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Final Monroe St. suspect surrenders
The final suspect in a Monroe Street attempted robbery surrendered to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office Thursday. Vinlente Barnes, 17, faces charges of attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon and...
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Remembering a statesman: Hobgood's Avent succumbs
The morning of his Thursday afternoon death, the North Carolina Department of Transportation Board gave its unanimous endorsement of a resolution naming a 3.7 mile stretch of Highway 125 in honor of...
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Teens transported following PWC collision
One teenager was transported to Vidant in Greenville while another was transported to Halifax Regional following a personal watercraft collision in the area of Goat Island. Sergeant Dustin Durham of...
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RRPD roundup: Chase; recovered cocaine
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following matters Saturday, according to Chief Chuck Hasty: ChaseAt approximately 2:30 a.m., Officer J. DeSare conducted a traffic stop on Roanoke...
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RRPD roundup: Fraud arrests
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following Monday, according to Chief Chuck Hasty:Â At approximately 11 a.m., Master Officer G. Morris arrested Robert Martin Williams Jr., 34, of...
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Autopsy pending in death of local inmate in fed custody
The FBI has been requested to investigate the death last month of a local inmate who was in federal custody at a facility in West Virginia. Rachel Thompson, the executive assistant and public...
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Man faces sex offense counts following abduction of 1-year-old
A Roanoke Rapids man who has been on the state sex offender registry since he was 13 was charged this morning in the abduction, kidnapping and alleged sexual assault of a 1-year-old child. Â The...
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Government outlines opposition to new Tillmon trial
The government has filed a response opposing a new trial for Operation Rockfish defendant Antonio Tillmon. Tillmon was the only person in the police corruption case to enter a not guilty plea. The...
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Pickleball comes to the T.J. Davis
Pickleball may be best described as the offspring of tennis and ping-pong, a game played on a small court with a low net, wiffle balls and oversized paddles. The game was introduced today at T.J. Davis...
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NCSO sets claim deadline for bikes
The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office has set an August 6 claim deadline for several bikes currently designated as lost and found. The bikes are in fair condition and were found by farmers in a...
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Arrest warrants say child was seriously injured in abduction
Arrest warrants for a man charged Wednesday morning with sex counts involving a 1-year-old child allege the victim was both seriously injured and sexually assaulted during an abduction. Â Ezell's...
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Task force roundup: Marijuana counts; heroin paraphernalia; HCSO arrest
The City County Drug Task Force this morning arrested a Roanoke Rapids man for possession of approximately 251.6 grams of marijuana. Captain A.M. Harris said the arrest of Maurice Ivory Jr. occurred...
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Woman charged after leaving children in car while gaming
Scotland Neck police are continuing an investigation after its officers responded to a report of an infant and toddler in a locked car while their mother was reportedly playing a sweepstakes game...
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Juvenile charged with murder in Woodland shooting
A 15-year-old juvenile is in custody and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 75-year-old man on the outskirts of Woodland Thursday night. Captain Patrick Jacobs of the...
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RRPD seeks two
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is looking for two people pictured in the wanted posters below. {gallery}rrpdposters{/gallery} The man, Chad Hilton, is wanted for the breaking and entering of a...
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Roanoke Valley DYW sets interest meeting
The Distinguished Young Women of Roanoke Valley Scholarship program is gearing up for its June 2018 program for the class of 2019. An interest meeting will be held in September. Candidates who are...
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RRPD seeks two on felony warrants
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is looking for the following people. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the numbers on the posters, the police department at 252-533-2810 or...
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Employee arrested after scuffle with manager
A grocery store manager was treated on scene by EMS Saturday night following a scuffle with an employee. Roanoke Rapids police Chief Chuck Hasty said in a statement the manager intervened in an...
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RRPD seeks two in Walmart larceny spree
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is looking for two men who Lieutenant Charles Vaught said reportedly took some $1,500 in clothing and electronics from Walmart the latter part of June....
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Man filing false robbery report breaks patrol car window
A man who filed a false robbery report Monday night broke a patrol car window while reportedly banging his head against it. Roanoke Rapids police Chief Chuck Hasty said the damage to the car caused by...
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