Asheboro Police Department Archives | Page 6 of 18

Feb232023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

One Arrested after Armed Robbery at Asheboro McDonalds

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ASHEBORO N.C. - A suspect who allegedly robbed a McDonalds in Asheboro didn't make it far before being arrested last weekend. According to a police report from the Asheboro Police Department, on Sunday, Febuary 19th, 2023, just after 9 pm, officers responded to the McDonalds at 773 W Dixie Dr for a report of a robbery in progress. An employee told officers that a black male wearing white shirt, black hoodie, and blue jeans had entered the business and stolen an unknown amount of cash and they believed the male was armed with a handgun. Officers located a suspect matching the description walking through the parking lot of Arby’s, whom they identified as Jamon Trevon Dixon. Dixon was arrested without incident. Dixon was transported to the Randolph County Jail where he went ...

Feb232023 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Driver In Single Vehicle Accident Overnight Facing Charges

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Just after 4 AM on Feb 23rd, 2023, emergency crews were called to the scene of a single vehicle accident on E Dixie Dr in front of Hardee's entrance. [Scott Pelkey | RNN/ North State Journal] ASHEBORO N.C. - A driver who crashed into a ditch in front of Hardee's overnight is spending today in jail after being charged with driving while impaired. Just after 4 am, on February 23rd, 2023, Police requested emergency crews to respond to E Dixie Dr in front of the Hardee's in Asheboro for a single vehicle accident. According to an accident report by the Asheboro Police Department, 27-year-old Rachel Marie Stevens of Asheboro was driving a 1998 Honda Accord westbound on Hwy 64 when she left the roadway on the right side and crashed into a small ditch in front of Hardee's. Police not...

Feb202023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

One Arrested Sunday after Police Called to B&E in Progress

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Police take a suspect into custody on Peachtree St in Asheboro who they believe was connected to breaking and entering that occurred on Oakland Ave. [RNN/ North State Journal] ASHEBORO N.C. - One person was arrested Sunday evening after a neighbor called 911 to report people around an abandoned home in Asheboro. On February 19th, 2023, deputies with the Randolph County Sheriff's Office responded to a breaking and entering in progress on Oakland Avenue, in Asheboro. The caller, a neighbor, reported seeing three people on the property of an abandoned house. While deputies with the Sheriff's Office were enroute, officers with the Asheboro Police Department advised they had detained three suspects on Peachtree Street, who matched the description given out by 911. According to...

Feb202023 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

No Injuries in Late Night Vehicle Chase in Asheboro

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Police with the Asheboro PD and RCSO wait at the bridge on Farmer Rd that is under construction for a Trooper with the Highway Patrol to come out and complete an accident report after two vehicles collided during a chase causing no injuries and minimal damage. [Scott Pelkey | RNN/ North State Journal] ASHEBORO N.C. - No one was injured after a chaotic vehicle chase through the streets of Asheboro late last night. According to the Asheboro Police Department, on February 20th, 2023, just after 12:30 AM, officers from the department’s patrol division were in the area of North Fayetteville Street when they spotted, what they believed to be, a stolen moped. Police say they witnessed the driver crossing left of the center leading them to believe the driver was also intoxicated. Of...

Feb172023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Search Warrant at Asheboro Apartment Finds Drugs & Gun, Two Arrested

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Sunset Place Apartments in Asheboro (Stock Photo) [Scott Pelkey | RNN/ North State Journal] ASHEBORO N.C. - Asheboro Police served a search warrant at an apartment complex this month that led to them locating drugs, a gun, and landed two people in jail. According to a police report on February 15th, 2023, officers with the department's VICE & Narcotics unit and the Special Enforcment Team conducted a search warrant for apartment 205 at the Sunset Place Apartments. Police say they seized 13.1 grams of cocaine and an MP-25 handgun during the search. As a result of that warrant, Jeffrey Price was taken to the Randolph County Jail where he was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for controlled substance, felony posse...

Feb32023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Driver Charged with Hit & Run after Striking Power Pole

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ASHEBORO N.C. - A driver has been charged in connection with a hit and run accident after police say he struck a power pole and left the scene late last year. On December 26th, 2022, just before 3 AM an Officer with the Asheboro Police Department responded to South Park Street at West Kivett Street in reference to a report of a hit and run. When police arrived, they found a power pole at the corner of the intersection snapped in several pieces. The vehicle was still at the scene and when police ran the license plate on the vehicle through a database it came back as stolen from Ravenwood Drive in Asheboro. Officers located two occupants walking away from the scene and through speaking with them were able to identify the driver as Bobby Ray Wood. An Officer with the ...

Jan312023 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Wrong Way Driver Dies in Early Morning Accident

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ASHEBORO N.C. - A crash this morning has left one dead after a driver crashed head-on into another vehicle while traveling the wrong way on I-73/74. At approximately 10:10 AM, on January 31, 2023, officers with the Asheboro Police Department responded to reports of traffic crash on I-73 North of McDowell Road. Callers reported seeing a white Nissan Frontier traveling North in the Southbound Lane of I-73 immediately before the crash. When emergency personnel arrived on scene, they discovered that the Nissan Frontier had struck a Toyota Tacoma that was traveling Southbound. The driver of the Nissan Frontier, a 94-year-old male, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver and occupant of the Toyota Tacoma were transported to a local medical facility for evaluation but did not ...

Jan102023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Police Investigating After Asheboro Hardees Robbed at Gun Point

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ASHEBORO N.C. - Detectives with the Asheboro Police Department are investigating after the Hardees in Asheboro was robbed at gunpoint in the middle of the day. On January 5th, 2023, just before 3pm, officers responded to the Hardee’s located at 457 East Dixie Drive in reference to a panic alarm. According to Asst Police Chief Robbie Brown with the Asheboro Police Department, while officers were enroute communications advised the business had been robbed. When officers arrived, they determined a white male wearing a grey jacket, blue pants, dark blue or black work gloves, sunglasses, and a black and white face mask had produced a handgun and demanded money. The male left the business on foot and was last seen running in a western direction behind the Waffle House. The male w...

Jan92023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

December Search Warrants Lead to Arrest and Seize Drugs in Randolph County

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An officer with Asheboro Police Dept's Community Response Team examines a white power substance found in a vehicle they were searching on a traffic stop. (Stock Photo - Scott Pelkey / Acme News) ASHEBORO N.C. - Two search warrants led to three arrests and the seizing of a large amount of illegal drugs and cash last month across Randolph County last month. Randolph County Sheriff's Office (Parinna Drive, Trinity) According to a press release from the Sheriff's Office, on December 14th, 2022, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Vice and Narcotics Division searched a residence located at 5631 Parinna Drive in Trinity. During that search, detectives say they located and seized Fentanyl, Methamphetamine and Marijuana. As a result, charges were drawn on Victoria Elaine Bait...

Dec262022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Asheboro Police Chase Vehicle Break-In Suspects to Greensboro

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ASHEBORO N.C. - Asheboro Police Officers were involved in a vehicle pursuit after trying to pull over a suspect they believe was connected to several vehicle break-ins at a local apartment complex last week. According to information from the Asheboro Police Department, officers were notified of several 911 calls reporting at least five vehicles broken into at Summers Run Apartments. Police say they were able to determine the suspect's vehicle. That vehicle, which had been reported stolen out of Greensboro, was spotted and sped away when officers attempted to pull it over on a traffic stop. Reporting from Fox 8 WGHP says that during the chase, speeds reached in excess of 100 mph. Officers chased the vehicle to Greensboro where the pursuit was terminated by a supervisor after a...