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Nov152021 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Pedestrian Taken To Hospital After Being Struck By Vehicle On Sunset Ave

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ASHEBORO N.C. - A pedestrian was taken to the hospital late Saturday night after being struck by a driver off of Sunset Ave in Asheboro. According to an accident report by the Asheboro Police Department, the collision occurred on Saturday Nov 13th 2021 just after 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Sunset Ave and Dixon St. Police say the driver, Juan Carlos De of Asheboro, was making a turn off of Sunset Ave and on to Dixon Ave when he struck a 68 year old male crossing the road heading home to the apartments on Sunset Ave. Police charged the driver with failure to yield the right of way to a pedestrian and for driving without a license. The report said drugs / alcohol were not a factor in the accident. No updates on the condition of the pedestrian was available at the time of publicati...

Nov92021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Sheriff’s Office Arrest Two In Seperate Sex Crimes Investigations

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ASHEBORO NC - The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office announced today that they have arrested two individuals following investigations into sex crimes against minors. On October 15, 2021, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) received a tip about Kevin Lee Nunn that said he was receiving and distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material.Deputies along with agents from Homeland Security Investigations executed a search warrant was executed at Nunn’s home on November 5, 2021.The next day charges were sought for ten counts of Second Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. On November 7th, 2021, Nunn was arrested and taken to the Randolph County Jail. He was issued a $50,000 secured bond The Sheriff’s office says the investigatio...

Nov62021 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Get Ready To “Fall Back” Tonight As Daylight Saving Time Ends

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ASHEBORO NC - Tonight we get back that hour of sleep we lost back in March as we “fall back” to the time of year when it gets dark at 4:30 in the afternoon. At 2 AM on Sunday November 7th clocks will be set back 1 AM to repeat the hour. Originally started in the US in 1918 as a war-time measure to help conserve energy, the tradition stayed around after the war and is still going today. Does it actually conserve energy? Not really, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Transportation, daylight saving time reduced electricity usage by only 1 percent but had no impact on home heating. Studies have also found a link between daylight saving time and increases in fatal vehicle crashes, workplace injuries, and increased risk of strokes, and even a temporary rise in the number of suic...

Nov32021 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Remains Found In Asheboro Home Were Not Human Says SBI

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felipecaparros / Adobe Stock ASHEBORO NC - The SBI crime lab says that results from a bone found in an Asheboro home last week were not human. According to information released by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, on October 30th 2021, their deputies were called to a citizens assist at a home one Grantville Lane in Asheboro. A citizen had found what appeared to be a bone in the subflooring of their home while remodeling and were concerned it was human. Criminal Investigations and Crime Scene Investigations responded and collected the object in question which was sent to the SBI lab in Raleigh for analysis and further investigation. On November 3rd, 2021, the SBI results came back and confirmed the object was a bone from a pig. The Sheriff's office says they have closed the inves...

Nov32021 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

One Injured In Fiery Single Vehicle Accident

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Troopers investigate a single vehicle accident where a car flipped over and caught fire injuring one on Nov st 2021. (Scott Pelkey / Acme News) TRINITY NC - One person was taken to the hospital after being involved in a single vehicle accident where the car flipped over and caught fire. Randolph County 911 received the first call about the accident at 1:19 PM on Nov 1st 2021. Callers reported a single vehicle accident on Covered Bridge Rd near Harris Rd in Trinity. They told dispatchers that a car had flipped over and was smoking. The sole occupant of the vehicle was a pregnant female who was able to safely get out. When firefighters arrived the car was fire and the fire had spread to a wooded area next the embankment. Randolph County EMS transported the female to a local hospital...

Nov12021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Man Arrested After Vehicle Chase Late Friday Night

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ASHEBORO NC – A man is in jail today after he led sheriff’s deputies on a high speed chase that ended in Montgomery County. According to a press release by the Randolph County Sheriff’s office just after 11 PM on October 29th, 2021 they pulled over a driver just south of the Ulah Troy exit on I-73/74. Police say that as the deputy approached the vehicle, the driver sped off getting back onto I-73/74 heading south.A vehicle pursuit ensued, with speeds reading almost 100 mph according to law enforcement radio traffic. The driver took the Seagrove exit, where according to the Sheriff’s office he briefly stopped at the top of the exit ramp and a passenger fled on foot. The driver then took off again on to I-73/74 south into Montgomery County, exiting on 220 Alternate where the Montgomery Co...

Oct282021 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Asheboro Police Investigating Death Outside Motel 6

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ASHEBORO NC - The Asheboro Police Department says they are investigating a death near the Motel 6 in Asheboro this morning and they don't suspect foul play. According to a press release by the department on Thursday, October 28th, 2021, just after 7 AM, officers with the Asheboro Police Department responded to 901 Albemarle Road for a call about a male on the ground, unconscious and not breathing. Fire and EMS personnel were unable to resuscitate the victim and he was pronounced deceased at the scene. Detectives with the Asheboro Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division responded and are investigating. The victim was identified as Dennis Brandon Hill, age 34, of Asheboro. Police say at this time, there are no suspicious circumstances regarding the incident and no signs o...

Oct272021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Pair Arrested After Selling Stolen Trailer On Facebook

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ASHEBORO NC - A pair of individuals were arrested after police say they stole a trailer and sold it on Facebook, all because the buyers friend was suspicious. According to the Sheriff's Office, on October 25th, 2021,they responded to Creeks Crossing Rd. after getting a call from a citizen who had become suspicious that a utility trailer he had purchased may be stolen. The buyer told officers that Brandon Edward Fields had messaged him earlier in the day saying that he had a trailer he had acquired as pay for work that he wanted to sell. The victim told police he met Fields and another subjects and bought the trailer. It was later when a friend of the victim suggested that the trailer might be stolen and that's when the buyer called police to verify. When deputies ran the trailer's ...

Oct272021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Stranded Motorist Helped By Police Ends Up In Jail

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ASHEBORO NC – Two officers helped a stranded motorist push his car into a parking lot before they ended up arresting him. According to a press release by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on October 14, 2021, one of their deputies and an SBI agent stopped to help a driver whose car had broken down on McDowell Road near the Sherriff's Office. The two officers helped push the vehicle into the parking lot when they say they noticed the driver was under the influence. The driver, identified as Ricardo Palacios, had an outstanding Order for Arrest for Failure to Appear for Resisting a Public Officer and was placed under arrest. When police searched the car they say they located a trafficking amount of meth. Palacios was taken on a short trip down the road to the Randolph County Jail wh...

Oct222021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

[CAPTURED] Prisoner Escapes Work Detail – Last Seen In Asheboro

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CAPTURED Richard Mundy Mundy was captured by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office on October 23, 2021, just after 5:30 PM after he was spotted walking on Randleman Rd. near Hockett Dairy Rd. Mugshot provided by the Randolph County Sheriffs Office ASHEBORO NC - Police are on the lookout for a man who escaped from a prison work detail, stole a dump truck and was last seen in Asheboro. On October 21, 2021, the NC Department of Corrections put out an alert for for an escapee, Richard Alexander Mundy, left a work detail in Laurinburg, NC. Police say he stole a tan and grey 1994 Chevrolet 3500 dump truck. That vehicle has not been recovered yet. Mundy is approximately 5’10” tall with brown hair and hazel eyes. At the time of escape, he was wearing a gray t-shirt and gre...