June 15
Around 1 a.m., Master Officer Roy Ball was on routine patrol on Premier Boulevard when he noticed a person loading mulch in his truck at Walmart.
Ball went to investigate the activity because there was no store employee assisting.
During his investigation, Ball discovered Jonathan Payton Hobbs, 44, of Emporia, took the mulch without paying
Ball cited Hobbs with larceny and possession of stolen goods and released him until his court date on July 17.
June 16
Around 1:30 p.m., Officer Patrick Smith investigated a larceny at Walmart.
Loss prevention staff told Smith Justin Blake Poythress, 30, of Roanoke Rapids took items from the store without paying for them.
Smith arrested and charged Poythress with larceny and possession of stolen goods. He was given a $500 bond and a July 31 court date.
June 17
Around 4:30 p.m., Officer Ryan Cross investigated a 911 hangup call at Walgreen's.
Cross located Charlie Lee Baugham, of Roanoke Rapids, and charged him with trespassing.
Baugham was given a $300 bond and a July 30 court date.
Sergeant Richie White assisted.
Around 5 p.m., Walmart loss prevention told Halifax Central Dispatch a male and female stole a TV and were leaving on a green truck.
Captain Ozzie Morgan located a vehicle matching that description near the intersection of Hamilton Street and Julian R. Allsbrook Highway.
Morgan arrested and charged Britney Marie Shaw, 22, and Kenneth Wayne Turner, both of Roanoke Rapids, for larceny and possession of stolen goods.
Shaw was also charged with resisting/delaying/obstructing an officer because during the transport she was able to remove the handcuffs and run away from the officers.
Officer Greg Colson assisted.
Around 5 p.m., Officer Joey Spragins received a call about a larceny at Big Al’s Mini Mart on Jackson Street.
Spragins spoke with the victim, who stated they had put a tablet on the ice cream cooler to get something and when they weren’t looking someone took the tablet.
Spragins learned Willie Thomas Suiter III, 37, of Roanoke Rapids, was in the store at the same time as the victim.
Suiter was located with the tablet in his possession.
Spragins arrested and charged Suiter with larceny and possession of stolen goods.
He was given a $500 bond and July 24 court date.
Master Officer Gerald Morris assisted.
June 19
Around 1:30 a.m. while on routine patrol, Officer Adam Salmon saw several juveniles on bikes in the area of Julian R. Allsbrook Highway and Chockoyotte Street.
Salmon got out with the juveniles to check to see if they were in compliance with the curfew ordinance. During the interaction, Salmon noticed Guy Lee Caine Jr., 17, of Garysburg had what looked like a gun inside his pants pocket.
Salmon recovered a flare gun from Caine's pocket and charged him with carrying a concealed weapon. Caine was given a $200 bond and a July 10 court date.
Lieutenant Jeff Baggett and Officer Jeffrey Mason assisted.
June 20
Around 4 p.m., Officer Scott Blythe responded to a larceny call at Walmart.
Loss prevention told Blythe Sarah Jeanne Mashino, 25, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, took items from the store without paying for them.
Blythe arrested and charged Mashino with larceny and possession of stolen goods.
She was given a $1,000 bond and a court date of July 17.
June 21
Around 10 p.m., Sergeant Terrence Tyler responded to a disturbance call on Apollo Circle.
Tyler learned there was an argument over a set of clippers and during the investigation, Jomar Ohja Squire, 26, of Roanoke Rapids became belligerent and began to curse and yell.
Tyler had Squire leave to get things calmed down, but he returned and began to curse again.
When Tyler tried to arrest him for disorderly conduct, Squire pulled away.
Tyler eventually arrested Squire and charged him with disorderly conduct and resisting/delaying/obstructing an officer.
Squire, who was out on other charges, was given a $10,000 bond and a July 24 court date.
Master Officer Mark Peck and Officer Chris Biggerstaff assisted.
