March 31, 2010 - RALEIGH - Twenty-seven year-old Curtis Leon McCutchen of South Carolina is serving a 180 months imprisonment followed by five years supervised release for armed bank robbery.  Last September, a Federal Grand Jury returned a Criminal Indictment, and McCutchen plead guilty early November. The robbery took place July 2nd with McCutchen and co-defendant David Jenkins entering the bank wearing masks and taking nearly $7,500 in cash. Raleigh Police chased the vehicle shortly following the robbery during which shots were fired at police by Jenkins. Police were able to block the car and apprehend McCutchen and Jenkins. The driver of the car, Bryan Jamar Singletary, was apprehended 2 hours later near the scene.

March 30, 2010 - GOLDSBORO - Thirty-five year-old Richard Eugene Boswell is being held without bond as a Fugitive from Justice. Detective Sergeant Rick Farfour, Sergeant Joe Smith, and Deputy Travis Sparks found the subject hiding in a residence on Woodland Church Rd. Boswell was taken into custody without incident. He is wanted in connection with numerous breaking and entering as well as assault. He was on probation for these charges and fled the New York where he will be extradited.

March 30, 2010 - CLAYTON - Two people are dead near Clayton after their vehicle hydroplaned, ran off the road, collided with the ditch, overturning, and coming to rest wheels up in a swamp. The female passenger, 16 year-old Alissa Chanette of Clayton, was found still strapped in the vehicle. Johnston County Sheriff’s Swift Water Rescue Team was called in to assist in locating the male driver, 18 year-old Christopher Paul Kosmos of Angier. He was located about 150 feet from the initial entry point into the swamp.

March 30, 2010 - RALEIGH - The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is conducting Operation Slow Down – Interstate Initiative to ticket speeders on North Carolina’s interstate highways. Secretary Reuben Young, North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, and Colonel Randy Glover, Commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol made the official announcement yesterday. Troopers will conduct the operation through April 4th to encourage drivers to slow down and follow the speed limit. Dangerous driving can be reported to the Highway Patrol by dialing *HP on cellular phones from anywhere in the state.  For more information about Operation Slow Down, visit the N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety’s web site at www.nccrimecontrol.org/shp.

March 30, 2010 - GOLDSBORO - Now through May 29th, “Early Churches of Wayne County 1700 to 1900″ is on exhibit at the Wayne County Museum located on the corner of William and Mulberry Streets in Goldsboro. Museum hours are Tuesday-Friday 11am - 4pm and Saturdays 12noon until 4pm. Also, there is currently a scavenger hunt for kids at the Museum. The cost is $1 per child, and prizes are awarded at the end of the hunt. For more information call 919-734-5023.

March 26, 2010 - RALEIGH - During the week of March 29- April 4, the Highway Patrol will be cracking down on speeders on the interstates and major four lane highways across the state.  The Governor’s Highway Safety Program and local law enforcement agencies across the state will be conducting No Need 2 Speed in conjunction with Operation Slow Down.

Speed is the leading cause of traffic fatalities and collisions in the state. Troopers will be using motorcycles, Chargers, and unmarked patrol vehicles during this campaign.

March 26, 2010 - RALEIGH - Attorney General Roy Cooper is asking local law enforcement officers to fight crime by volunteering to help young people through Badges for Baseball.

“Fighting crime also means working to prevent it, and I believe that Badges for Baseball does just that,” Cooper wrote this week in a letter to Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police in counties and cities with Badges for Baseball programs.  He is asking them to encourage their officers and deputies to get involved in the program.

Badges for Baseball is a crime prevention and character development program started by the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation.  Cooper and the Ripken Foundation teamed up to bring Badges to Baseball to North Carolina in 2009.  Last year, the program served more than 6,000 young people in 17 communities across the state, with more than 100 officers from 39 different law enforcement agencies volunteering along with 145 other adult mentors.

Badges for Baseball gives young people a positive way to spend their time after school when they’re most likely to get into trouble. The program uses sports to engage kids with positive role models. Kids learn the basics of baseball and softball while also learning about responsibility, healthy habits, financial literacy, and making good choices like staying in school and away from drugs and gangs.  North Carolina young people participate in the program through local Boys and Girls Clubs and Police Athletic Leagues.

Baseball Hall of Fame player Cal Ripken, Jr. joined Cooper in Charlotte this week to kick off the program’s second year in North Carolina.

This year, young people will be able to participate in Badges for Baseball in 21 North Carolina communities: Beaufort, Brevard, Concord, Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Havelock, Hendersonville, Lexington, Lumberton, Morehead City, Nashville, Sanford, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Thomasville, Weldon, Wilmington, Greenville and Winston-Salem.

“Badges for Baseball helps kids learn from officers who mentor them while the officers learn more about the communities they serve,” said Cooper, who has visited more than a dozen Badges for Baseball programs across North Carolina. “It also gives kids a fun, safe and constructive way to spend their time after school.”

(Noelle Talley, Public Information Officer, Attorney General Roy Cooper, NC Department of Justice)

Cox

March 26, 2010 - GOLDSBORO - Deangelo Verita Cox is facing charges in connection to a burglary that occurred February 25th. The report filed with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office stated the victim reported a breaking and entering while they were gone to church. The resident reported property with a listed value of  $2,880.00 as stolen. Investigation indicated Cox was involved, and he was arrested and charged with 2nd Degree Burglary, Larceny after Breaking and Entering, Possession Of Stolen Goods, and No Operators License. Bond was set at $75,300. Property with a listed value of $1,750 has been recovered. The investigation is continuing, and additional arrests are pending.

Kiewert

March 26, 2010 - GOLDSBORO - Stephen Michael Kiewert is under a $10,000 secured bond after his arrest and being charged for burglary. The report was submitted last Wednesday to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office. The report stated that the victim returned from work discovering someone had broken into her residence and stolen property with a listed value of $825. After an investigation, Kiewert was arrested and charged with 2nd Degree Burglary, Larceny After Breaking and Entering, and Possession of Stolen Goods. The property was recovered and returned to the owner.

Moore

Robinson

March 26, 2010 - GOLDSBORO - Star Shenice Moore and William Robinson Jr. are facing charges in connection with a report of a larceny near 909 North Spence Avenue on February 18^th. Moore was arrested and charged with Obtaining Property by False Pretenses and Unlawfully Obtaining a Credit Card. Robinson was arrested and charged with Financial Card Theft and Larceny. His bond was set at $5,000. Moore was also arrested by the United States Marshall’s Service for a parole violation for distributing dangerous drugs. She will be extradited back to Washington, DC for those charges.