Famed NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte has a message for all North Carolinians: speeding belongs on the racetrack - not the highway.
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KPD: Suspect turned himself in for Sunday shooting
On Sunday, April 10th , 2022, at approximately 5:10 p.m. Kinston Police Officers were dispatched to a report of a person that had been shot in Mitchell Wooten Apartments.
Lenoir County Sheriff investigating vehicle crimes
On the night of March 28 and morning of March 29, suspects attempted to break into some vehicles in areas including Falling Creek, North Lenoir, Castle Oaks, and Paul’s Path road of Lenoir County.
Lenoir County Sheriff Narcotics Unit makes La Grange drug arrest
On March 11, 2022, James Keith HILL of LaGrange, North Carolina was arrested, pursuant to a narcotics investigation conducted by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit.
KPD: If you have information, come forward
On Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022, at approximately 7:30 am, officers from the Kinston Police Department were called to 225 East New Bern Rd. Kinston, N.C. in reference to a breaking and entering that had occurred overnight.
UPDATE: KPD obtains warrants related to Tuesdays shooting
On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, members of the Kinston Police Department obtained warrants for Asante Trendale Collins, 25, of Jacksonville, NC for Aid and Abet Attempted First Degree Murder.
Update: Kinston police seek help to identify suspect
Kinston police department updated their request for the publics help in indentifying a suspect. The suspect has been identified and is in custody.
KPD: Do you know these suspects?
The Kinston Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance with helping identify the subjects pictured. These individuals were involved with passing a counterfeit bill at Walgreens located at 4003 W. Vernon Ave.
John Hood: Why Numbers Matter in Political Debate
I promise I’m no math geek. So why do my columns about North Carolina politics and public policy so often feature rankings, economic data, or other statistics?
Update: Shooting/Murder Investigation
On Monday, February 28th, 2022, members of the Kinston Police Department filed a Juvenile Petition on a 17 year old Kinston resident for the involvement in the murder of Michael Mills and shooting of two others on January 26th, 2022
Kinston Police Department need publics help in another unsolved - open murder investigation
If anyone has information about this open murder investigation, please call the Kinston Police Department’s Tips Line at 252-939-4020 or Lenoir County Crime Stoppers at 252-523-4444.
KPD asks for assistance in unsolved - open murder investigation
If anyone has information about this open murder investigation, please call the Kinston Police Department’s Tips Line at 252-939-4020 or Lenoir County Crime Stoppers at 252-523-4444.
KPD makes arrest in 2015 murder case
On Tuesday, March 1, 2022, members of the Kinston Police Department along with the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force arrested Marquis Jaquan Bizzell, 28, of Kinston N.C. for 1st Degree Murder for his involvement in the 2015 murder of Timothy Nobles. Bizzell has been jailed without bond.
BREAKING: Multiple agencies searching for potential drowning victim in Kinston
Several agencies — including the Kinston Fire Department, Kinston Police Department, Lenoir County Emergency Services, North Lenoir Volunteer Fire Department and Southwood Fire Department — have been looking for a potential drowning victim in Kinston this afternoon. An eyewitness on the bank of the Neuse River behind the Family Dollar, 400 E. New Bern Road, Kinston, told officials he saw a woman along the bank of the river reach into the water to grab a bag. After watching her do that, he didn’t see her re-emerge from the river and, after going into the store, called officials to report what he’d seen.
KPD: Armed Robbery and Kidnapping Arrest
On Thursday, February 24th, members of the Kinston Police Department arrested Norris Donnell Bell, 44 years old, for one count of Armed Robbery that occurred at the Dollar General on February 22nd, 2022.