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11 Goats Found Shot Dead Near Ramseur

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RAMSEUR NC - Eleven goats were found shot on Parks Crossroads Church Rd. in the Ramseur area last Saturday. According to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, On January 2, 2021, deputies responded to a call on Parks Crossroads Church Rd. in the Ramseur area. The owner of the property had found numerous goats including five baby goats and six adult goats, had been shot and killed. It is believed that the livestock was killed between the hours of 12:30PM and 5:30PM on 1/2/2021. If anyone has any information on this incident, they are asked to contact 911, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office at 336-318-6699, or Crime Stoppers at 336-672-7463.

Jan42021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Driver Adjusting Seat Loses Control, Goes On A Ride

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ASHEBORO NC - Photos of a bizarre vehicle accident were shared across Facebook yesterday. The photos from 2 separate posts were shared hundreds of times show a vehicle that looks to be defying gravity standing almost vertically. The accident occurred Sunday, January 3rd just before 1:30 PM next to the KFC on Dixie Dr. According to an accident report by the Asheboro Police Department, 73-year-old Martha Gurgainus was traveling southbound on Cliff Rd next to the KFC, when she lost control of the vehicle and drove up onto a guidewire of a utility pole on E Dorsett Ave. The driver told police that she may have been going too fast and that she was attempting to re-adjust her seat when her foot hit the gas pedal, causing her vehicle to drive forward. Gurgainus was not injured in the acci...

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Broken Down Car Leads To Foot Chase With Police

Crime

ASHEBORO NC (RCSO) - On December 31, 2020, while patrolling the area of Old NC Hwy 13 area of Asheboro, a Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Deputy observed a vehicle that appeared to be broken down and stopped to render aid. One of the occupants fled from the vehicle on foot and a chase ensued. Additional deputies arrived and detained the other passengers in the vehicle during the investigation. The fleeing suspect was apprehended and identified as Brian Keith Chriscoe who had outstanding warrants for arrest. He was transported to the Randolph County Detention Center where he was taken before the magistrate where he served with his outstanding Orders for Arrest for Felony Probation Violation and for one for Failure to Appear on Misdemeanor Resisting Public Officer and Driving While License...

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Suspect In Multiple Break-Ins Larcenies Arrested

Crime

ASHEBORO NC (RANDOLPH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE) - On January 1, 2021, at around 12:42 am, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office responded to Wright Country Road, Thomasville, in reference to a breaking and entering in progress. Upon arrival, deputies did not locate the suspect but found damage to the property. At approximately 12:46 am, an additional call regarding larceny of a vehicle was reported on Little Creek Drive within sight of the previously reported crime. The victim reported that someone was banging on the back door of the residence and trying to force the door open and subsequently heard his vehicle, a gray in color Honda, start and then watched it drive off at a high rate of speed. Geoffrey Shane Brisson While conducting the investigation, a third call for service was ...