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Items filtered by date: August 2015

Wednesday, 23 September 2015 17:16

Police continue to track leads on missing woman

The Roanoke Rapids Police Department continues to track down leads in the case of a Henrico woman who was reported missing last week.

Sterling D. Moody has taken a plea and is scheduled for sentencing in the November 10 term of federal court in Greenville, records show.

Tuesday, 22 September 2015 15:17

RRPD blotter: September 18-21

The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty:

Tuesday, 22 September 2015 14:24

Woman shot in domestic in stable condition

The condition of a woman who was shot in an apparent domestic dispute early this morning has been upgraded to stable condition, according to Halifax County Sheriff Wes Tripp.

Dexter Devon Taylor, wanted in the June 22 Enfield murder of Jarshamel Cambridge, is in custody in Halifax County after his arrest in Rocky Mount around midnight Saturday.

A Hollister man died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following an early morning shooting in which a woman and 8-year-old boy were shot.

The state of the Halifax County Register of Deeds Office is strong and steady.

A man faces 100 counts of obtaining property by false pretense based on an investigation in which a stolen credit card was used to make fuel purchases in the Roanoke Rapids and Weldon areas.

A day before embarking to Nashville for rehearsals for the Every Child is Beautiful tour, the promoter of the show got a chance to view the venue where the Christian concert returns in November.

Saturday, 19 September 2015 15:39

Photo gallery: 2015 Ducky Derby

Matt Whitehead of Scotland Neck had the winning, $2,000 duck, in today's Ducky Derby at River Falls Park in Weldon.