrook Highway.

Staff told Halifax Central the woman, later identified as Brooke Edwards Pooley, 32, of Weldon, was leaving the parking lot.

Hardy charged Pooley with larceny, possession of stolen goods, driving while license revoked and revoked registration. She received a $500 bond and June 17 court date.

Lieutenant Perry Parks, Master Officer Roy Ball and Investigator J.K. Davis assisted.

At approximately 9:30 p.m., Officer Chris Biggerstaff conducted a traffic stop for a violation in the 1000 block of Roanoke Avenue.

Biggerstaff determined the driver, Tapikia Latricia Johnson, 39, of Roanoke Rapids, was impaired. Biggerstaff arrested and charged Johnson, who was released to a responsible person and assigned a May 27 court date, with driving while impaired.

Master Officer Adam Salmon assisted.

Saturday May 21, 2016

At approximately 3 a.m., Officer Matt Hunsucker and Biggerstaff responded to a call of a motor vehicle hitting a house at East Seventh Street near Holly Road.

Biggerstaff located Carlos Demetrius Crawford, 29, of Roanoke Rapids, walking from the side of the house and detained him.

Biggerstaff checked the area Crawford came from and found a gun on the ground.

Hunsucker charged Crawford with possession of a firearm by a felon, driving while license revoked, careless/reckless driving and exceeding safe speed for weather conditions.

He received a $3,000 bond and has a June 15 court date.

Sergeant Terrence Tyler and Officer Jason Williams assisted.

At approximately noon, Ball responded to a larceny and fraud call at Walmart.

Loss prevention reported Billy Ray Whitby Jr., 42, of Roanoke Rapids, took items and returned them to get a refund.

Ball arrested and charged Whitby with larceny, possession of stolen goods, trespassing and obtaining property by false pretense.

He was also served with an outstanding order for arrest.

Whitby received a $7,500 bond and June 15 court date.

At approximately 2:30 p.m., Officer Greg Colson responded to a breaking and entering of a storage building at Signature Healthcare.

Staff recognized Justin Roger Nowell, 32, of Roanoke Rapids, and reported he put items taken from the building in a vehicle, but when confronted took them out and fled.

Officers set up a perimeter and Ball located and detained him for Colson.

Colson arrested and charged Nowell with breaking/entering, possession of stolen property and larceny. During the investigation officers found a backpack he reportedly threw down. Upon inspection, there was an unknown inside as well as paraphernalia. A test identified the substance as cocaine.

Nowell was also arrested Sunday for possession of schedule II and possession of drug paraphernalia. He received a $6,000 bond for the breaking and entering and $5,000 bond for the drug charges.

He has a June 15 court date.

Parks, Hardy and Officer Scott Blythe assisted.

At approximately 4:15 p.m., Parks responded to a larceny call at Walmart.

Loss prevention told Halifax Central three females took items from the store and were leaving on a vehicle.

Parks spotted the vehicle and stopped it on Julian R. Allsbrook Highway near I-95.

The occupants of the vehicle were identified as the driver, Kyasia Khalilah Edwards Spencer, 18; Tonisha Tonae Mayo, 17; and a 14-year-old juvenile from Garysburg.

Parks arrested and charged Edwards and Mayo, both of Weldon, with larceny and possession of stolen goods.

They received $1,000 bonds and June 3 court dates.

The juvenile was released to a responsible person and will be petitioned to court for larceny and possession of stolen goods.

Ball, Hardy and Colson assisted.

At approximately 9:30 p.m., Master Officer Jonathan Benthall responded to a hit and run on Premier Boulevard.

Tyler and Biggerstaff located the vehicle in question and its driver, Raheem Dieha Ausby, 19, of Weldon, in the parking lot of KFC.

Benthall determined several cars were struck in the Walmart parking lot and also determined Ausby was impaired.

Benthall arrested and charged him with driving while impaired, open container, resisting/delaying/obstructing an officer, child abuse, no operators license, hit and run, careless/reckless driving, possession of schedule VI and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Ausby received a $3,500 bond and July 22 court date.

Williams assisted.

At approximately 9:40 p.m., Baggett conducted a traffic stop for a violation on East Tenth Street.

Baggett spoke with the driver, Jermain Reshaun Clark, 21, of Roanoke Rapids, about the reason for the stop.

Clark reportedly admitted there was a gun inside the vehicle under the seat.

Baggett had Clark step out and secured the gun.

During a search of the vehicle narcotics were found.

Baggett cited Clark for a seat belt violation, carrying a concealed weapon and possession of schedule VI.

Clark was released until his July 8 court date.

Lieutenant C.L. Vaught and Investigator Chris Babb assisted.

Sunday May 22, 2016

At approximately 6:15 p.m., Officer Natara Velazquez arrested Trenton Ray Strickland, 22, of Roanoke Rapids, on outstanding warrants for larceny, possession of stolen goods, and two counts of credit card fraud.

The charges stem from an investigation by Investigator Gorton Williams when on May 14 the victim reported their debit card was stolen and used at ATM’s for withdrawals.

Williams developed Strickland as the alleged suspect and obtained warrants.

He received a $16,000 bond and June 15 court date.

Police are investigating a report of shots fired into a residence in the 800 block of Vance Street.

The department received the call about 11:45 p.m.

Tyler found an unoccupied residence was struck multiple times.

Witnesses reported shots were fired from a dark-colored vehicle.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Babb at 252-533-2810 or Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.

Officers Noland Coles and Kenny Melton responded to the call and learned the victim was playing the lottery in the store before leaving to get in their vehicle.

The suspect struck the victim from behind and a struggle over the gun ensued. The victim got the gun away from the suspect, who did manage to get an undisclosed amount of money from the victim.

The suspect fled on foot toward the wooded area behind Interstate Inn.

Lieutenant Chris Davis and Sergeant Thomas Mason, with his dog, Rio, arrived to perform a track, which went cold.

Avens said the suspect is believed to be a black male with a small build wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt of jacket.

The victim was treated and released for minor injuries.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the police department at 252-536-3136 or Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.