The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty:
Domestic disturbance leads to arrest
On Friday at approximately 10:45 p.m., Officer C. Batchelor responded to a domestic disturbance in the 100 block of Monroe Street.
The officer found the victim had visible injuries to her face.
Jeremiah Hyman, 33, of Scotland Neck, was arrested for assault on a female and during a search was found in possession of narcotics and paraphernalia.
He was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Hyman was jailed without opportunity for bond and has a September 9 court date.
Officers D. Hundley and J. DeSare assisted.
Officer assaulted
On Saturday at approximately 3:30 a.m. officers responded to a call about a disturbance in the 1000 block of Jackson Street.
Robert Earl Pittman Jr., 42, of Roanoke Rapids, who was reportedly intoxicated and irate about the disturbance, slammed a door on Officer M. Hunsucker.
Pittman was arrested and charged with assault on a government official.
He received a $1,500 bond and September 8 court date.
Hunsucker was not injured
Hundley and Batchelor assisted.
Domestic disturbance leads to arrest
On Sunday at approximately 1 a.m., Hunsucker responded to a domestic disturbance in the 1000 block of Vance Street.
He found the victim had visible injuries to the neck.
James Michel Harvey, 25, of Littleton, was arrested and charged with assault by strangulation.
He also had six outstanding orders for arrest from Halifax and Northampton counties.
He was jailed without opportunity for bond and given a September 6 court date.
Lieutenant C. Burnette, Hundley and Batchelor assisted.
Wanted person arrested after caught shoplifting
On Monday at approximately 12:30 p.m., officers responded to a larceny call at Walmart.
Lee Van Jenkins, 37, of Roanoke Rapids, left the store with the items. Officer J. Shelburne located and detained him in the parking lot.
The stolen items were recovered.
Jenkins had several outstanding warrants from an investigation by Investigator O.B. Wiltsie.
Jenkins was arrested and charged with larceny, two counts possession of stolen goods, breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering and obtaining property by false pretense.
He received a $5,000 bond and September 1 court date.
Wiltsie’s case involved Jenkins allegedly breaking into a residence, taking items and pawning them.
The report was filed by the victim August 4.
Officer J. Spragins assisted.
Mail theft
On Monday at approximately 1:15 p.m., Officer R. Cross responded to a larceny of mail call on East Eleventh Street.
Cross located Saltore Bartholomew Siracusa, 65, of Roanoke Rapids, with the stolen mail.
Siracusa was arrested and charged with larceny and possession of stolen goods.
He received a $1,000 bond and September 22 court date.
Deputy Chief Andy Jackson, Lieutenant P. Parks and Master Officer A. Salmon assisted.