Good dog...

Police K-9 Officer M.P. Armstrong responded to the area of Wichard Road on Monday night to assist the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office with an armed robbery that had just occurred.  When Officer Armstrong arrived, he attempted a K-9 track from the robbery location.  The track's scent covered over a quarter mile through a trailer park and ended at brick duplex.  Police K-9 "Gauge" led  Officer Armstrong and the deputies to the back of the residence and stopped at a moped.  He then indicated on the seat of the moped.  Hidden inside of the seat compartment were two handguns.  Officers made contact with the individuals inside of the apartment, which later resulted in an arrest.  

Excellent work by the K-9 Gauge and his partner Officer Armstrong.

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Loose in turn 1..

Greenville Police Officers are investigating a hit & run car crash that occurred on Saturday March 2, 2012 at about 2:29 a.m.   The crash occurred on S. Evans Street near E. Fifth Street, at the 5-Points Plaza.

Video from the downtown public safety cameras is available for viewing on YouTube at the following web link:

            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H4cqo0Jsmg&feature=youtu.be

The vehicle description is a black in color Dodge Challenger with chrome rims and it appeared to have a red stripe down the side of the vehicle from the front end to the back of the doors.   The vehicle should have severe front end damage.

Officers are asking the public for help to identify the driver in this crash.  If you have information, please call the Greenville Police Department at 252-329-4315.

Video Link:  Spin-Out!

Shoplifting with mom...

Attached is a photograph from Wal Mart, taken on Friday March 8 in Greenville. The female in the photograph  concealed clothing items in her purse. When Loss Prevention approached the female, she, three juveniles, and a male companion fled the store in a Silver Crown Vic with 22"-24" rims, according to LP.

We don't remember ever going on a shop-lifting trip with Mom, but times do change
      
.... Mom of the Year, NOT

Good police work...

On Thursday March 7, at about 3:45 a.m., Advanced Police Officer F.D. Gorham was investigating a suspicious vehicle with 2 occupants near 28 Upton Court.

Officer Gorham identified one of the men, and he was released. But, the other man had no picture identification, and Officer Gorham could not confirm his identity.  Without probable cause to hold the unknown man, Officer Gorham received consent and took a picture of him and he was not detained.   (The unknown man had provided a name, which turned out to be fake.)

Officer Gorham circulated the picture of the unknown man among officers in the Department.  Through further investigation detectives in the Criminal Intelligence Unit were able to positively identify the man as Quadell Pollin, a wanted fugitive from Baltimore, MD.

With that new information, Officer Gorham searched his assigned area Thursday night, where at about 12:30 a.m. he was able to locate and arrest Pollin on S. Evans Street without incident.

Quadell Pollin has prior arrests in Maryland for robbery, assault, drugs, and weapons offenses.  He also has a history of assault on law enforcement officers.

Quadell Pollin was charged with providing false information to law enforcement to avoid prosecution, and he is being held at the Pitt County Detention Center pending extradition to Maryland.

That is good police work.

Crime prevention through environmental design

Crime Prevention through Environmental Design – CPTED for short, is the practice of effectively planning and using an area to achieve a reduction in the fear and incidences of crime, and an improvement of the quality of life for residents and visitors.

The Greenville Police Department is incorporating the principles of CPTED into its crime prevention activities.  The Department announces that four police officers have recently completed CPTED training.  One officer from each patrol platoon attended the 5-day CPTED training in Greenville, SC.  The course was taught through the National Institute of Crime Prevention.

Officers J.N. Simmons, S.N. Cates, M.B. Grady, and C.L. Jordan completed the training on March 1.  These officers will continue working with the patrol platoons, while assisting with CPTED crime prevention activities in the Department.  More officers will participate in this training throughout the year.

CPTED looks at the entire community to identify areas or elements that may have the potential to attract crime.  Participants in CPTED training learn how natural access and natural surveillance decreases the opportunities for crime, and how different aspects of lighting and its affect on behavior can reduce criminal activity.  Knowing simple CPTED design principles can lead to solutions that can be undertaken to reduce fear and prevent crime in these areas.  

The application of CPTED principles  are ideal for anyone involved in designing neighborhoods, schools, downtowns, buildings, or revitalization efforts because they involve infrastructural designs with crime prevention in mind.  CPTED is proven to be an effective way of fighting crime and promoting business.

CPTED video

I wish I could make this stuff up...

In the early hours of Saturday, March 2, Greenville Police responded to the report of an armed robbery in the parking lot at the Economy Inn on Stantonsburg Road.  

The victim told police he met the suspect in the parking lot of the DREAMS TOBACCO shop a short while earlier, and had agreed to meet him again at the hotel parking lot in order to buy marijuana from him.

The victim told police that as he was in the process of buying marijuana from the suspect, the suspect pulled a knife and attempted to rob him.  The victim and the suspect fought, and the suspect took one of the victim’s gold-colored chains, an ‘Angry Bird” pendant, reportedly valued at $50.

At the time of his police report, the victim still had in his possession, approximately 17 grams of marijuana that he had bought from the suspect.   Police officers seized the marijuana and placed it into property & evidence.

This case is still under investigation.  Surveillance video from the Economy Inn has been obtained and posted online.   Anyone who can identify the suspect in the video should call the Greenville Police Department at 252-329-4315.

Web Link to Surveillance video:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6VPsbJ4Ya0&feature=youtu.be

A busy 4 hours...

On March 1, 2013, the Greenville Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit hosted a driving while impaired (DWI) checkpoint.  A briefing was held at the Greenville Police Department with the following agencies in attendance: Greenville Police Department, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Ayden Police Department, East Carolina University Police Department, Vidant Medical Police Department, Grifton Police Department, and the Pitt County Sherriff’s Office.  The checkpoint, which began at 10 o’clock pm and ended at 2 o’clock am, was set up on Allen Road at Briarcliff Drive.  The following citations / arrests were made during the four hour checkpoint:

·         DWI: 6

·         Driving While License Revoked:17

·         No Operators License: 12

·         Misdemeanor Drug Charges: 7

·         Felony Drug Charges:1

·         Registration Violations: 19

·         Inspection Violations: 9

·         Alcohol Violations: 3

·         Seat Belt violations: 3

·         Other Traffic Violations: 10

·         Child Restraint Violations:2

·         Warrants served:3

·         Other Misdemeanor Arrest: 1

·         Other Felony Arrrest:2

·         Seizures: 1986 Nissan Pickup truck, over 20 grams of marijuana, and 1600.00 dollars in US currency

·         Recovered:  Taurus .45 Cal handgun stolen out of Nash County

v  Total Traffic & Criminal Violations: 95