Public's Help Requested
Crime Stopper's Reward Offered
Help Identify Robbery Suspect
GASTONIA -- Gastonia Police are asking for the public's help to identify a man who robbed a Gastonia store at gunpoint.
The suspect entered the Family Dollar at 1604 S. York Road on Aug. 10, approached the counter to purchase a bottle of water and pulled out a gun when the cashier opened the register. The suspect took money out of the register and left in a 1997 or 1998 gray SUV with black trim.
The suspect is described as a black male about 6-foot-tall and weighing 240 pounds. He was wearing a light tan colored shirt with dark baggy jeans and sunglasses. Anyone who can identify the suspect is asked to call Gastonia Police Detective Michelle Smith at (704) 866-6976 or Crime Stoppers at (704) 861-8000.
Governor's Reward Offered
Jaye Lynn Jarrett Smith Homicide
RALEIGH -- Today, Gov. Michael F. Easley announced the State is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Jaye Lynn Jarrett Smith in Gastonia, N.C.
On Sept. 9, 2005, the body of Ms. Smith, 28, was discovered in overgrown vegetation in the 600 block of East Second Avenue, Gastonia. Anyone having information concerning this case should contact the State Bureau of Investigation or Gastonia Police Detective Kevin McSwain at (704) 842-5170.
(Date of news release: June 19, 2008)
Crime Stoppers Reward Offered
Missing Persons Case of Jennifer Rivkin
GASTONIA -- Gastonia Police are asking for the public's help to locate a 42-year-old woman missing since May 4. Jennifer Ramsey Rivkin, of Kings Mountain, was reported missing after the BMW she was driving was found May 6 at a bar & grill on West Franklin Boulevard, Gastonia. Jennifer's purse was still in the car.
Ms. Rivkin was last heard from in a cell phone message she left for a friend on May 4, and friends and family have been unable to reach her on her cell phone. Ms. Rivkin is 5-foot-5 and weighs 130 pounds. She has brown hair and hazel eyes.
Anyone with information about Ms. Rivkin's whereabouts is asked to call Gastonia Police Detective Michelle Smith at (704) 866-6976, or Crime Stoppers of Gaston County may be contacted at (704) 861-8000. Calls to Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and the program pays up to $1,000 for information that successfully concludes a case.
(Date of news release: May 28, 2008)
Crime Stoppers Reward Offered
Homicide Case of Haywood Eugene McCoy
Gastonia -- Gastonia Police are asking for the public's help in the homicide case of Haywood Eugene McCoy. Police responded to a call Jan. 15, 2008, at 1105 W. Rankin Ave. and found the victim, Haywood Eugene McCoy, shot. Mr. McCoy was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte where he was pronounced dead.
If anyone has information about the shooting, please contact Detective Kevin McSwain at (704) 842-5170 or Crime Stoppers of Gaston County at (704) 861-8000. Crime Stoppers pays up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest.
(Date of news release: Jan. 15, 2008)
Crime Stoppers Reward Offered
Homicide Case of Martic Lasalle Carothers
Gastonia -- Gastonia Police are asking for the public's help to locate a gray or taupe colored Jeep Liberty (after 1988) and four black male suspects involved in a Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, shooting that left a Gastonia man dead. Two of the four suspects are described as having a thin build with one of them being 5-foot-10.
The shooting occurred at 9:19 p.m. on Beaverbrook Drive and Martic Lasalle Carothers was transported to Gaston Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Anyone with information about the suspect vehicle or suspects is asked to call Detective Kevin McSwain at (704) 842-5170 or Crime Stoppers of Gaston County at (704) 861-8000. Crime Stoppers pays up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest.
(Date of news release: Oct. 25, 2007)
Crime Stoppers Reward Offered
Missing Suspect Case of Scott Lee Sisk
Gastonia Police are asking for the public’s help to locate Scott Lee Sisk, 29, formerly of Mars Street, Gastonia.
Mr. Sisk is charged with failure to appear on the charges of statutory rape, indecent liberties with a minor, and disseminating harmful materials to a minor for an incident that occurred on Jan. 28, 2006. Mr. Sisk is also charged with two counts of probation violation, breaking and entering, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury.
Mr. Sisk is described as being about 5-foot-8 or 5-foot-9, and weighing 170 pounds. Mr. Sisk has family and friends in Gastonia, and also in Tennessee.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts can call Detective Albert Fleming at (704) 866-6878 or Crime Stoppers of Gaston County at (704) 861-8000. Crime Stoppers pays up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest.
(Date of news release: July 12, 2007 & July 29, 2008)