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Nov222021 by Sky EmersonNo Comments

SHP Plans Stepped Up Enforcement As Holiday Drivers Take To Road

Car seat belt fastening close-up. Driving safely. (eshana_blue / Adobe Stock) ASHEBORO N.C. - As people prepare to travel for the holiday, the N.C. State Highway Patrol (SHP) is preparing for the increased number of drivers expected across the state. With the vaccine and lifting of COVID-19 restrictions travel this year is expected to be up. The American Automobile Association (AAA) estimates that more than 48 million people will travel by road across the U.S. in the coming days and weeks. Photo provided by NC SHP According to a press release by the NC SHP during the coming weeks its Troopers will be proactively targeting dangerous driver behaviors including speeding, distracted driving and impaired driving as well as increasing their visibility on highly traveled corridors to ...

Nov92021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Sheriff’s Office Arrest Two In Seperate Sex Crimes Investigations

Crime

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...

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...

Oct272021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Pair Arrested After Selling Stolen Trailer On Facebook

Crime

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

Crime

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

Crime

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...

Oct142021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Sheriff’s Office Makes Arrest After Man Shot With Crossbow

Crime

ASHEBORO NC - The Sheriff's office arrested a man in connection with an assault call where an individual had to be taken to the hospital after being shot with a cross-bow. According to information released today by the the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, they responded to a call about an assault on BB Trail in Asheboro back on October 2nd, 2021. They found the victim with a wound to the abdomen. The Sheriff's office says that Christopher Troutman reportedly shot the victim with a cross bow and then had fled the scene on foot before they arrived. Deputies were unable to locate Troutman that night and the victim was transported by Randolph County EMS to an area hospital. The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division obtained warrants on Troutman for Felony As...

Oct62021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Man Arrested For Knapping, Child Abuse, Assault

Crime

ASHEBORO NC - A local man has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies for kidnapping, child abuse and assault. According to a press release by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office on September 30,th 2021, deputies responded to a report of Assault and Kidnapping that occurred on Pleasant Ridge Rd. in Ramseur. The Sheriff's Office says their investigation, into that incident led to the Deputy obtaining warrants on Travis Lane Parsons for Felony First Degree Kidnapping, Misdemeanor Assault on a Female, and Misdemeanor Assault with a Deadly Weapon. On October 4, 2021, Parsons was located by the Sheriff’s Office Criminal Apprehension Team, arrested and transported to the Randolph County Jail where was served with the Warrants. Bond was denied due to charges being domestic rela...

Sep282021 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Two Suspects Facing Murder Charges

Crime

ASHEBORO NC – Three people are in jail this morning, two of them facing murder charges in connection with a body that was found in a wooded area in Asheboro earlier this month. According to a press release from the Asheboro Police Department on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at approximately 10:27 PM, officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Burns Street for a possible deceased person. When officers arrived they located a deceased male in a wooded area. Detectives were called to the scene and began an investigation. On Monday, September 27, 2021, the victim was positively identified as 64 years Randy Dean Hayden. The investigation led the police arresting of the following people: Christopher Gordon Knestrick MurderFelony ConspiracyCommon Law Robbery Samuel Lee S...

Sep272021 by Sky EmersonNo Comments

Randolph County Public Health Now Scheduling Booster Appointments

Health

ASHEBORO NC – The Randolph County Public Health announced today that they are now scheduling booster appointments for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The department is following the CDC guidelines which recommends vaccine boosters for the following groups. Individuals 65 years and older or residents in long-term care settingsIndividuals aged 50-64 with certain underlying conditionsIndividuals aged 18-49 with certain underlying conditionsIndividuals aged 18-64 at high risk to COVID-19 exposure due to occupational or institutional setting The Pfizer single booster vaccine has to be given at least six months after the second dose. Those eligible can make an appointment by calling the appointment line is at 336-365-6110 between 8:30 AMand 4 PM.