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Mar212022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Man Arrested On Warrants From Two Agencies For Sex Crimes

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ASHEBORO N.C. - A local man was arrested on warrants from both the Randolph County Sheriffs Office and the Asheboro Police Department for alleged sex crimes involving a child. On December 22, 2021, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office says they received a report of a sexual offense allegedly committed by Luis Enrique Torres. That investigation led Detectives from the Sheriff's Office's Criminal Investigations Division to seek charges for two counts of Felony Indecent Liberties with aChild, Felony Statutory Sex Offense with a Child, and Misdemeanor Harassing Phone Calls. The Asheboro Police Department had also obtained warrants for Torres for Felony Indecent Liberties with a Child and Felony Statutory Sex Offense with a Child. On March 18, 2022, Torres was located, arrested and t...

Mar212022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Busted In A Getaway Vehicle – Man Arrested After Leading Police On A Chase

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ASHEBORO N.C. - A man who led police on a vehicle chase was arrested early Saturday morning after police pulled over the "getaway vehicle" that had come to pick him up. According to a press release from the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, on March 19, 2022, at around 3:00 am, a Randolph County Sheriff’s Deputy tried to pull over a motorcycle on Finch Farm Rd., in the Trinity area. The driver failed to stop and a led police on a chase. On Bescher Chapel Road the driver fled into a field, ditched the motorcycle and fled on foot. Police setup a perimeter in the area and conducted traffic stops on vehicles. The suspect who police identified as Dakota James Foley was located during one of those traffic stops in a vehicle that had come to picked him up. Foley was taken to the Randolph ...

Mar202022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Juvenile Airlifted following Asheboro Shooting

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READ THE UPDATE TO THIS STORY Asheboro Police Announce Arrest in Millikan Ave Shooting ASHEBORO N.C. - A 17-year-old had to be airlifted in critical condition after being injured in a shooting late Saturday night. According to a press release from the Asheboro Police Department, on Saturday, March 19th, 2022, at approximately 10:58 PM, officers responded to Randolph Health in reference to a gunshot victim. When officers arrived they discovered that a 17 year-old juvenile had been shot in the head at a location on Millikan Avenue in Asheboro. The victim was subsequently airlifted to another medical facility. Police say preliminary information they gathered suggests that the juvenile and an 18 year-old male had gone to the location on Millikan Avenue and were confronted ...

Mar182022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Missing | Aliyah Allen

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Aliyah Allen DESCRIPTION 17-year-old Black female, 5' 6" tall, Black hair, Brown eyes LAST SEEN March 17 2022 at 10 pm on Cedar Square Rd DETAILS The Randolph County Sheriffs Office is asking for assistance located a missing/runaway juvenile. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff's Office at (336) 318-6699

Mar182022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Get backyard vegetable gardening tips in Asheboro library class

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Woman planting in her garden (Khaligo/Adobe Stock) ASHEBORO N.C. (RCPL) – Ensure that your fruits and vegetables thrive with the help of “Backyard Vegetable Gardening,” a class at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 4, at the Asheboro Public Library. Annie Mills Annie Mills, horticultural agent with Randolph County Cooperative Extension, will guide participants through site development, selecting appropriate varieties, and cultivational practices to keep plants healthy. The class is free and the public is invited. As horticultural agent, Mills provides support and programs for consumers and horticulture businesses. She works with farmers markets and community gardens, and assists with the county’s needs related to production of and access to local foods. Backyard Vegetable Gar...

Mar152022 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Fire Investigators Taking A Look at Fire That Destroyed 15 Cars and Several Buildings on Idlewild Dr Ext

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ASHEBORO N.C. - Fire investigators are taking a look at yesterday's fire on Idelwild Dr Ext in Randleman that destroyed several buildings and over a dozen cars. On March 14th 2022, just after 6:30 pm, fire crews were dispatched to Idlewild Dr Ext for a reported fire at a junk-yard. Fire Marshal Michael Smith with the Randleman Fire Department says around 15 vehicles, two small outbuildings, one large garage, and a mobile home were all involved. Crews from Randleman, Asheboro, Sophia, Westside, and Climax Fire Departments all responded and were able to get the fire under control in around an hour and a half, but remained on scene for overhaul and clean-up for over 5 hours. Firefighters with the Randleman Fire Department returned to the scene this morning to put out hotspots. [Ac...

Mar122022 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Get Ready To Spring Forward As Daylight Saving Time Starts Tonight

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Sunday, March 13, 2022, at 2:00:00 am clocks are move forward 1 hour to 3:00 am New research finds that fatal car crashes increase by 6 percent the week following daylight saving time (DST) The Sunshine Protection Act which would make DST the new "permanent time" eliminating the changing of the clocks but the bill has been stuck since Feb 2021 ASHEBORO N.C. - Tonight we trade an hour of sleep for more sun during the day as we "spring-forward" tonight into Daylight Saving Time. Sunday, March 13, 2022, at 2:00:00 am clocks are move forward 1 hour to 3:00 am resulting in more daylight hours and the sun setting later in the day. In a press release from the NCDOT officials are asking anyone who drives early in the morning to go to bed an hour early to ensure they get th...

Mar102022 by Acme News WireNo Comments

Local Man Found Dead in Asheboro; Police Investigating

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(Scott Pelkey / Acme News) ASHEBORO N.C. (ACME NEWS) - Police are investigating how a local man who had been reported missing ended up deceased in a wooded area near an Asheboro apartment complex yesterday. On March 9th, 2022, around noon, patrol officers with the Asheboro Police Department were called to the 700 block of Breeze Hill Road, after getting a call about a missing person last seen in the area the day before. In a press release the Asheboro Police Department says that early information gathered at the scene led to detectives with the department's Criminal Investigations Division being called to lead the investigation as well as for additional personnel being requested to conduct a search of the area. It's not clear what the information was but the Departments Emergency Re...

Mar92022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Man With 15 Warrants from GA Arrested On Traffic Stop in Randolph County

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ASHEBORO N.C. - A man with 15 outstanding warrants was arrested during a traffic stop on I-73 last week, and things only got worse from there. According to a press release from the the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, on March 3rd, 2022, Detectives with the Vice & Narcotics Unit pulled over a vehicle on I-73 North at exit 79. The driver, who they identified as Joseph Adam Spaugh, wanted out of the State of Georgia with full extradition as well as fifteen warrants. Spaugh was placed under arrest. During a search of the vehicle police say they found methamphetamine and paraphernalia. Spaugh was taken to the Randolph County Jail where police say they then found more methamphetamine when jail staff searched him. Spaugh was served the outstanding warrants and the magistrate found pr...

Mar72022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Woman Arrested After Police Say She Set 5 Separate Fires Last Week

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ASHEBORO N.C. - A woman was arrested after police say she set 5 separate fires in the Asheboro area that all occurred on the same day and in the same area. Police began investigating on March 3rd after fire crews and the Fire Marshal's Office called the Randolph County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations and Crime Scene Division to the scene of a fire on Cedar Grove Drive Extension in Asheboro. Fire crews reported five separate and distinct fires with one spreading to a vacant outbuilding, a second fire ignited three vehicles and the three other fires burned wooded areas. No injuries from the incident. Police began investigating the fires as arson that day. Tierra Shannice Smith During that investigation, detectives with the Sheriff’s Office say they were able to generate a suspe...