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Man overpowers waiting child to steal purse
Roanoke Rapids police are looking for a man who approached a child in a car and stole his mother’s pocketbook and cell phone last month. The eight-year-old child was waiting in the vehicle as his...
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Weldon seeks woman in wallet theft
The Weldon Police Department is seeking the woman pictured above for questioning in a wallet theft that occurred Tuesday at the Cloverleaf Shell beside the former Interstate Inn. Captain James Avens...
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Warrants filed in cigarette theft
Warrants have been filed for the arrest of a Weldon woman who allegedly broke into a grocery store on Washington Avenue Wednesday night. Surveillance video shows a woman breaking the front glass door...
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Ball cap left behind at vehicle B&E
A vehicle break-in suspect at 313 Hamilton Street left behind a calling card the Roanoke Rapids Police Department is trying to figure out. The calling card came in the form of a white East Carolina...
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Roanoke Rapids police continue robbery probe
A May 11 armed robbery that occurred outside of Shoe Show on East Tenth Street remains under investigation by the Roanoke Rapids Police Department. An employee of the store leaving work around 8:25...
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Wreck leads to shooting probe
The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that was reported after the parties involved wrecked in the Littleton area Saturday night. The wreck occurred at the intersection of...
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Dollar General robbery under investigation
The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate a robbery that occurred Sunday night around 9:30 at the Dollar General Store on Bolling Road. A citizen contacted Deputy C.E. Carroll to...
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Snatch and dash cigarette thieves sought
Snatch and dash cigarette thefts have been reported at three stores within the last week and possibly involve the same suspects, Roanoke Rapids police say. The last one was reported Sunday night just...
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Security system helps nab B&E suspect
A home security system Thursday night helped police identify and arrest an alleged break-in suspect. Shortly before 11:45 Roanoke Rapids police officers Chris Babb and Kris Jordan arrived in the 400...
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One Motel 6 robbery suspect in custody
Roanoke Rapids police are interviewing one Motel 6 robbery suspect this morning while another remains at large. The robbery occurred shortly before 3:15 this morning when a man later identified as...
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Police seek info on purse theft
Roanoke Rapids police are trying to determine the identities of the people in these surveillance photos who are believed to be responsible for the theft of an employee’s purse from behind the counter...
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Man sought in Sunday morning shooting
The Halifax County Sheriff’s is trying to determine the motive behind a Sunday morning shooting in the Lincoln Heights community where the alleged suspect remains at large. Sergeant Paul Ward and...
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Whereabouts of missing woman sought
The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Amy Wells Bridgeman, who was reported missing June 29. The last time her family heard from her was June 28 around 6:55 a.m., according to Lieutenant...
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Warrants filed in May cigarette thefts
West Roanoke Rapids police have issued arrest warrants for a Rocky Mount man allegedly involved in two snatch and dash cigarette thefts in May. Jason Scott West faces two counts of larceny and two...
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Reward possible in shed break-in
A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for a shed break-in on Summit Avenue on June 27. Roanoke Rapids police said this...
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Left behind: Coat may help ID B&E perps
The Weldon Police Department is hoping an Oklahoma City Thunder coat left behind by one of four alleged breaking and entering suspects Tuesday night may help determine their identities. The suspects...
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Nine N&O racks stolen in Weldon
The Weldon Police Department is investigating the theft of nine News and Observer newspaper racks that have occurred within the last few weeks. Eight racks, emptied of newspapers and change before the...
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Vehicle may be involved in N&O rack thefts
The Weldon Police Department believes the vehicle pictured above may be involved in the theft of nine newspaper racks over the past few weeks. The van is a burgundy color and was captured on one of the...
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