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Feb212021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Missing Teen Returning Home After Arkansas Shooting Involving Suspect

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DENTON NC - The Amber Alert issued for a missing 14-year-old from Davidson County has been canceled after she was located and will be returning to North Carolina after a harrowing experience. Savannah Childress, was reported missing on Feb. 11 from her home in southern Davidson County. An Amber Alert was issued on Feb 15th Investigators had discovered that Savannah was using her Davidson County Schools issued computer to communicate with an individual using multiple online platforms. As the investigation progressed investigators discovered the same individual was also talking to several other juvenile females in Alamance County. The Alamance County Sheriff’s Office was able to interview these juveniles that provided information regarding the identity of the suspect. ...

Feb202021 by Acme News WireNo Comments

Fire Consumes Randleman Hardee’s

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(Scott Pelkey / Acme News)(Scott Pelkey / Acme News)(Scott Pelkey / Acme News)(Scott Pelkey / Acme News)(Scott Pelkey / Acme News)(Scott Pelkey / Acme News)(Scott Pelkey / Acme News)(Scott Pelkey / Acme News)(Scott Pelkey / Acme News)(Scott Pelkey / Acme News)(Scott Pelkey / Acme News) RANDLEMAN NC (ACME NEWS) - Fire crews responded to a commercial structure fire at Hardee's in Randleman Saturday morning. Photos posted to social media show flames 10 feet high over the building and thick black smoke that could be seen as far south as Asheboro. Photo by Julie-Blackburn Randleman, Sophia, Westside, Level Cross, Climax, and Guil-Rand Fire Departments worked to put out the fire. They were assisted by Randleman PD, and Randolph County EMS who were on standby at the scene. Officials ...

Feb192021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Space Heater Likely Cause Of Fatal House Fire

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ASHEBORO NC - Officials have released the name of the victim of a fatal house fire in Denton on Thursday. According to a statement from the Randolph County Sheriff's office fire crews from Randolph and Davidson counties were called to a report of a house fire at 7026 Canaan Church Rd., in Denton. Initial reports from 911 calls indicated someone was possibly still inside the house. Fire crews arrived to find the home heavily involved with fire. While working to put out the fire, firefighters found the body of a male in the living room of the home. investigators with the Randolph County Fire Marshal’s Office determined that the fire was accidental and caused by an electric space heater. Jonathan Hogue, 29, was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Randolph County Medical Examiner. ...

Feb172021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Missing – Savannah Grace Childress

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Savannah Grace Childress (Provided by Davidson County Sheriff's Office DENTON N.C. - The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office is seeking your help finding 14-year-old Savannah Grace Childress. Savannah is 5’6″ and weighs 136 pounds with brown shoulder-length hair and green eyes. She was last seen wearing a yellow Mickey Mouse hooded sweatshirt. She was last seen in the Canaan Church Rd area of Denton on Thursday, February 11, 2021. She was last seen An Amber Alert was issued earlier this week for Savannah Monday night.She requires medication for a variety of medical issues and does not have any with her. Investigators from the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office found that Childress had been communicating with an unidentified subject through multiple online platforms. According to a pre...

Feb102021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Tractor Theft Leads To Arrest

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ASHEBORO NC - A man is in jail in connection to the theft of a tractor. According to a press release by the Randolph County Sherriff's Office on October 12th, of 2020 deputies responded to a call about a stolen Kubota tractor on Tobacco Rd. in Trinity. The Randolph County Sherriff's Office released surveillance camera photos that showed a tall white male with a white truck and a trailer and asked for help from the public. In an update released on Fed 9th 2021, the Randolph County Sherriff's Office says with the assistance from Graham Police Department, Ray Allen Simmons was positively identified through that surveillance video.The press release states that "following the investigation, it was determined that on October 11, 2020, Ray Allen Simmons had rented a 2020 Chevrolet truck f...

Feb82021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Two Arrested In Asheboro Homicide

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Photo from Moore County GIS ASHEBORO NC - After a homicide over the weekend in Asheboro, two people are in jail and authorities are searching for a body in a quarry in Moore county. According to a press release by the Asheboro Police Department, on Sunday, February 7, 2021, at 2:13 AM, Asheboro Police Officers responded to 408 E. Salisbury Street for a subject who had been shot. Officers on scene learned that the crime scene was located at 612 Farr Street in Asheboro. Evidence located at the crime scene lead investigators to believe a violent crime had occurred at the location and began to treat the case as a homicide. The victim has been identified as Dillion Zayne Wirt, a 23 year old white male from Asheboro. Asheboro Police Chief Mark Lineberry says their investigation led ...

Feb72021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Sheriff’s Office Responds To Armed Robbery

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Photo provided by Randolph County Sheriffs Office ASHEBORO NC -The Randolph County Sherriff's Office is asking for help identifying a suspect after an armed robbery on Saturday. According to a press release by the Randolph County Sherriff's Office, on February 6, 2021, at approximately 8:15 pm, deputies responded to an armed robbery at the GH Mart located at 4960 US Hwy. 220 South. They say a white male subject had entered the business, armed with a long gun and robbed the store at gunpoint. The suspect left on foot walking towards Zoo Parkway. Officials say the suspect was a white male, approximately 6’2”, approximately 160-180 lbs., wearing a black toboggan, dark sunglasses, a white facemask, a white or possibly pink long sleeve button up shirt, khaki colored pants and grey rubbe...

Feb52021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Drugs And Gun Sized From Man On House Arrest

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ASHEBORO NC (RCSO PRESS RELEASE)- On February 4, 2021, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Vice and Narcotics Division conducted an investigation resulting in a subsequent search of the residence of Matthew Chad Blake, located on Emmanuel Church Rd., Asheboro. Detectives located and seized Heroin, Methamphetamine, Alprazolam and items of drug paraphernalia. A firearm was also located and seized. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Electronic House Arrest Division also assisted in the search. Matthew Chad Blake Matthew Chad Blake was charged with Felony Possession of Firearm by Felon, Felony Possession With Intent to Manufacture/Sell/Deliver Heroin, Felony Possession With Intent to Manufacture/Sell/Deliver Schedule II Controlled Substance, Felony Maintain Vehicle/Dwelling/Place for...

Jan302021 by Acme News WireNo Comments

Asheboro Officer Involved In Accident Responding To Call

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(Scott Pelkey / Acme News)(Scott Pelkey / Acme News)(Scott Pelkey / Acme News)(Scott Pelkey / Acme News) ASHEBORO NC (ACME NEWS) - Two people were taken to the hospital last night after a an Asheboro Police Officer collided with another vehicle while responding to a call. According to Mark Lineberry, Chief of the Asheboro Police Department, an officer was responding to a domestic call where there was a suspect who was possibly armed with a weapon. The officer was en-route with lights and siren when he was involved in an accident with another driver at the intersection of N Fayetteville St and W Salisbury St. The other driver's car ended up on the steps of the First United Methodist Church across the street from Walgreens and the driver had to be freed from the vehicle using hydra...

Jan292021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Sex Offender Arrested On Child Porn Charges

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ASHEBORO NC - An Asheboro Man is in jail facing felony charges for possessing/producing child porn. According to a press release the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) received information that an individual by the name of Luis Armando Diaz-Otero was possessing/producing numerous child pornography files. Detectives initiated an investigation which found that Diaz-Otero is a registered sex offender as a result of an out-of-state conviction. Luis Armando Diaz-Otero On January 28, 2021, Warrants for Arrest were issued for Luis Armando Diaz-Otero for nine counts of Felony Second Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and one count of Felony First Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Off...