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Apr292022 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

Condition Of Rescued Poodles Leads To Felony Animal Cruelty Charges

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Credit: Happy HIlls Animal Foundation Reader Discretion Advised This article contains images some readers may find upsetting or disturbing. ASHEBORO N.C. - A local man is facing eight felony animal cruelty charges after Animal Control referred a case to the Sheriff’s Office about the condition of poodles picked up by Happy Hills Animal Foundation. What led to today's charges started on March 21st 2022, when Animal Control was called out for several dogs running loose around a neighborhood in the Sophia area. Animal control officers were able to get the dogs back into a fenced area, noting that they were severely matted. Speaking over the phone Jonathan Moody, Animal Control Manager for Randolph County said due to that heavy matting they were n...

Apr272022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Two Seperate Burglary Suspects Caught Red Handed By Homeowner, Arrested

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ASHEBORO N.C. - Two separate homeowners caught burglary suspects red handed before they tried to flee and were arrested by police. On April 18, 2022, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office responded to McNeal St, in Asheboro for a report of a burglary in progress. Deputies say when they arrived the victim reported they arrived home to find a female inside the master bedroom of the home. The female suspect, whom the Sheriff’s Office identified as Traci Underwood Andrews, reportedly jumped from the bedroom window and fled on foot to ablack truck and tried to drive off through the yard but wrecked in a ditch on McMasters St. Police say they located the vehicle with Andrews still sitting inside. During the investigation at the residence, several bags containing the victim’s personal belongi...

Apr262022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Grand Jury Issues Indictment Following Investigation, 59 Grams of Meth Seized

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ASHEBORO N.C. - A woman was arrested yesterday on a traffic stop for a warrant of indictment from the Randolph County Grand Jury. Rona Lee Brown According to information released by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, during the February session of the Randolph County Grand Jury, a True Bill of Indictment was issued on Rona Lee Brown following an investigation by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit which say they seized approximately 59 grams of Methamphetamine. The indictment issued for Brown was for Felony Trafficking in Methamphetamine (2 Counts) and Felony Possession with Intent to Manufacture/Sell/Deliver Schedule II Controlled Substance. Brown was apprehended yesterday, April 25, 2022, in Seagrove after a traffic stop was conducted on a vehicle she was driv...

Apr252022 by Scott PelkeyNo Comments

3 Arrests Following Multi-Agency Operation Into Child Pornography Cybertips

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(Stock photo via Adobe Stock) ASHEBORO N.C. - During National Child Abuse Awareness Month the Randolph County Sheriff's Office worked with local, state, and federal agencies for a special joint operation investigating cybertips traced to locations within Randolph County. According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office on April 13th and 14th, 2022, the agencies Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Team conducted Operation "I See You", focusing on child pornography cybertips, to determine the validity of just over 100 pending tips by conducting interviews, computer examinations, cell phone data extractions, and analyzing evidence. The Sheriff's office says the joint operation included a combination of agents, analysts, ICAC and forensic detectives from the Randolph County ...

Apr142022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Suspect Arrested In Connection With Franklinville Break-Ins

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ASHEBORO N.C. - The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office says they have arrested a suspect in connection with the vandalism and burglary of a church and burglary of a local convenience store in Franklinville. According to a press release on April 6th, 2022, the Sheriff’s Office responded to West Main Street inFranklinville after getting a call about vandalism that occured at a church. Just two days later deputies were called back to the same church for a burglary.From speaking with the 911 caller they learned that an unknown subject had forcibly broken into the church fellowship hall and had gone through the storage room and all of the closets. according to the Sheriff's Office the suspect had damaged parts of the building during the break in. Crime Scene Investigations responded and collec...

Apr112022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Police Say Man Chased Victim With Machete During Fight At Randolph Inn

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ASHEBORO N.C. - A local man was arrested Sunday after police responded to a call about shots fired at the Randolph Inn in Asheboro. According to a press release by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, on April 10th, 2022, police were dispatched to the area of Albemarle Rd after 911 caller reported someone was firing a gun. Units with the Asheboro Police Department arrived first at the Randolph Inn also responded. Police say they witnessed subjects fighting in the parking lot. The alleged assailant, identified in the press release as as Trevor Aaron Holmes, was detained. Victims reported that Holmes had been chasing them around the vehicle with a machete. Randolph County EMS responded to treat the an unknown number of victims injured in the attack. Holmes was arrested by th...

Mar292022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Five Recent Search Warrants in Randolph County Result To Multiple Arrests

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mehaniq41 / Adobe Stock ASHEBORO N.C. - Five recent search warrants over the last month and a half have led to multiple people being arrested on various drug charges and warrants. Three of the search warrants were conducted by the Asheboro Police Departments' VICE & Narcotics team with the help of the department's Special Enforcement Team and one warrant was conducted by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, and another by both the Randolph & Chatham County Sheriff's Office. On February 9th 2022, The Asheboro Police Department VICE/Narcotics Unit and Special Enforcement Team executed a search warrant at a home on Oakmont Dr as well as on Anna Michelle Hughes. A police report says that when executing the warrant officers detained multiple individuals. Police say they seize...

Mar212022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Busted In A Getaway Vehicle – Man Arrested After Leading Police On A Chase

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ASHEBORO N.C. - A man who led police on a vehicle chase was arrested early Saturday morning after police pulled over the "getaway vehicle" that had come to pick him up. According to a press release from the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, on March 19, 2022, at around 3:00 am, a Randolph County Sheriff’s Deputy tried to pull over a motorcycle on Finch Farm Rd., in the Trinity area. The driver failed to stop and a led police on a chase. On Bescher Chapel Road the driver fled into a field, ditched the motorcycle and fled on foot. Police setup a perimeter in the area and conducted traffic stops on vehicles. The suspect who police identified as Dakota James Foley was located during one of those traffic stops in a vehicle that had come to picked him up. Foley was taken to the Randolph ...

Mar182022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Missing | Aliyah Allen

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Aliyah Allen DESCRIPTION 17-year-old Black female, 5' 6" tall, Black hair, Brown eyes LAST SEEN March 17 2022 at 10 pm on Cedar Square Rd DETAILS The Randolph County Sheriffs Office is asking for assistance located a missing/runaway juvenile. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff's Office at (336) 318-6699

Mar92022 by Randolph News NowNo Comments

Man With 15 Warrants from GA Arrested On Traffic Stop in Randolph County

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ASHEBORO N.C. - A man with 15 outstanding warrants was arrested during a traffic stop on I-73 last week, and things only got worse from there. According to a press release from the the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, on March 3rd, 2022, Detectives with the Vice & Narcotics Unit pulled over a vehicle on I-73 North at exit 79. The driver, who they identified as Joseph Adam Spaugh, wanted out of the State of Georgia with full extradition as well as fifteen warrants. Spaugh was placed under arrest. During a search of the vehicle police say they found methamphetamine and paraphernalia. Spaugh was taken to the Randolph County Jail where police say they then found more methamphetamine when jail staff searched him. Spaugh was served the outstanding warrants and the magistrate found pr...