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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - A Greenville woman is speaking out after video from her Ring doorbell camera shows police entering her home and detaining her.

Meanwhile, Greenville police say the primary officer involved in the video is now on administrative leave.

Police were at the woman’s apartment complex Tuesday morning around 3:20 a.m. for a report of shots fired a few doors down from her apartment at 3240 Moseley Drive. Police wanted to see if the woman had video related to the shooting.

Uniqua Teel says officers tried to get ahold of her Ring doorbell camera footage from that night. When she told them the camera wasn’t working and was dead, Teel says officers forced their way into her apartment.

Ring doorbell video from Teel’s apartment shows the interaction that followed.

In video from the scene, an officer is heard telling Teel, “Listen to me. Listen to me. You pull it up and show me that it’s not working, and I’ll leave you alone. Otherwise, I’m ripping it off the wall, writing a search warrant, and I’m gonna keep you up all night.”

Police then entered Teel’s home. In the video, an officer says, “You’re now being detained because you’re not cooperating with an investigation.”

Teel is heard in another video from the same night telling an officer that her Ring doorbell camera was dead. That officer tells Teel it’s still on.

“I’m explaining to them that my camera is not working and it’s currently on 10%, it’s dead, so it’s not gonna get any footage, any recording of what’s going on,” Teel said.

A third officer is heard saying this when Teel continues to go back and forth with police: “There’s like a 5-year-old girl that almost died right there, and you’re gonna act like this?”

Teel says officers detained her and held her phone up to her face to unlock it, then searched through her phone for the footage. Teel says they asked her if she deleted anything, and when she said no, police gave the phone back.

Teel says police ultimately were not able to find the video they were looking for on her phone.

Teel says both she and her daughter are traumatized by the situation.

“I don’t even know what’s going on. I was awakened up out of my sleep for this. Why are y’all looking at me as if I’m part of whatever is going on?” Teel said.

Teel said what happened Tuesday morning has destroyed her trust in Greenville police. Her father, James Teel, was asked if he feels the same way about police now.

“Of course. I mean... of course I do. Look at the way they treat people. It’s unacceptable. That’s all I got to say. It’s unacceptable. You can’t just do somebody’s house like that. It’s wrong,” James Teel said.

As for the shooting at the complex, police found a window with three bullet holes a few doors down from Teel’s apartment. There were no injuries, and the investigation is ongoing.

Greenville Police Chief Richard Tyndall was asked about the videos Wednesday morning. He said the department is looking into it.

“We have started an internal affairs investigation to make sure that we get all the facts involved. Obviously, that’s one side of the story,” Tyndall said.

Police also sent us a statement Wednesday evening clarifying that the primary officer involved is now on administrative leave.

The full statement from Greenville police can be read in full below:

“We are aware of a Facebook post raising concerns about an interaction involving some of our officers.

At the time of the interaction, officers were investigating a shooting that occurred during the early morning hours of August 18. During that incident, someone fired into an occupied apartment, narrowly missing two young children who were in the living room.

As part of that investigation, officers were attempting to obtain security footage from a nearby apartment. Their interaction with a neighbor appears to be the subject of the Facebook post.

While we have not received a formal complaint, we take any concerns about the conduct of our officers seriously.

For that reason, the Greenville Police Department has initiated an internal review of the interaction. Per GPD policy, the primary officer involved has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the internal investigation.

The Greenville Police Department will look closely at the circumstances surrounding the encounter and the actions of the officers involved to determine whether they were consistent with department policy and training.

We ask for patience as we conduct this review and will provide additional information as appropriate."

Criminal defense attorney Tyrell Clemons said that in most cases, police need a warrant to enter a home or search a device. Police can detain someone if that person might obstruct or destroy evidence.

After viewing the videos, Clemons said that based on the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, this is likely an unlawful search and seizure by police. He said he needs more information from police on the matter to be 100% sure on that, though.

Another criminal defense attorney affirmed what Clemons said.

“I’m scared. I’m scared. I’d rather not,” said Teel. I’m not gonna lie, I’m scared. I don’t even know what’s going on with the investigation. I haven’t seen a news article or anything about a shooting or anything, so I don’t know what to believe. I’m scared,” she added.

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GREENVILLE, NC – Wildwood Park will soon get enhanced water access on the park's west side and a connection to the neighboring River Park North after the Greenville City Council approved a pair of projects during its meeting on Monday night.

The Council unanimously approved a 685-foot boardwalk connection from Wildwood Park's west side to River Park North, a $1.5 million project that was aided by a $500,000 Great Trails State Grant received in February 2026. The boardwalk project is expected to begin in the fall and take 12 months to complete.

Once completed, the project will unite approximately 16 miles of trails in the two parks. A future North-South Connector project will provide additional connectivity from River Park North to the Greenville Town Common and the City's greenway system.

During Monday's meeting, the City Council also gave unanimous approval to the Wildwood Park Westside Parking and Pier Project that will improve access for those wanting to visit the park's west side. Through the support of community partners, the $498,808 project will provide a driveway, parking lot, picnic shelters, a fishing pier, and a kayak launch on the west side. It is expected to be completed in early 2027.

PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — New comments from Pitt County Sheriff Paula Dance Sunday morning, on her personal Facebook page, accuse “Commissioner Weaver” of attempting to “direct the county’s IT director to unlawfully breach the server that holds protected information” she says belongs to the department.

That server, she says, holds all information pertaining to investigations, emails, crime scene photos, and more, happening inside the county.

She goes on to share what appears to be an email message from someone named “Gary…” who requests the IT department pull an email from the sheriff’s office “regarding any correspondence involving K-9’s, vehicles for K-9’s, equipment for K-9’s or their vehicles used to transport/carry K-9’s…” including certain systems such as K-9 heat alert, and visual-audio alert alarms.

Sunday, WNCT reached out to the Pitt County Sheriff’s office and County Commissioner Gary Weaver for comment and have yet to hear back.

Story link: https://www.wnct.com/news/i-bring-receipts-paula-dance-says-she-will-expose-political-underbelly/