Brenda Burnette, retired captain with the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office, and currently captain with the Jackson Police Department, has filed to run for sheriff of Northampton County.
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Captain Bobby Martin:
Two boaters and a dog were rescued from the Roanoke River today after their vessel capsized near the Weldon Boat Landing.
A Wilson County judge will challenge a Weldon City School board member for the open North Carolina state Senate District 4 seat.
Assistant District Attorney Norlan Graves announced his candidacy for District Attorney of North Carolina’s new Seventh Prosecutorial District — Halifax, Northampton, Hertford, Bertie — today.
Valerie Asbell has filed for reelection as District Attorney in Bertie, Halifax, Hertford and Northampton counties.
The City County Drug Task Force reported the following, according to Captain A.M. Harris:
Kevin Elrod, who was arrested Thursday in connection to an armed robbery last week, also faces other counts unrelated to the heist.
A Caledonia Correctional Institution minimum custody inmate who left his outside work assignment on Thursday was captured early this morning.
The second man wanted in the armed robbery of a convenience store last week was taken into custody today.
