The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following:
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•A stabbing last night at Fifth and Jewel Street. Chief Jeff Hinton said Timothy Roberson, 21, reported he was stabbed in the abdomen around 11 p.m. He did not give the police much information and the matter remains under investigation.
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•A break-in occurred in the 300 block of Henry Street around 2:30 p.m. Friday. Hinton said people described as two black males broke into a house they thought was vacant. However, a juvenile was in the house, Hinton said. Entry was gained through a back door. When they discovered the juvenile was in the house they fled. Dogs from Tillery Correctional Center were called to the scene. The case remains under investigation.
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•Thompson Welding reported a break-in Friday morning around 9 a.m. Approximately $900 worth of equipment was taken.
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•A stabbing was reported Saturday around 10 p.m. on Wilkins Street. Britt McCoy, 52, was stabbed in the chest during an argument over a woman, Hinton said. His injuries were not serious. Jeffrey Fleming, 48, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. Bond amount and a court date was not immediately available.
