Bicycle, shirt help Goldsboro police track stolen copper pipes

Officers responded to a call about a suspicious person at the home, at 2000 S. John St., about 7:30 a.m. When they arrived, they found a crawl-space door was open and copper pipes removed. They also found a black shirt, blue jeans and fresh bicycle tracks in the grass.

Another officer on the way to the house passed a man on a bicycle riding east on Dixie Trail. The officer knew the man, identified as Rickey Henderson of Pikeville, and stopped him. Police said Henderson had a black T-shirt containing cut copper pipe pieces.

Police said a witness saw Henderson on the property and questioned him about why he was there. When questioned, the witness said, Henderson left.