Frederick King mugshot
Press Release from Newport, NC Police Report
On Friday September 5, 2014 at 0951 W/M FREDERICK ALAN KING walked into the US Post Office located at 460 Howard Blvd in Newport, and presented a handwritten note to the postal employee at the counter. The note was very clear this was a robbery attempt and KING wanted $50.00. KING also instructed them in the note to call the police.
Newport Police Officer II J. Ferrell arrived within minutes of the call and took KING into custody as he exited the front of the Post Office. The Post Office was open for business at the time of the incident and several other individuals were inside the main lobby. No one was injured during the incident.
Officer Ferrell’s quick response and immediate action once on scene certainly contributed to KING being taken into immediate custody and prevented injuries to anyone. KING did not have a weapon during the robbery attempt.
Newport Police have charged KING with Attempted Common Law Robbery. KING has been transported to the Carteret County Magistrates Office for processing and bond.
The US Postal Inspection Service has been notified but have declined to take any immediate action at this point.
Harassment, Stonebrooke Oval: A fill-in mail carrier reported Aug. 27 that a resident on her postal route met up with her near his lockbox and started rubbing her thigh and making sexually explicit comments. Then as she drove away, he held onto the postal truck — as well as her leg — for several feet. In an earlier incident, she said he attempted to kiss her on the cheek at which point she extended her hand, which at the time she felt was still within the bounds of decency. In addition to contacting police, she also reporterd the latest incident to her supervisor.