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Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Yahoo
Rocky Mount Police and Franklin County DSS promote child abuse prevention
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WFXR) – The Rocky Mount Police Department and the Franklin County Department of Social Services are bringing awareness to April being Child Abuse Prevention Month. Across the Town of Rocky Mount, residents will see blue pinwheels spinning in the breeze representing hope, resilience, and the commitment to protecting children from neglect or abuse. Covington Middle School relocates students over strange odor Each pinwheel across the town is to remind everyone that children deserve a safe, happy, and healthy childhood. The Rocky Mount Police Department wants to take action to prevent child abuse, and to join in on their efforts, you can do the following: Wearing blue to show support If you see something, say something, and report it. Be a positive influence on a child's life. Keep children in each community safe. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Yahoo
Rocky Mount gang member sentenced to over eight years in prison
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — A Rocky Mount man was sentenced to 105 months in prison after law enforcement executed a search warrant at a house where they located multiple firearms. According to court documents and other information provided in court, the Rocky Mount Police Department received information in January of 2024 regarding the sell of crack cocaine from a house in Rocky Mount. On January 31, 2024, the Rocky Mount Police Department executed a search warrant of the home where they found multiple individuals, including 25-year-old Qadarius Grimes who is a validated member of the Eight Trey Crips gang. They discovered 6.7 grams of crack cocaine, 6.55 grams of marijuana, three boxes of ammunition, numerous 12-gauge shotgun shells, two digital scales and two empty Glock handgun boxes. On April 19, 2024, law enforcement used GPS monitoring to locate Grimes at his house in Rocky Mount. Upon searching the house and surrounding areas, officers seized four firearms. On April 25, Grimes provided a statement to law enforcement where he admitted to owning another firearm he claimed to have given a family member. He pled guilty to the offense on September 3. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
