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Task force roundup: Five charged in separate operations
The City County Drug Task Force arrested five people in separate operations today. Sam Powell Dairy Road Shortly before 12:30 p.m. Agent D.R. Radford executed a search warrant after nearly two months...
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HCSO roundup: Ladder theft, scam alert
A Roanoke Rapids couple was charged last month with reportedly stealing and pawning an extension ladder from a Keener Drive residence. McLeod, left, and Davis. Major Scott Hall of the Halifax County...
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RRPD blotter: January 29-February 5, 2016
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty: Friday January 29, 2016 At approximately 2:30 p.m., Master Officer Roy Ball responded to a larceny call at...
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NCSO roundup: Feb. 3-4
The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office reports the following arrests, according to Captain M.D. DeLoatch Sr. : February 3 Floyd Butts Jr., 39, of Gaston, was arrested by Lieutenant C. Williams on a...
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MRAC kicked off their 38th season Saturday night
The Meherrin River Arts Council opened their 2016 concert series at the Emporia Greensville Performing Arts Complex in Emporia Virginia Saturday night February 6th. The first of four concert in the...
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Man charged on cocaine, marijuana counts after stop
A Halifax man was charged Saturday night on cocaine and marijuana counts after a sheriff's deputy stopped him for a motor vehicle violation. Major Scott Hall of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office said...
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Police investigate fraudulent gift card purchases
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying the individuals in the photo below who are wanted in a credit card fraud case. According to a statement by Investigator...
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Murfreesboro man faces assault charges
A Murfreesboro man is scheduled to appear in Northampton County District Court in March to answer to charges filed against him in an assault case. Laquan Jamar Tann, according to a statement by...
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Nine more take pleas in Operation Rockfish
Senior United States District Court Judge Malcolm Howard today adjudged nine Operation Rockfish defendants guilty after they took pleas in the Northampton County police corruption case. One of the...
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HCSO roundup: Weapons charges lodged; man sought
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office today arrested a Roanoke Rapids man on weapons charges related to a stolen rifle which was sold to a local pawn shop. Hardin Investigation by Detective B.C. Griffin...
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Three charged in Jan. 26 purse-snatching
Three people have been arrested in a January 26 purse-snatching which occurred at Walmart. Roanoke Rapids Police Department Investigator Gorton Williams said in a statement public assistance aided in...
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Police seek man involved in chase
A Monday night chase has Roanoke Rapids police looking for a Halifax man who ditched the car he was driving in a back alley. Chief Chuck Hasty said Calvin Louis Robinson, 21, is wanted on warrants...
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Residents appeal bus shelter permit at Medlin
A group of residents in the Vance and Cedar street area have appealed the issuance of a building permit to construct a vehicle shelter to house school activity busses at the former Medlin school site....
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PETA offering straw bedding Thursday
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will provide straw bedding for dogs which have inadequate protection from an impending cold front expected to grip the area over the weekend. The...
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Arraignment gave snippets of Rockfish evidence
Tuesday's arraignment of nine defendants in Operation Rockfish police corruption case offered pieces of evidence, including bribe payments, the United States Attorney's Office would have used had their...
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Two arrested, one sought in B&E
Two men have been arrested and another is sought in a February 4 breaking and entering in the Margaretsville area. Captain M.D. DeLoatch Sr. of the Northampton County Sheriff's Office said the two men...
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Fire destroys Vine Street house
Fire destroyed a house on Vine Street this evening. Roanoke Rapids firefighters received the call shortly before 6 p.m. and arrived to find the front of the single-story house engulfed. Lieutenant...
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Man sought for food stamp fraud
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office is looking for a Roanoke Rapids man who sold his Electronic Benefits Card for cash. Putney Major Scott Hall said Jackie Putney, 27, tends to frequent areas of...
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Photo gallery: Giving hay as the sun shines
PETA ran out of its initial supply of bedding straw in about 20-30 minutes of arriving at Tractor Supply today, went to a local nursery and bought more. It ran out of that supply in short time as well....
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Man arrested in 2012 second-degree rape case
Garysburg police Wednesday made an arrest in a nearly four-year-old second-degree rape case. Chief Melvin Garner said this afternoon the department has been working on the case since it was reported on...
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