Rocky Mount Police arrested 17 people, served 27 warrants, and issued 39 tickets for various crimes last weekend in “Operation Hammer Time.”
The Rocky Mount Police Department says during the one-day “Operation Hammer Time” event, officers executed multiple raids on suspected drug locations, conducted a DUI checkpoint to check for drunk drivers, and made connections with local residents in several neighborhoods.
The DUI checkpoint was conducted with help from the NC Forensic Test for Alcohol Branch, who provided a Mobile Breath Alcohol Testing Unit that allows defendants to be tested and processed on location.
The totals for the one-day operation are:
Narcotics Seizures:
114.10 grams marijuana
30.9 grams cocaine
4 Dosage units of Ecstasy
Weapons Seizures:
Charter Arms .38 special
Intratec 9mm with extended clip with 34 rounds
Search Warrants Executed:
1704 Leggett Road
1552 Springbrook Drive
Field Interview Cards Completed: 4
Warrants Served: 27
Citations: 39
Arrests:
Ronald Brooks Gay-DUI, Careless and Reckless Driving
Joseph Whitaker-PWISD Schedule II, Felony Possess Schedule II, Possess Marijuana, Possess drug paraphernalia
Kelly Horne- Possess Marijuana
Jocelyn Edmonds- Possess Marijuana
Lanika Jones- Open Container
Courtney Lewis- Open Container
Daffny Auston- Open container, Possess Marijuana, Drug paraphernalia
Patrice Knight- Open Container
Calvin Lewis- No Operator License
Teneasha Garnett- No Operator License
Kenith Pittman- DWLR
Jemel Vines- No Operator License
Cierra Webb- DWLR, Open Container
Jasmine Wilson- Open Container
Jonathan Knight- DWLR, Expired License
Corey Harris- DWLR
Ladrick Wheeler- Possess Marijuana, Felony Possess MDMA.
