On March 26th-29th, officers of the Henderson Police Department and Agents of the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Agency participated in a joint operation. The purpose of the operation was to target quality of life issues in communities throughout the city. Officers and Agents were paired together and sent out into various communities to concentrate on nuisance type crimes. The following is a synopsis of the charges filed by the officers and agents:
Charge, Counts
Possession of alcohol by minor, 3
Open container of alcohol in vehicles, 9
Driving While License Revoked, 53
Expired License Tag, 2
Fictitious License Plate, 3
No Insurance, 6
No Operator’s License, 24
Seat Belt Violations, 11
Other traffic offenses, 10
Maintain Vehicle to Sell Controlled Substances, 1
Maintain Dwelling/Store to Sell Controlled Substances, 3
Misdemeanor possession of controlled substances, 9
Possess with Intent to Sell and Deliver Heroin, 10
Possession of Cocaine, 9
Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Sell and Deliver, 6
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, 9
Possession of Marijuana, 2
Possession of Heroin, 2
Carry a Concealed Weapon, 1
Warrants Served, 21
Other charges, 1
On Monday March 26, 2012, Lancey Matthew Terry, 42, 110 Dick Faines Road was taken into custody and charged with Possession of Heroin and Maintaining a Vehicle for Keeping a Controlled Substance. He was placed in the Vance County Jail after failing to post a 2,500.00 secured bond. A court date was scheduled for April 9, 2012 in Vance County District Court.
On March 29, 2012, in conjunction with this operation, a search warrant was served at 845 Lamb Street in Henderson. Officers located 79 bindles of heroin and 5.2 grams of crack cocaine. The following individuals have been charged as a result of this search:
Joseph Wayne Stewart, 27, 845 Lamb Street Henderson
Charge: Maintaining a Dwelling for Distributing a Controlled Substance
Bond: 5,000.00 Secured
Court Date- April 24, 2012
Patricia Anderson, 51, 845 Lamb Street Henderson
Charge: Maintaining a Dwelling for Distributing a Controlled Substance
Bond: 5,000.00 Secured
Court Date: April 24, 2012
Barry Swain, 50, 845 Lamb Street Henderson
Charge: Maintaining a Dwelling for Distributing a Controlled Substance
Bond: 5,000.00 Secured
Court Date: April 24, 2012
Alexander Trowbridge, 27, 66 Pine Cone Avenue Henderson
Charge: Possess With the Intent to Manufacture, Sell, and Deliver Heroin
Possess With the Intent to Manufacture, Sell, and Deliver Cocaine
Possession of Cocaine
Bond: 5,000.00 Secured
Court Date: April 24, 2012
Lamonte Adams, 19, 921 David Street Henderson
Charge: Possess with the Intent to Manufacture, Sell, and Deliver Heroin
Possess with the Intent to Manufacture, Sell, and Deliver Cocaine
Possession of Cocaine
Bond: 5,000.00 Secured
Court Date: April 24, 2012
Charlie Robinson, 63, 904 Lamb Street Henderson
Charge: Possess with the Intent to Manufacture, Sell, and Deliver Heroin
Possess with the Intent to Manufacture, Sell, and Deliver Cocaine
Possession of Cocaine
Bond: 5,000.00 Secured
Court Date: April 24, 2012
The Henderson Police Department will continue to work with State and Federal agencies in the coming year to address these issues as we work to improve the quality of life for the citizens of Henderson.




Great work HPD and Alcohol Law Enforcement! Kudos to all of you. Now – courts, let’s see you do your job too!