On October 22, 2022, at approximately 1:18pm Sergeant D. Newsome was in the area of East 10th. St. when he recognized a subject driving that he knew had a suspended driver’s license. The officer followed the vehicle to conduct a traffic stop in the area of Virginia Ave. and 13th. St. Upon making contact with the driver Sgt. D. Newsome advised them their license was suspended and should not be driving. The driver of the vehicle and the passenger were removed from the vehicle after the driver was seen by Officer C. Walker attempting to conceal something from the officers. A search of the vehicle revealed the following: .42 grams of Fentanyl, 1.46 grams of meth, contact lens case that concealed the narcotics, (1) Alprazolam, and a glass pipe. The driver was identified a Lacey Taylor 36 from the Roanoke Rapids area, and she was charged with the following: possession of schedule II, possession of meth, possession of schedule IV, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while license revoked, and display fictitious registration and was placed under a $5,000 bond with a court date of October 25, 2022.

Officer N. Powell assisted with this incident along with Lt. J. Baggett