The Daily Southerner, Tarboro, NC

Local News

May 2, 2012

CRIME ROUNDUP

Correspondent Van Holland

TARBORO — The Tarboro Police Department charged three people over the past week with driving while impaired. They also charged three others for stealing merchandise from Wal-Mart.

The following people were also cited for traffic violations or charged with crimes during the past week by the police:

April 23

• Marlow Benjamin Hall, 43, of 1104 Speight St., Tarboro, was charged with driving while impaired and urinating in public.

April 24

• Kimberly Sherrod Hopkins, 32, of 618 Linden St., Tarboro, was charged with school attendance law violation.

April 25

• Bryan Keith Rogers, 24, of 9413 Pine St., Castalia, was cited for fictitious registration plate.

April 26

• Tracy Machelle Higgs, 40, of 405 Mutual Blvd., Princeville, was charged with driving while license revoked.

• Jhelisha Quaniece Smallwood, 21, of Apt 12 Glen Bridge Apartments, Princeville, was charged with driving while license revoked.

April 27

• Willie Edward White, Jr., 47, of 506 Church St., Princeville, was charged with driving while license revoked.

• Joseph Randolph, 59, of 800 King Ave., Princeville, was charged with driving while license revoked.

April 28

• Romone Smith, 41, of 605 E. 8th St., Scotland Neck, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Anthony Ronnell Johnson, 19, of 400 E. Northern Blvd. Apt. 49, Tarboro, was charged with failure to appear in court. He was jailed under a $1,000 secured bond.

• Jacquincey Donnell Robinson, 32, of 447 Mutual Blvd., Princeville, was cited for no insurance and revoked registration plate.

• David Lopez Flores, 24, of 610 Shepard School Road, Zebulon, was charged with failure to appear in court. He was jailed under a $1,000 secured bond.

• Diedres Glaspie, 19, of 114 E. 8th St. Washington, was charged with larceny. She was jailed under a $500 secured bond.

• Chiquetha Lashay Blount, 29, of 109 B Concord Dr., Greenville, was charged with larceny. She was jailed under a $500 secured bond.

• Jerronica Lemont Person, 33, of 285 River Road Estates, Greenville, was charged with larceny. He was jailed under a $500 secured bond.

April 29

• Danyel Alice Champhers-Stephens, 26, of 1603 Longview Ave., Tarboro, was charged with driving while impaired and open container after consuming alcohol first.

• Darrell George Cox, 53, of 269 Shiloh Farm Road, Tarboro, was charged with driving while impaired, driver license restriction, flee and elude arrest and equipment violation.

April 30

• Alice May Andrews, 46, of 4485 NC Hwy 33, Tarboro, was cited for expired registration plate and expired inspection.

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