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Garner onboard one of Navy's largest warships
A 2012 East Carolina University graduate and Weldon native is serving on one of the world’s largest warships, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush. Petty Officer 3rd Class Otis Garner is...
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New spate of vehicle B&Es reported
Roanoke Rapids police, who have been investigating a string of vehicle break-ins, are looking for a man who may be involved in stealing two of the vehicles broken into. Investigator Jeff Davis said the...
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Tips lead to Task Force arrest
An Enfield man was arrested today after a search warrant was executed at a Freedom Street apartment. City County Drug Task Force Agent D.C. Dickens said the arrest of Deshawn Johnson, 23, was based on...
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MaSuki challenges Cross Creek CUP denial
The decision by Roanoke Rapids City Council last month to turn down a conditional use permit for an apartment complex in the Villages at Cross Creek community was made without substantial evidence and...
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More charges lodged against Harris
Already charged in the February armed robbery of a Roanoke Rapids store, Robert Duane Harris Jr. now faces charges for the theft of jewelry from a victim he was familiar with. Halifax County Sheriff's...
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Some 25 injured in derailment-collision
An Amtrak locomotive and one of its cars derailed and another car partially derailed in Halifax today after striking the trailer carrying payload of an 18-wheel transfer truck. There were approximately...
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Woman thrown from vehicle in domestic
Roanoke Rapids police confirmed a woman was thrown from a vehicle Friday night and continue to investigate to determine whether she was also run over. Mitchell Chief Chuck Hasty said the victim is OK...
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RRPD blotter: March 3-9
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty: March 3 Around 3 p.m., Investigator Frankie Griffin arrested Rodney Davis Jr., 21, of Petersburg, Virginia,...
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Rig was trying to safely turn onto 301
A tractor-trailer driver was trying to turn onto the northbound lane of Highway 301 today when the electrical building he was hauling was struck by an oncoming Amtrak train. Lieutenant Jeff Gordon,...
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No charges to be filed in collision
No criminal charges will be filed in an Amtrak collision Monday that left 55 passengers with non-life threatening injuries, the state Highway Patrol said. Patrol spokesman Jeff Gordon said in a...
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Trail's first recognition to come next week
The first formal recognition of the Roanoke Canal Trail's victory in last month's Great Places in North Carolina Best Greenway Division will be next week in Raleigh. The city will be recognized March...
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Quiz bowl set this evening
The Halifax County Public Library Quiz Bowl will be held this evening at 5 in the Agricultural Center Auditorium in Halifax. The five teams competing are Halifax Academy, KIPP Pride High School,...
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Rocky Mount men face heroin counts
Two Rocky Mount men were arrested on heroin counts Friday night following a stop for a motor vehicle violation outside Scotland Neck. Major Scott Hall of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office confirmed...
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Indecent liberties count lodged against RR man
A 58-year-old Roanoke Rapids man was charged today for taking indecent liberties with a 13-year-old girl last month. Detective B.C. Griffin of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office said in a statement...
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Stolen dog recovered — man charged for theft
A dog stolen in January has been returned to its owner and a man was charged today for the crime. Detective B.C. Griffin of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office said there was no evidence to suggest the...
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Whitemore charged in Fishel death
Marquise Jarvis Whitmore was arrested today and will face a second-degree murder charge as well others in the December 20 death of Leslie Fishel. Whitmore, 26, was arrested two days after a Halifax...
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Garysburg investigates two shootings
The Garysburg Police Department is investigating two shootings that occurred Tuesday evening. Chief Melvin Garner said this evening he is trying to determine whether they are related. The first...
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Man who lay in wait for victim faces rape count
A Pleasant Hill man who law enforcement said laid in wait and held a victim against her will for approximately six hours Wednesday faces a rape charge. Chad E. Carpenter, 36, surrendered to Roanoke...
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Sting nabs sex offender using social media
An undercover sting Tuesday landed a sex offender in trouble with the law after arranging a meeting with someone he believed was to be a girl. Laster Major Scott Hall of the Halifax County Sheriff's...
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Two more sought in Holly Court shooting
Two more people have been identified and are wanted in a botched robbery attempt that occurred in Weldon's Holly Court last month. Detective W. Murphy Jr. of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said in...
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