Alert actions by Middlesex residents helped the Nash County Sheriff’s Office nab a “rocking chair bandit.”

Nash County deputies responded to calls Tuesday about a man transporting rocking chairs that were stolen from at least two residences in Middlesex.

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Rocky Mount Prep was put on lockdown Tuesday while authorities searched for a missing student.

The lockdown took place for more than three hours Tuesday afternoon after the student left the campus. Cpl. Brad Summerlin said a 15-year-old student had expressed some concerning thoughts to some friends…

Rocky Mount police are seeking two suspects in connection with an armed robbery early Saturday at the Waffle House on Rowe Drive.

Two men, one armed with a shotgun and the other with an unidentified weapon, came in the restaurant about 6:15 a.m. and held employees at gunpoint. They demanded money…

Rocky Mount police are looking for a man who recently shot at and damaged a house.

Cpl. Brad Summerlin said officers responded to a call about a shooting into an occupied building about 9:28 p.m. July 28 in the 100 block of Southpark Village Court. Summerlin said no one was injured in the shooting.…

A 75-year-old man was assaulted about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in his home Tuesday on the 400 block of Craig Street, according to reports submitted by the Rocky Mount Police Department. 

According to the incident report, the home apparently was entered forcibly. The man was assaulted and…

Authorities are investigating a shooting at 508 Charlotte Ave. that occurred early Monday morning.

Police officers responded to a call of a shooting and found a damaged house and shell casings in the street. No one was injured in the incident. Police have no suspect description.

Anyone with…