Roanoke Valley law enforcement reported the following:
Armed robbery
Roanoke Rapids police Chief Shane Guyant reported that around 8 p.m. Monday officers responded to an armed robbery at Little Bob’s, located at the intersection of Old Farm Road and Becker Drive.
A suspect described as a black male wearing a hooded jacket or sweatshirt entered the store and demanded money.
While no weapon was brandished, the suspect threatened use of one.
The man was last seen running in the direction of Old Farm Apartments and a person who had been pumping gas left to search for the suspect.
Guyant said the person pumping gas who was driving a blue Honda Accord is encouraged to contact the police department. “We need to know what you saw.”
A canine track was attempted but was unsuccessful. The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the search.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the police department at 252-533-2810, Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444 or its website
Drug arrest after pursuit
Captain Scott Hall of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office reported that on Thursday shortly before 9 p.m. Deputy D. Bybee conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for fictitious tags and a safe movement violation in the area of Julian R. Allsbrook Highway and Old Farm Road.
The driver, later identified as 35-year-old Jessica Rivers of Weldon, stopped in the Pino’s parking lot and provided false information about her identity before abruptly fleeing in the vehicle.
Hall said Rivers led Bybee on a 3.5-mile pursuit in which speeds reached 100 miles per hour in a 45 zone before she came to a stop in Weldon.
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Bybee located paraphernalia, alcohol and cocaine in the vehicle.
The deputy learned the woman’s license was permanently suspended due to an aggravated driving while impaired charge.
She was charged with felony flee to elude with a motor vehicle, felony possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while license revoked, reckless driving, and possession of an open alcoholic beverage.
She received a $5,000 secured bond and a September 8 court date.
The vehicle she was driving was seized per North Carolina’s Run and Done law.
