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Friday, 28 August 2015 15:47

RRPD blotter: August 24-27

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The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty:

August 24

At approximately 8:45 p.m., Officer Ryan Cross responded to a call about a person begging for money and yelling at customers at Walgreen's.

Cross located Charlie Baugham, 59, of Roanoke Rapids, on the parking lot.

Baugham has been told in the past by Walgreen’s staff and the police department not to come on the property.

Cross arrested and charged Baugham with trespassing.

Baugham was given a $100 bond and a September 25 court date.

Officer Joey Spragins assisted.

August 25

At approximately 4:20 p.m., City County Drug Task Force Agent Daniel Hundley conducted a traffic stop near Second and Henry streets.

Lieutenant C.L. Vaught arrived to assist with the stop.

As Vaught conducted a search of the vehicle, Gwendolyn Denise Graham, 37, of Roanoke Rapids, approached and began to question him.

Vaught asked Graham to step away and let him finish his search. Graham began cursing and continued refusing to step away.

After several warnings Vaught arrested and charged Graham with resisting /delaying/obstructing an officer.

Graham was given a $2,000 bond and a September 16 court date.

August 26

At approximately 2:30 p.m., Officer Scott Blythe responded to a larceny call at Family Dollar on East Tenth Street.

Staff told Blythe, Allison Nicole Medlin, 29, of Roanoke Rapids, took items from the store without paying and ran across Tenth Street.

At approximately 4 p.m., Master Officer Roy Ball stopped Medlin on Tenth Street near Roanoke Avenue in a vehicle.

Medlin was arrested and charged with larceny, possession of stolen goods and driving on a revoked license.

Medlin received a $2,000 bond and an October 30 court date.

Officer Ariel Burgess assisted.

At approximately 2:30 p.m., Lieutenant Perry Parks, Ball and Burgess were following up on a drug complaint at Carolina Inn on Jackson Street.

Officers spoke with Andrew Gregory Byrd, 28, of Roanoke Rapids, and during the conversation noticed drug paraphernalia in plain view.

Ball and Burgess seized the paraphernalia and cited Byrd for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Byrd was released until his court date on October 30.

August 27

At approximately 1 p.m. Ball arrested Devon Mayo, 20, of Roanoke Rapids, on outstanding warrants for larceny, possession of stolen goods and obtaining property by false pretense.

The charges stem from an investigation by Investigator Frankie Griffin on August 25 when someone reported a person later identified as Mayo taking their neighbor's lawn mower and weed trimmer.

The neighbor took a photo of Mayo with their cellphone and turned it over to law enforcement.

Griffin located the property at a local pawn shop.

Mayo received a $2,000 bond and a September 16 court date.

Parks and officers Jamie Hardy and Greg Colson assisted.

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