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On February 18, 2012 at approximately 1:45 a.m., Deputies with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division responded to The Rebel located at 718 River Road in Washington, NC in reference to a weapons offense.
On December 18, 2011, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of Animal Cruelty at a home on Big Buck Drive in Chocowinity, NC. Animal Control Officers and Deputies responded to the scene and located a deceased boxer mix canine tied to the back porch area of a home.
On February 10, 2012, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit arrested Brandon James Burbage, age 20, of 73 Robert Cox Rd. Bath and Lora Rowe Beacham, age 30, of 3195 99 S Belhaven.
On February 15, 2012, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit along with Officers with the North Carolina Division of Community Corrections arrested Allen Garfield Swanner Jr.
A search of the vehicle and its occupants revealed 28 grams of marijuana located in several plastic baggies packaged for resale, a set of digital scales, $700.00 in cash and 10 grams of crack-cocaine and powder cocaine mixture.
As part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session on Monday, February 20, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
Sgt. Sheppard applied for and obtained warrants charging David Lee Williams Jr., age 41, of South Pitt Street in Greenville, NC and Rexter Pierre Williams, age 42, of Dean Drive in Washington, NC with one count each of Felony Breaking or Entering Coin/Currency Machine.
Gaskill was charged with Felony Flee to Elude Arrest, Driving While License Revoked, Speeding, and Resisting a Public Officer for his actions in Beaufort County.
On April 4, 2011, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a larceny of copper from the Voice of America site in Washington, NC.
On February 1, 2012, members of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit arrested Carlton Deshawn Rome, age 36, of 341 Lee St. Belhaven and Ella Lawanda Williams, age 35, of 341 Lee St. Belhaven.
As a result, the driver was arrested and transported to the Magistrate’s Office. Lawrence Mel Tetterton, age 25, of Highway 33 East in Aurora, NC was charged with Possession With Intent to Sell and Deliver Marijuana and Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance.
Deputies were attempting to secure the driver in a patrol car to transport her to the Beaufort County Detention Center when she bit a Deputy on the left side of his face and continued to spit at the Deputies.
Patrol Deputies met with the General Foreman of the Gray Road Mine and discovered two subjects were caught stealing numerous types of scrap metal from the property.
n January 26, 2012, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Response Team and members of the Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division executed a search warrant at 1224 Maple St.
Beaufort County Schools has been notified the redistricting plan for our Board of Education districts has been given pre-clearance by the United States Department of Justice under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act.
Investigators identified the suspect as a registered sex offender and discovered he was not living at his registered address. Investigators also discovered the home where the suspect was living was less than one thousand feet from an elementary school in Chocowinity.
The subject then left the property traveling at a high rate of speed in a reckless manner on Highway 32. Deputies attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver continued south on Highway 32 at speeds estimated near 100 miles per hour.
On December 20th during the early morning hours the man in the attached photo is believed to have used a financial transaction card to make several fraudulent purchases.
On January 15, 2012, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a breaking and entering at a home on Old Blounts Creek Road in Chocowinity, NC.
Today at 8:15am Washington Police, Fire and EMS responded to P. S. Jones Middle School due to a small fire in one of the restrooms.
After learning of three active Order for Arrests on Grand Jury Indictments, Sgt. Moore arrested the driver, Mitchell Alando StClair Jr., age 37, of Sharon Court in Washington, NC.
Thursday night around 10:30 pm Washington Police arrested Kevin Michael Brown, age 21 of Pollock Street, New Bern, and Michael Wayne Stocks, age 22 of Windley Rd., Washington.
On April 20, 2011, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a sexual assault which occurred at a home on South White Post Road in Pinetown, NC.
Animal Control Officers and Investigators executed a search warrant at the suspect’s residence on Boyd Loop Road in Pinetown and found multiple pit bulls on the property.
Around 9:15pm this evening two men possibly armed with handguns entered Taco Bell located at 1306 Carolina Avenue and removed money from the store.
On December 1, 2011, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of animal cruelty from Beaufort County Animal Control.
On December 30, 2011, Investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Drug Unit arrested Poindexter Murray, age 34, of 118 Big Hill Rd. Edward and David Stilley, age 39, of 18090 NC Hwy 33 East Blounts Creek.
On January 3, 2012 around 9:20pm two masked men wearing dark clothing possibly armed with handguns entered the Kentucky Fried Chicken located at 1510 Carolina Avenue and took money from the store.
The Drug Unit arrested Ronald Karl Bullock Jr., age 21, of 122 Concord Drive Greenville and Edward Rashad Bullock, age 29, of 126 Vermont Avenue Washington.
Washington Police are investigating an unattended death that occurred the morning of January 1, 2012.
After a struggle, Bobby Joe Covey Sr., age 49, and Bobby Joe Covey Jr., age 24, both of Five Points Farm Lane in Pinetown were taken into custody.
The operator of the vehicle, Kyle West Jr., age 41, of Horse Pen Swamp Road, NC was arrested for Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
William Edward Daniels and Donald Leon Keech, Jr Arrested for breaking and entering, larceny and vandalism of boats docked in Belhaven, NC.
On December 18, 2011 at approximately 10:00 pm, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an Armed Robbery that occurred at La Guadalupana Tienda Mexicana on River Road in Washington, NC.
As a result of the investigation, Investigator Ernest Moore applied for and obtained a warrant charging Antonio Winters, age 23.
On Wednesday night December 14th around 9:45pm Washington Police Responded to a reported armed robbery that had occurred at Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1510 Carolina Avenue.
On October 1, 2011, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a breaking and entering of a sailboat.
Washington Police Department made several serious arrests during last week which included the following:
As always Washington Police Department wants everyone to have a safe holiday season. In preparation for that we have increased patrols in both residential and business areas.
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