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Aug72023 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Joint Investigation Leads to Arrest of Nineteen for Solicitation of Minors

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ASHEBORO N.C. - The Randolph County Sheriff's Office announced a joint investigation into the solicitation of minors that resulted in the arrest of nineteen individuals. On August 3, 2023, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Criminal Investigations Division concluded ajoint investigation involving multiple agencies that included the Department of Homeland Security Investigations (DHS-HSI), Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (Army CID), Department of the Navy, Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI), North Carolina Department of Adult Correction Probation / Parole, Davie, Rockingham, Catawba, Davidson, Moore, Cabarrus, Cleveland, and Alamance County Sheriff's Offices, an...

Jan182023 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

RCSO, SBI, and FBI Investigating Vandalism at Randolph County Power Substation

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On January 19th, 2023, crews work to repair the damage a power substation on Post Rd after someone fired shots at the equipment on Jan 17th, 2023. (PJ WARD-BROWN/NORTH STATE JOURNAL) ASHEBORO N.C. - Late yesterday, the Randolph County Sheriff's Office announced that a power substation on Post Road in Randolph County was vandalized. According to a press release from the Sheriff's Office, on January 17th, 2023, deputies responded to a vandalism call at a power substation on Post Road, Thomasville, in Randolph County. In a statement EnergyUnited officials said crews "responded to an alarm that notified personnel of an equipment issue at its Pleasant Hill Substation early Tuesday morning. Crews were dispatched to assess the situation and discovered damage to the substation transform...

Oct102022 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Government & Groups Work to Promote Election Security for the 2022 Mid-Terms

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Stock Photo - 2020 Election Setup (Acme News) ASHEBORO N.C. - With the challenges, lawsuits, controversy, and conspiracy theories from the 2020 election still lingering, officials and politicians on every level of government, federal law enforcement, intelligence agencies, and bipartisan groups are all working to ensure the upcoming midterms are a smooth and secure election. At a federal level, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have published a joint public service announcement seeking to calm fears of hacking and miss-information ahead of the upcoming 2022 midterms. The joint statement seeks to make it clear that malicious hackers targeting the election are unlikely to result in either large-scale disru...

Jul202021 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Mother & Three Children Located After Amber Alert

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ASHEBORO NC - A mother and her three children are safe today after being located in Wayne county following a statewide Amber alert. On Monday, July 19, 2021, at just before 4 PM officers from the Asheboro Police Department were dispatched to 2421 North Meadows Loop about a missing person. Olga Diego Hernandez’s family told officers they hadn’t seen her in approximately two months but within the past two days, they and other family members had received text messages from her which caused them to become concerned for her and the three children that were with her. Detectives from the department’s Criminal Investigations Division opened an investigation and learned Olga Diego Hernandez was possibly in Wayne County, NC. An Amber Alert was issued for the thr...

Apr222021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Sherriffs Office Makes Arrest In Child Pornography Case

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ASHEBORO NC. - A local man was arrested under felony child pornography charges after police executed a search warrant on his home in Seagrove. According to an press release the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office's Criminal Investigation Division Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) received information that an individual by the they identified as Robbie Ray Snider was possessing/distributing numerous child pornography files. Robbie Ray Snider On April 21, 2021, a search warrant was executed at Snider’s home on Dunlap Dr., in Seagrove, NC. Police seized evidence and a warrant was obtained by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office for the arrest of Snider for one count of Felony Second Degree Exploitation of a Minor. Snider was taken into custody and placed in the Moore County Jail w...

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. T...

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 pres...