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Jan232024 by Randolph News NowNo Comments
Man Arrested on Child Exploitation Charges in Liberty

Man Arrested on Child Exploitation Charges in Liberty

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LIBERTY N.C. -  Several law enforcement agencies as part of the Invictus Project Task Force arrested a Greensboro man who allegedly traveled to Liberty to meet a child. On January 12th, 2024, the Liberty Police Department along with the Randolph County Sheriff's Office SERT and investigations units, members of The Invictus Project Task Force, NC SBI, Davie County Sheriff's Office, Roxboro Police Department, and the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, assisted Gaston County Police Department in the conclusion of a multi-agency investigation by arresting an individual by the name of William Russell Gaffney, 62 years old, of Greensboro, NC, according to a press release. Gaffney was charged with felony solicitation of a ch...
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Jan32024 by Randolph News NowNo Comments
Man Arrested for Breaking into Home, Assaulting Female and Kidnapping Children, says RCSO

Man Arrested for Breaking into Home, Assaulting Female and Kidnapping Children, says RCSO

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Andralius Fazant Culbreth (Mugshot provided by Randolph County Sheriff's Office) ASHEBORO N.C. - A Thomasville man was arrested on multiple felony charges after the Sheriff’s Office says he broke into a woman’s home, assaulted her, and stopped her from calling 911 or answering the door for deputies, and kidnapped children at the home. On January 1st, 2024, Randolph County 911 received a 911-hangup call with screaming in the background. After not being able to get an answer on return calls deputies from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the area. When deputies arrived, they were unable to get anyone to respond to the door of the residence they believed the call to be coming from and saw no signs that anyone was there. Less than an hour later, Randolph Coun...
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Dec302023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments
Asheboro Police Looking for Two Suspects who Used Traffic Vest to Steal TVs

Asheboro Police Looking for Two Suspects who Used Traffic Vest to Steal TVs

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Photo released by the Asheboro Police Department ASHEBORO N.C. – The Asheboro Police Department is asking for help from the public in identifying who suspects who they say used a traffic vest to steal two TVs from Wal-Mart. According to a report from the department on the afternoon of December 24th, 2023, an officer was called to the Asheboro Wal-Mart. A loss prevention officer told the officers that the day prior two unidentified black males had come into the store and taken two televisions without paying. In photos released on Facebook one of the suspects can be seen in a traffic vest pushing TVs in a car through the store. Loss prevention told officers the suspects loaded the TVs into a grey in color van before leaving the area. The department asks anyone who r...
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Dec232023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments
Man Arrested for using Police Lights to try and Pull Over Driver

Man Arrested for using Police Lights to try and Pull Over Driver

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ASHEBORO N.C. - A local man was arrested earlier this week after the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office says he attempted to use flashing red and blue lights to pull over a vehicle in Asheboro. On December 20th, 2023, deputies responded to Meadowbrook Rd. in Asheboro. A caller reported that they had been followed by a vehicle flashing blue and red lights that they did not believe was a law enforcement vehicle.  According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office, deputies located the vehicle and identified the driver as Dennis Charles Richardson. The deputies determined the vehicle was privately owned and Richardson is not a law enforcement officer.  Dennis Charles Richardson Richardson was arrested and transported to the Randolph County Jail where the magistrate fou...
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Dec182023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments
UCA Elementary PTO Treasurer Charged with Embezzlement 

UCA Elementary PTO Treasurer Charged with Embezzlement 

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Julie W. McNeill (Mugshot provided by Randolph County Sheriff's Office) ASHEBORO N.C. - The former treasurer of Uwharrie Charter Academy's Elementary School's Parent Teacher Organization has been charged with a felony after investigators say she embezzled tens of thousands of dollars from the organization. According to a press release from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, on September 18th, 2023, investigators received a report of embezzlement at Uwharrie Charter Elementary School located in Asheboro, NC. School officials reported suspicious activity following an internal audit of the Parent Teacher Organization’s (PTO) financial records.   The Sheriff’s Office says detectives uncovered evidence that substantiated the school’s findings and identified Julie W. McNeil...
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Dec112023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments
Wanted Suspect Extradited from Kansas back to Randolph County

Wanted Suspect Extradited from Kansas back to Randolph County

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ASHEBORO N.C. - A suspect wanted by the Sheriff’s Office in connection with a vehicle theft earlier this year has been extradited from Kansas back to Randolph County to face several charges.  On July 23rd, 2023, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office responded to Old Cedar Falls Rd, in Randleman, for a reported vehicle theft.  An investigation led to charges being sought against Braxton Lee Trogon for felony larceny of a motor vehicle, felony possession of stolen goods/property, and felony extortion. On July 28th, 2023, Troopers with the Kansas State Highway Patrol attempted to pull over Trogdon in the stolen vehicle. According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office, Trogdon failed to stop leading to a chase with police and troopers in Kansas, which ended after the use of...
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Dec72023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments
Driver Crashes into Patrol Vehicle with Shotgun Strapped to Motorcycle, Arrested

Driver Crashes into Patrol Vehicle with Shotgun Strapped to Motorcycle, Arrested

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ASHEBORO N.C. - A convicted felon with a shotgun strapped to his motorcycle was arrested after crashing into a patrol vehicle earlier this week, according to police.  On December 5th, 2023, a deputy with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office was on a call on Clifton Dr. in Archdale. According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office, a motorcycle traveling south on Clifton Drive with no headlights struck the deputies patrol vehicle in the rear.  The operator, identified by the Sheriff’s Office as Thurman Earl Sampson, came to rest in front of the vehicle and was evaluated by Randolph County EMS.  While inspecting the damage to the vehicles, the deputy located a shotgun strapped on the motorcycle, and discovered that Sampson, the driver, is a convicted felon.  ...
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Dec62023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments
Four Arrested in Connection with Armed Robbery on NC Hwy 134

Four Arrested in Connection with Armed Robbery on NC Hwy 134

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(Acme News Stock Photo) ASHEBORO N.C. - The Randolph County Sheriff's Office says four people have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery on NC Hwy 134 last month. According to a press release from the Sheriff's Office, on November 26th, 2023, deputies responded to a reported robbery on NC Hwy 134, in Asheboro. The victim told investigators that he was asked by someone he knew to meet in the parking lot of a business and that when he arrived, he was robbed by two males and two females. The victim also reported that one of the male suspects fired a single round from a handgun at him during the robbery. The investigation by the Criminal Investigations Division of the Sherriff's Office identified Cassidy Ann Black, and Dustin Scott Marion as suspects, according to a pre...
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Nov282023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments
Asheboro Man Charged with Possession of a Machine Gun

Asheboro Man Charged with Possession of a Machine Gun

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ASHEBORO N.C. - The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina has charged an Asheboro man with possession of a machine gun. According to court documents, 23-year-old, Keandre Baretta Legrand, of Randolph County, was charged today with unlawful possession of a machine gun and illegal possession of a firearm by a felon stemming from an incident which occurred on September 13th, 2022.  That case is being investigated by the Asheboro Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Mary Ann Courtney. In a press release today Sandra J. Hairston, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina said that the “case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a ...
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Nov212023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments
Grand Jury Hands Down Indictments for Drug Trafficking

Grand Jury Hands Down Indictments for Drug Trafficking

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ASHEBORO N.C. - This month the Randolph County Grand Jury handed down indictments for a local woman on several drug and trafficking charges. During the November 2023 session of the Randolph County Grand Jury, True Bill of Indictments were issued on Erica Lynn Locklear for the distribution of narcotics in Randolph County. According to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, these indictments were issued as a result of investigations conducted by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Unit. Erica Lynn Locklear has been indicted for multiple felony drug charges. She was served on November 18, 2023, and received a $250,000 secured bond. A court date is set for November 20, 2023, in Randolph County Superior Court. Erica Lynn Locklear Felony trafficking in opi...
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