- Details
- Lance Martin
- News
- 1270
A group of event planners hope to fill the Roanoke Rapids Theatre April 3 with an Easter party dubbed Bunnies in Stilettos.
A group of event planners hope to fill the Roanoke Rapids Theatre April 3 with an Easter party dubbed Bunnies in Stilettos.
Citizen complaints led to a drug arrest today on Poplar Street in Scotland Neck.
Lieutenant Chuck Hasty of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said the narcotics unit received complaints and tips from Crimestoppers.
Agents arrested Laresha Donnese Williams of Scotland Neck at the house and she was charged with possession of marijuana. She has a court date of May 5 and her bond was $500.
Agents seized marijuana and other drug paraphernalia from the house.
Weldon Police Department Officer Chris Buffaloe and his dog Tyson assisted in the investigation.
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office reported the following:
• A car break-in off Ashford Drive in Roanoke Rapids where a small amount of money was stolen.
Major Bruce Temple said the crime occurred on February 26 in the late night hours.
The car was unsecured at the time.
• A residential break-in that occurred on March 5 in the 1900 block of Justice Branch Road in Littleton. A Samsung 52-inch screen television was stolen from the home. Temple said the entrance to the home was gated and someone may remember seeing a suspicious vehicle along the roadway or nearby paths.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Halifax County Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.
A 50-year-old Roanoke Rapids man was beaten and robbed Monday night, according to police Chief Jeff Hinton.
Henry Collins, who is also known as Digger Man, was walking in the Fourth Avenue area from Wal-Mart around 8 p.m. when two black males came out of the woods, hit him and knocked him down.
They took his wallet, $6 and a key ring.
Hinton said a woman saw him on Medical Drive and said he couldn’t see well because he didn’t have his glasses.
Collins was treated for cuts and bruises at Halifax Regional Medical Center.
Police continue to investigate the common law robbery. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the police department at 252-533-2810 or Halifax County Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.
The Roanoke Rapids Theatre says it can make its nearly $197,000 payment to the city by the end of the week, City Manager Paul Sabiston told council tonight.
