All in Crime
KPD Officers responded to a report of a road rage incident involving firearms. Officers initiated a traffic stop with Dechawn Edwards (31, Wilson, NC). Edwards refused to cooperate with the officers and drove off. Officers pursued Edwards until he came to a stop.
Officers conducted a traffic stop with Johnny Mitchell. During the traffic stop, Mitchell advised officers he had a concealed firearm inside the vehicle. Mitchell is a convicted felon and was arrested for the following:
Officers conducted a traffic stop with Dariontre Drew (22 of Ayden, NC). During the traffic stop officers observed narcotic violations and conducted a probable cause search of the vehicle. During the search officers located a backpack containing narcotics and 2 firearms. One of the firearms had been reported stolen from Ayden, NC. Drew is also a convicted felon and was placed under arrest for the following:
KPD Officers responded to a report of an intoxicated subject inside a business causing a disturbance and exposing himself. Officers conducted an investigation and placed Delanore Koonce under arrest for Indecent Exposure. He was placed in the LC Jail under a secured bond.
On Sunday, June 18th, 2023, at approximately 8:20am members of the Kinston Police Department responded to Taco Bell located at 1806 W. Vernon Ave. Kinston in reference to an armed robbery.
The Kinston Police Department has obtained warrants for Retho Gardner (39) of Kinston in connection with the shooting and murder of Franklin Antonio Bowden II. The Kinston Police Department has obtained warrants for Mario Devon King (34) in connection with the shooting and murder of Franklin Antonio Bowden II. Mr. King is wanted for First Degree Murder and should be considered armed and dangerous.
The Kinston Police Department has obtained warrants for Retho Gardner (39) of Kinston in connection with the shooting and murder of Franklin Antonio Bowden II. Anyone with information that may lead to locating Mr. Brown is encouraged to submit a tip using the KPD Tips app, call the KPD Tip Line @ 252-939-4020, or by calling Crime Stoppers @ 252-523-4444.
The Kinston Police Department responded to a report of a subject in a vehicle fired a gun in the air on Ivy Road. Officers located the vehicle and identified the Stanley Miller. During the encounter, officers observed a firearm inside the vehicle that was in plain view.
One person is dead and another has been charged with his murder following an incident Wednesday night near the Sandy Bottom community of Lenoir County.
Appreciated cooperation from neighboring sheriff’s offices in Greene County and Jones County has helped Lenoir County Sheriff Jackie Rogers and the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office over the previous 24 hours.
A two-month narcotics investigation ended Thursday with the arrest of a La Grange man on a plethora of charges.
The Greene County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit arrested 45-year-old, Qusim Haneffe Maine Sr. of the Jason area, Tuesday afternoon, for the sell of heroin and meth.
Officer L. Perry conducted a traffic stop on US 258 bypass in Snow Hill. Officer Perry was assisted by Greene County Sheriff’s Office narcotics units after the initial stop was made. GCSO's K9 "Sasha" alerted on the vehicle and a thorough search was conducted of the vehicle.
A man was taken into custody by the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office in the 2100 block of Paul’s Path this afternoon following a search that included an LCSO canine.
All traffic on Liddell Road -- from Eric Sparrow Road to Old Pink Hill Road -- has been blocked by the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office due to a barricaded subject at a Liddell Road residence. When the situation is resolved, the road will re-open.
As a result of the investigation, along with the execution of the search warrants, a total of six firearms, more than 500 grams of cocaine, approximately 19 grams of fentanyl, Schedule VI-controlled substance and multiple items of drug paraphernalia were seized.
On Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 2328 hours officers responded to the 400 block of N. Davis St. in regards to a shooting. Upon arrival officers located Franklin Antonio Bowden II deceased from apparent gunshot wounds.
Christopher Shawn Tyndall, 38, of Pink Hill, was found unresponsive in the jail and was transported to UNC Lenoir Health Care, where he later passed away.
On Sunday, the woman, Tammy Arnita Manning, was discovered unresponsive in her vehicle on Tick Bite Road in Grifton. When LCSO patrol units on A-Shift responded to the suspicious vehicle complaint, medical personnel were providing care to her.
