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Items filtered by date: August 2017

Two high school students have been charged in a rape which occurred in a locker room Wednesday.

Wednesday, 27 September 2017 17:22

Welfare check leads to marijuana find

A welfare check Tuesday evening led to the arrest of a Garysburg man on marijuana charges, the City County Drug Task Force reported.

A 30-year-old Roanoke Rapids man is scheduled for an initial appearance Thursday in federal court in Greenville after a true bill of indictment was returned earlier this month on multiple counts of receiving and possessing child pornography.

The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office reported the following, according to Captain Patrick Jacobs:

Tuesday, 26 September 2017 18:02

Drugs, stolen trailer seized in morning raid

Investigation into drug activity in the Sam Powell Dairy Road area resulted in arrests, the seizure of cocaine and marijuana and recovery of a stolen U-Haul trailer today.

A 22-year-old Woodland man has been charged in the murder of a former Littleton resident, the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office said.

Three American muscle cars are headed to Indiana after two friends won them at White Motors to benefit three area chambers of commerce in a fundraiser.

Roanoke Rapids Mayor Pro Tem Carl Ferebee has been selected for a two-year term on the board of directors of the North Carolina League of Municipalities.

A Roanoke Rapids woman faces charges after a 15-year-old in her care was found apparently drunk and semiconscious Saturday night.

A vehicle movement violation led to the arrest of two people on marijuana and cocaine counts Friday night.

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