The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following:

1. •Saturday morning around 7:45 officers received a call of an attempted theft of a vehicle, Chief Jeff Hinton said in a news release. Officers responded to 150 Highway 125 and spoke with the victim who heard "banging" around 3 a.m. but did not report noise. The victim found the steering column on their vehicle was broken and the ignition was pried. The case remains under investigation and damage was about $500. 

2. •A checking station in the 300 block of Madison Street during the day on Saturday led to the arrest of: Donte Anton Peebles, 29, of Roanoke Rapids, for possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, felony possess marijuana and possess drug paraphernalia. His bond was $8,000 and his court is Sept. 16. Kelsey Demond Harper, 34, of Roanoke Rapids, was charged with possess drug paraphernalia, possess with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, felony possess marijuana and maintaining vehicle for distribution of a controlled substance. His bond was $8,000 and his court date is Sept. 16. 

3. •Saturday around 10:30 p.m., Willie Albert Tillery, 27, of Roanoke Rapids, was arrested at his residence and charged with: robbery, three counts assault by pointing a gun, assault with a deadly weapon and three counts of communicating threats. He went to jail on $10,000 bond and has an Oct. 14 court date. No further details are available at this time.

4. •Friday around 11:30 a.m., Tammy Jean Britton, 46, was arrested at her residence in Roanoke Rapids on a fugitive probation violation out of Virginia. She was jailed on $100,000 bond.

5. •Reports of a shooting at Halifax Regional Medical Center last night are unfounded, Hinton said. “Some gunshot victims from the county came to HRMC for treatment,” he said. “Family members (and others) came with them and HRMC called for officers to come out there and assist with crowd control. A call was given out as a nurse being held hostage. Everything out there is fine.”