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The City of Kinston is looking for its third police chief since 2020, and they may not have to look far.
In October, former Kinston Police Chief Jenee Spencer retired and left a vacancy. Major Keith Goyette was asked to step into the role as interim chief until the position could be filled. City manager Rhonda Barwick has started a nationwide search for Kinston’s next police chief.
Congratulations to Chief Jenee Spencer on her retirement last week. After graduating from East Carolina University in 1993, Chief Spencer began her career as a Patrol Officer with our agency and quickly transferred to our Investigations Division where she served as a Crime Scene Investigator.
At approximately 8:32 pm on April 28, 2021, the Highway Patrol was notified of a Kinston Police Department vehicle collision that resulted in a pedestrian fatality. Highway Patrol has identified the pedestrian as 53-year old Lyndon Williams of Kinston. The Kinston Police Officer has not been named at this time. The officer was traveling south on NC-11 near Caswell Street when Williams entered the roadway and was struck. Williams was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Kinston Police Department embraced the Pink Patch Project which is an innovative public awareness campaign to bring attention to breast cancer and to support breast cancer research to help combat the disease. The project originated in 2013 with the Seal Beach Police Department in Southern California who first wore the bright pink patches on their uniform.
