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Sex Offender Arrested for Being on School Grounds

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ASHEBORO N.C. - The Randolph County Sheriff's Office says they have arrested a registered sex offender who was on school grounds in Randolph County several times late last month. According to a press release from the Sheriff's Office, on September 26th, 2023, the Sheriff’s Office's Sex Offender Registry Detective was notified that Michael Delano Foster of Davidson County, a registered sex offender, had been on school grounds in Randolph County. According to the NC State Bureau of Investigations Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry, Foster was convicted in 2006 for two sexual offenses involving a minor under the age of thirteen in Guilford County. He was released in 2013 and has registered with the Davidson County Sheriff's Office. During the investigation, it was discover...

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Woman Arrested for Felony Trafficking After Police Locate 8lbs of Heroin

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RANDLEMAN N.C. - A Virginia woman has been arrested and is facing felony trafficking charges after police say the located over eight pounds of heroin in her vehicle. On September 30th, 2023, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Team conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 73/74 in Randleman. According to a press release, during that traffic stop deputies searched the vehicle and say they located and seized approximately 8 ½ pounds of heroin. The suspect, identified by the Sheriff's Office as Lori Kristen Price of Roanoke, VA, was arrested and transported to Randolph County Jail. A magistrate found probable cause for the charges of two counts of Trafficking in Heroin. She received a $1,000,000 secured bond with a first appearance set for October 2, 2023, ...

Oct22023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Stolen Motorcycle Leads Police on Chase – Charges Catch up with Driver

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ASHEBORO N.C. - Charges are catching up with the driver of a stolen motorcycle with active warrants who fled from police late last month. In a press release the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office says that on September 22nd, 2023, a deputy attempted to pull over a motorcycle on Turnpike Rd., in Archdale, but the driver failed to stop leading to a pursuit. That chase continued to the intersection of Meadowbrook Road and Kennedy Road where the Sheriff's Office says the driver slowed down and appeared to be turning right, before losing control and crashing into a ditch on Kennedy Road across from Meadowbrook Road. The driver was located at the scene of the wreck lying on the ground and the Sheriff's Office says the driver provided a false name, likely due to having outstanding warra...

Sep292023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Police Speed Trailer Damaged in Accident

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MPH Street Scout trailer showing damage after the accident. (Photo provided by the Asheboro Police Department) ASHEBORO N.C. - A speed trailer used by the Asheboro Police Department was damaged in an accident earlier this month after an officer failed to properly secure it prior to towing. According to a vehicle accident report completed by the Asheboro Police Department, on September 11th, 2023, at around 3 p.m., an officer was towing the trailer on US-220 Bus when the trailer came unattached from the vehicle, impacted the roadway, and rolled for approximately fifty feet before coming to a rest on the side of the roadway. The report states the accident was caused by another officer, not the one driving the vehicle, who failed to properly secure the trailer prior to transit. ...

Sep282023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Criminal Apprehension Team Arrests Suspect from Pursuit

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ASHEBORO N.C. - This week the Randolph County Sheriff's Office Criminal Apprehension Team located and arrested a suspect from a vehicle pursuit that occurred back in July. According to a press release, on July 13th, 2023, a Deputy with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office observed a vehicle with a fictitious tag and attempted to pull the vehicle over, but the driver fled leading to a vehicle pursuit. The Sherriff's Office says the driver continued at a high rate of speed and drove in the opposite lane of travel westbound on Lexington Rd. until the deputy lost sight of the vehicle. Additional deputies responded and searched the area; however, they were unsuccessful in locating it. Deputies were able to acquire pictures of the suspect and vehicle from the business in which they we...

Sep272023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Events This Weekend in Randolph County

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There is a lot going on this weekend across Randolph County. Check out these events. Friday, Sept 29th Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 6 to 9 mph. Drive Electric Event at the North Carolina Zoo Celebrate National Drive Electric Week at the North Carolina Zoo from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. This free public event, hosted in the North America parking lot directly across from the Stedman building in the North America Parking lot, will showcase the clean-air and cost-saving benefits of driving all-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid automobiles. See first-hand a variety of electric vehicles (EV) used at the Zoo and learn how the Zoo is reducing its carbon footprint. The NC Zoo Society and its partners will be on hand to highlight commercially avail...

Sep262023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

What You Need to Know About the Upcoming Municipal General Election

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Credit - 24K-Production / Adobe Stock ASHEBORO N.C. - The 2023 Municipal General Election is coming up soon and there are new polling locations and changes to voter ID requirements you need to know if you plan to vote. The Municipal General Election which includes include the mayor and members of the municipality’s governing board for Asheboro, Franklinville, High Point, Liberty, Ramseur, Randleman, Seagrove, Staley and Thomasville, as well as the Asheboro Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, November 7th, 2023. Registered voters who live within the boundaries of these municipalities and the Asheboro City Schools district may vote in the municipal election. Municipal contests may include the mayor and members of the municipality’s governing board. Voter ID ...

Sep262023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Invasive Zebra Mussels Now Confirmed in North Carolina

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Image Credit - N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (via Website) RALEIGH, N.C. (Sept. 22, 2023) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) announced today that zebra mussels, a harmful invasive aquatic species, have been identified in an Iredell County waterbody. This is the first time this species has been identified in the wild in North Carolina. On Thursday, September 21, 2023, NCWRC, with assistance from scuba divers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, investigated and confirmed a report of zebra mussels in a quarry on private property. NCWRC believes the mussels are contained to the quarry and is working on options for treatment while continuing its investigation. Zebra mussels are prolific. Adult mussels can move to other water bodies by attaching themselves to boa...

Sep252023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Narcotics Investigation Leads to Seizure of 8 lbs of Cocaine One Arrest

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ASHEBORO N.C. - The Randolph County Sheriff's Office says a recent narcotics investigation in Seagrove led to the seizure of eight pounds of cocaine and the arrest of one suspect. According to a press release from the Sheriff's Office, on September 11, 2023, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Vice and Narcotics Unit concluded an investigation related to the distribution of Cocaine in the Seagrove area ofRandolph County. That investigation led to Detectives locating and seizing approximately eight pounds of Cocaine and arrested Octavius Cornelius Spinks at a residence on Osborne Mill Rd. Spinks was transported to Randolph County Detention Center where the magistrate found probable cause for the charges of two counts of felony trafficking in cocaine. He received a $100,000 secure...

Sep252023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Phone Scam

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Stock Photo - (Karen Roach / Adobe Stock) ASHEBORO N.C. - The Randolph County Sheriff's Office would like to get the word out to citizens about a phone scam in which scammers claim they are with the Sheriff's Office and attempt to get citizens to "pay a fine" or be arrested. The Sheriff's Office says they have received multiple reports of someone calling citizens in the county pretending to be a Deputy with the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, stating the individual missed a mandated appearance for Jury Duty and need to pay a fine to avoid being arrested. These scammers are using a technique called "spoofing" to make it appear that they are calling from the Sheriff's Office. They then tell the citizen to look up the number to "verify" where they are calling from, and warn them n...