The Roanoke Rapids Police Department has made a quick arrest following a double shooting. RRPD reports that D-Squad officers responded to a disturbance in the 700 block of Washington Street around 11:30 a.m. on September 15, 2024. Authorities say two individuals suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. The scene was secured and 52-year-old Calvin Louis Robinson was … Read more
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department has announced a 42-year-old local woman was arrested after being accused of stabbing her mother. RRPD reports that its officers responded to the 1300 block of Hamilton Street for a disturbance around 7:30 p.m. on July 23, 2024. At the scene, officers learned that 42-year-old Angela Dorene Mitchum allegedly stabbed … Read more
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department is investigating after a juvenile was shot in the face by another juvenile. RRPD reports that its officers responded to the 100 block of Madison Street for a report of a juvenile shot in the face around 8 p.m. on June 28, 2024. RRPD says the investigation indicates that the … Read more
A 30-year-old Roanoke Rapids man has been arrested in connection to a hit-and-run incident that occurred on Friday. RRPD reports that its officers responded to a call about a child less than 16 who was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Park Avenue and East 10th Street around 1 p.m. on June 14, … Read more
A man has been extradited to Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina to face charges of Statutory Sex Offense with a Child and Crimes Against Nature. The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reports that Mathew Leblanc was extradited from Georgia on June 12, 2024. The charges against Leblanc stem from an investigation that occurred in 2023. RRPD says … Read more
A 24-year-old woman has been arrested by the Roanoke Rapids Police Department. RRPD reports that an officer was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident in a PVA in the area of East 10th Street and Raleigh Street around 2:08 a.m. on January 8, 2024. At the scene, the officer noticed that the driver of one … Read more
A 72-year-old man has been arrested for shooting at an employee of a residential complex on Tuesday evening. The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reports that officers responded to the residential complex on Becker Drive in reference to an armed subject around 3 p.m. on May 21, 2024. While officers were responding to the scene, callers … Read more
A 24-year-old Roanoke Rapids man has been charged with rape. The victim is someone known to the accused. The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reports that it began an investigation into an allegation of rape within the city on May 11, 2024. Authorities spoke to the victim and collected evidence. RRPD reports it found probable cause … Read more
Roanoke Rapids Police are investigating two shootings that occurred within 24 hours on the same street. Around noon on April 22, 2024, authorities say an unknown black male in an orange shirt shot towards Preston Street from the yard of 56 Madison Street. The shots hit a passing vehicle and two residences on Madison Street. … Read more
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department has arrested a mother for allegedly assaulting her daughter in public. Around 2:30 p.m. on March 29, 2024, RRPD received a call regarding a possible fight in progress. At the scene, an RRPD officer found the assault in progress, but the assault had moved to Madison Street which is a … Read more