On Sunday, June 18th, 2023, at approximately 8:20am members of the Kinston Police Department responded to Taco Bell located at 1806 W. Vernon Ave. Kinston in reference to an armed robbery. Upon arrival officers met with the victims who advised that an unknown black male entered the business armed with a knife and stole money. The suspect was wearing black pants, a black hooded sweat shirt and a mask. The sweat shirt had white writing on the front that stated “Black Voters Matter” and on the back it stated “It’s About Us”. At this time the identity of the suspect is unknown and investigators are following up on leads.

If anyone has information about this incident or any other incidents, please call the Kinston Police Department’s Tips Line at 252-939-4020 or Lenoir County Crime Stoppers at 252-523-4444. Calls to Crime Stoppers are confidential and anonymous, and the caller may be eligible for a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest.