Durham Police Release ‘Top Most Wanted’ For August 2024; Update On July 2024 Arrests

DURHAM, NC – The Durham Police Department has released its ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ list for August 2024. Three of the ten suspects are already under arrest. The department is reaching out to the public and encouraging anyone with information to come forward. 

According to police, Durham’s ‘Most Wanted’ in August 2024 is as follows:

 

• Name: Branden Scott
• Date of Birth: 01/17/2003
• Crime: 1st Degree Kidnapping

• Name: Alza Carrington
• Date of Birth: 05/12/1999
• Crime: Assault by Strangulation

• Name: Shaterica Allen
• Date of Birth: 05/20/1990
• Crime: Aggravated Assault

• Name: Geoffrey Bell
• Date of Birth: 12/27/1993
• Crime: 1st Degree Sex Offense

 

 

• Name: Kelly Mitchell
• Date of Birth: 01/02/1981
• Crime: Obtaining Property by False Pretenses

• Name: Carl Lester Jr.
• Date of Birth: 01/01/1986
• Crime: Aggravated Assault

• Name: Latavia Rose
• Date of Birth: 04/19/1990
• Crime: Aggravated Assault

• Name: Salaam Hinton
• Date of Birth: 07/31/1997
• Crime: Aggravated Assault

 

 

• Name: Marquita Morris-Nichols
• Date of Birth: 08/10/1993
• Crime: Common Law Robbery

 

 

• Name: Ryane Turner
• Date of Birth: 08/10/1994
• Crime: Common Law Robbery

UPDATE: July 2024 Most Wanted

Eight arrests of the ‘Top Most Wanted’ for July 2024 have been made by the Durham Police.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Durham Crime Stoppers at 919-683-1200. Callers never have to give their names and can qualify for a cash reward of up to $2,000.

Information related to unsolved crimes and wanted persons is distributed to the community via various forms of media. Tipsters are encouraged to call CrimeStoppers and anonymously give any information related to the unsolved crime or fugitive. CrimeStoppers forwards the information to the investigating law enforcement agency within Durham County. If the information is used by law enforcement and leads to a felony arrest, the tipster may be eligible to receive a cash reward. Reward payments range from a minimum of $100 to a maximum of $2,000, depending on the severity of the crime.

Durham CrimeStoppers is a non-profit organization comprised of volunteers from the Durham community and your neighbors willing to take action against crime. They want our community to be safe and eager to work to make it that way. A board of directors—members of our community who have volunteered to give their time and talents to the program—administers it. These volunteers establish CrimeStoppers policy, raise funds, and determine the amount and method of reward payments.