Two Venezuelan men who have been sought statewide for installing card skimmers were arrested today after an anonymous caller reported suspicious activity at a Weldon ATM where a device had been installed late last year.
The Weldon Police Department reported the following, according to Chief James Avens:
A man wanted in the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old and another wanted in an unrelated shooting in Weldon are expected to be brought back to Halifax County for processing Saturday.
A man with a lengthy criminal record who was released from prison in October for a series of crimes committed in 2014 is wanted by Weldon police in a Wednesday night armed robbery.
A Weldon area man was apprehended in Georgia this morning and is being held pending extradition in the murder of a 1-year-old boy.
A man who is considered the intended target of a Tuesday night drive-by shooting in Weldon is now wanted by police for reportedly firing back at his reputed assailants.
Weldon police are investigating a second drive-by shooting in less than a week.
Weldon police Chief James Avens initially wanted to do a shop with a cop event to help children as Christmas approaches.