On Saturday, Officer Roy Ball of the city’s police department arrested Laverne Bradley, 66, for possession of schedule II — crack cocaine — and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Ball was patrolling the community shortly before 9:45 p.m. when he stopped a 1985 Buick for suspicious behavior.
When he approached the vehicle he allegedly saw a crack rock in Bradley’s lap and two push rods for a crack pipe beside him in the car.
Bradley was jailed on $500 secure bond and has a May 25 court date.
On Sunday, Ball arrested Gino Mitchell Jr., 38, of Roanoke Rapids, for a probation violation from Guilford County and possession of drug paraphernalia.
When Ball stopped the vehicle he learned Mitchell had an outstanding order for arrest and discovered a crack pipe in the car.
Lieutenant O.L. Morgan assisted Ball in the stop, which occurred shortly before 11:30 p.m.
Mitchell was jailed on $500 secured bond.
The enforcement is part of the police department’s effort to address citizen concerns in the community, Captain Andy Jackson said.
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