INCIDENT
REPORTS FROM THE LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE
October 27, 2008
Publisher's Note:
Crimestoppers will pay a reward of up to
$1,000 for an arrest made on any crime.
Tipsters will remain anonymous by calling
Crimestoppers at 704-736-8909.
2008-08079
Breaking & Entering MV, Larceny,
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Assigned: File Only (Frye)
Location: 3687 Gastonia Hwy
Victim: Standard Distributors Inc.
Suspect opened delivery truck door and
took 1 Budlight 12 pack of beer
Date Reported: October 24, 2008
St. John's Lutheran Church in Cherryville
will hold its annual Fall Therapy for
Women. This year's Ladies Night Out will
be on Thursday, November 13 at 7:00 pm in
the church fellowship hall. The night
will begin with a meal followed by guest
speaker Renea Henderson, a Christian
comedian. Tickets are available in
advance only through the church office.
Please contact the church for more
details at 704-435-9264.
VENDORS EXCITED
ABOUT HOLIDAY MARKETS
By Kevin Starr
Lincoln County Cooperative Extension
Agent
If the phone calls
are any indication, we are going to have
a good number of vendors at our Holiday
Markets on Saturday, November 22. Some of
the folks who are calling have not sold
at our farmers markets before. So this
column is dedicated to informing
potential first-time vendors about the
market guidelines.
But first, I want to remind you again of
the current status of the markets. The
Lincolnton market is still operating on
Saturdays only and will close after the
November 22 market. The Denver location
is closed for the regular season but will
open again for one day only on November
22.
REMEMBERING
JEB SEAGLE ON JEB SEAGLE DAY Photo by
Jon Mayhew/TCS Ann Davis (left)
receives a hug from Lincolnton Mayor
David Black after a ceremony honoring her late
son-in-law Capt. Jeb F. Seagle.
By
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON -- Oct. 25,
1983 is an important day in Lincoln
County history. It’s an important
day for Lincolnton residents and
especially an important day for Jeb
Seagle’s family.
Their beloved son, brother and friend --
Jeb Seagle -- made the ultimate sacrifice
to his country by giving his life in the
line of military duty, to ensure the
ultimate safety of others.
Saturday, people gathered on the east
side of the Court Square to remember Jeb
F. Seagle on his special day, as
proclaimed by Lincolnton Mayor David
Black.
Black said he first met Seagle on a
church softball field. Photo by
Jon Mayhew/TCS Members
of the Marine Corps League
Jeb Seagle Detachment proudly displayed
the American flag during the ceremony
honoring Jeb F. Seagle Saturday.
Public
Invited To Send Personal Stories,
Birthday Wishes
Special to The Carolina Scoop
For more than 60 years, evangelist Billy
Graham has preached the good news of
God’s love in-person to nearly 215
million people at hundreds of events and
countless millions more via television
and radio. Now, all of the individuals,
churches and ministries he has impacted
have a unique opportunity to say
something in return.
The Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association (BGEA) announced
it is collecting stories and birthday
wishes for the evangelist, who turns 90
on November 7, 2008. All who have been
personally touched by an aspect of Billy
Graham’s ministry are welcome and
encouraged to visit www.billygraham90.com
to share a greeting or a personal story
about his ministry they feel would
encourage Mr. Graham at this milestone.
Submissions will be accepted until
November 1.
“My father is a humble man who would
never expect to be honored and recognized
like this on his birthday,” said
Franklin Graham, BGEA president and CEO
and Graham’s eldest son. “We
urge all who made a commitment to Jesus
Christ through my father’s ministry
to share your story or simple greeting,
as nothing could uplift him more on this
special day.”
LINCOLNTON – On 10-19-08 Someone
removed two outside heat pump units, a
closet door, water heater, and power
meter from a home under construction on
Kinks Road in Lincolnton. Possible
suspect vehicle is a Gray/Whte late 60's
model Ford pickup truck.
On
10-20-08 A larceny report was filed
reference larceny from a house under
constrution on Lucille Lane off Union
Church Road. Copper tubing from the
Heat pump was stolen.
Both
homes were under
construction. Anyone with
information about either crime should
call Crime Stoppers at
704-736-8909.
If you information leads to an arrest,
you could be eligible for a reward of up
to $1,000.
If you have information
about a crime, Call Crime Stoppers at
704-736-8909.
You could receive a reward of up to
$1,000 if the tip leads to an
arrest.
, . . ,
Vote for Cocky!
SATURDAY PROCLAIMED JEB
SEAGLE DAY IN LINCOLNTON By Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON -- The date
was Oct. 25, 1983. Lincoln County native
Jeb
Seagle was flying a mission in Grenada
when he was shot down and
forced behind enemy lines.
What Seagle did next is something heroes
are made of; he heard enemy
soldiers approaching the crash site and
distracted them to give his
helpless pilot and others the chance to
be rescued.
According to the proclamation Mayor David
Black plans to read 3 p.m.
Saturday, "he ultimately sacrificed
his own life."
Saturday will be proclaimed Jeb Seagle
Day in Lincolnton.
LEDA TOPS WORLDWIDE IN
RETENTIONS AND EXPANSIONS Photo
contributed/TCS Crystal Gettys with Lincoln
Economic Development Association (center)
recently received a top award in Georgia
for LEDA's five-year-old existing
business and industry program.
By
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON -- The Lincoln
Economic Development Association (LEDA)
is the talk of North Carolina regarding
industry. Now, the organization has
won worldwide recognition for business
retention and expansion.
LEDA was selected in the category of
business retention and expansion for its
existing business program with a
population criteria of 50,000 to 200,000
at the 2008 International Economic
Development Council (IEDC)
Excellence in Economic Development
Awards.
According to existing business manager
Crystal Gettys, LEDA's existing business
program has many facets.
"The plan consists of an action plan
detailing goals, objectives,
LINCOLNTON
-- The Carolina Scoop, along with Fatz
Cafe of Lincolnton, recently presented
Lincolnton Police detective Chuck
McGinley with the August "Officer of
the Month" award.
Exclusive video on The Carolina Scoop
shows publisher Jon Mayhew and LPD
Captain Cindy Monday giving McGinley the
award, which includes a $25 gift
certificate to Fatz Cafe.
One of McGinley's arrests earlier in the
summer involved arresting a suspect that
broke into Keever
Photo by
The Carolina Scoop's Adam Diaz Jeffrey Kane, vice president
of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's
Charlotte office, gave the keynote
address during the Chamber's final 2008
networking luncheon in Denver.
By
Jon Mayhew
DENVER -- People packed the
Verdict Ridge Country Club on Wednesday
expecting serious answers
to the current worsening economic
situation. Jeffrey Kane, vice president
of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's
Charlotte office, was the guest at the
final Chamber networking luncheon, was
the special guest speaker for the event.
By the time the luncheon ended at 1 p.m.,
many of the more than 100 people in
attendance had little answers to how long
and how deep the recession would run.
Instead, Kane used the occasion to give
opinion intermittently laced with humor.
And while he took questions from the
audience at the end of the presentation,
answers were almost non-existent.
At the beginning of his presentation,
Kane himself asked the burning question
on everyone's minds: what is the Fed
doing to ease the credit
Photo
by Jon Mayhew/The Carolina Scoop
INCIDENT REPORT October 24, 2008
2008-07993 Larceny
Assigned: Investigator Sain
Location: 2022 Riverview Rd.
Victim: REMC
Suspect cut copper wiring
Date Reported: October 21, 2008
District A
2008-08020 Breaking &
Entering, Larceny, Damage to Property
Assigned: Detective Stamey
Location: 4468 Catawba-Burris
Victim: Joseph Robertson
Suspect entered residence and took 1 TV,
1 Refrigerator, and 50 foot of logging
rope
Date Reported: October 22, 2008
District C
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THREATENING LETTERS HOAX Help
Find the Culprit
A
photograph of one of the
letters. More than 50
identical or similar
letters were sent to
three different financial
institutions in at least
11 states.
On
Monday, a series of threatening
letters filled with an unknown
powder started showing up at
financial institutions across
America, causing a massive
response and ensuing multi-agency
investigation led by the FBI and
the U.S. Postal Inspection
Service in concert with
state and local authorities.
Now, the FBI is
releasing photographs of one of
the letters and its envelope in
the hopes that you might be able
to help solve the case.
A
photograph of the
envelope that was used
with the letter
above.
It’s
a pending investigation, but
here’s what we can tell you:
…
So far, they’ve identified
more than 50 letters, nearly
all of which use threatening
language identical to the text
shown above. The letters have all
been mailed from Texas and
postmarked at Amarillo.
…
Most of the letters contained
some sort of powdery substance.
All field tests to date have
turned up negative—the
powder appears harmless.
Additional testing is taking
place at regional laboratories.
…
The letters have been sent to at
least 11 states, including
Arizona, California, Colorado,
Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey,
New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas,
and Virginia.
…
The following three institutions
have received letters:
Chase Bank;
The Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, or
FDIC, an independent
federal agency; and
The U.S. Office of
Thrift Supervision, which
regulates all federal and
many state thrift
institutions.
You
can help. Please
study the images above and see if
you recognize the phrasing of the
letter, the envelope label, or
any other clue that you think
might help investigators. The
U.S. Postal Inspection Service is
offering a reward
of up to $100,000 for
any information leading to the
arrest and conviction of the
person or
Photo
Contributed to The Carolina Scoop
The Lincolnton/Lincoln
County Chamber of Commerce held their
annual golf outing on Thursday, Oct. 23
at Verdict Ridge Country Club. More than
80 chamber members and guests
participated in the tournament.
Winners with a score of 58 are (from left
to right) Mike Weber, Greg Cox and Mark
Mullen.
SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES
AGREE, DISAGREE ON ISSUES Photo by
The Carolina Scoop's Jon Mayhew Lincoln County Board of
Education candidates Maurice Moore (left)
and Ed Hatley enjoy a laugh before the
candidate's forum at Unity
Presbyterian Church in Denver Wednesday
night.
By Jon Mayhew
DENVER -- Less than 50
people attended the last candidates forum
before the Tuesday, Nov. 4 general
election Thursday night at the
fellowship hall at Unity Presbyterian
Church.
The East Lincoln Betterment Association
(ELBA) hosted a candidate's
forum for Lincoln County Board of
Education (BOE) elections, where four
total seats are up for grabs.
While the six candidates who participated
in the forum agreed future
BOEs need accountability regarding
students, school operations and
police as well as financial transparency,
they disagreed on everything
from the role of a board of education
member to school construction.
Two of the candidates are retired Lincoln
County Schools employees,
Ed Hatley and Kelly Childers, whose
father, Norris, was superintendent
FORMER VALE RESIDENT
SOUGHT
ON ARMED ROBBERY CHARGES
By Jon Mayhew
DENVER --
Authorities have issued warrants for a
Catawba County man in connection of two
parking
lot armed robberies last weekend at the
Wal-Mart on Highway 73 in Denver.
Lincoln County detectives say Raymond
Edwin Nesbitt, 59, formerly of Bridle
Path Drive in Vale, is charged with
two counts of robbery with a dangerous
weapon and one count of obtaining
property by false pretenses.
Nesbitt is accused of taking a credit
card and a small amount of money from
Camille Schiavone in one robbery
and a credit card from Jeanette Garcia in
another robbery. Both incidents occurred
in the Wal-Mart parking lot
Photo
by Jon Mayhew/The Carolina Scoop
INCIDENT REPORT October 23, 2008
2008-08013 Simple Assault,
Resisting Public Officer
Assigned: File Only (Bailey)
Location: 2737 Lee Lawing Rd.
Victim: Juvenile
Suspect shoving victim
Date Reported: October 22, 2008
District B
2008-08014 Missing Person
Assigned: Investigator Sain
Location:
Victim: Juvenile
Missing Person
Date Reported: October 22, 2008
District A
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POLICE INVESTIGATING
COPPER THEFTS Photo by
The Carolina Scoop's Jon Mayhew Angela
Brown, manager of EPW Communications in
Lincolnton, points to where theives took
copper wire sometime
late Tuesday or early Wednesday morning.
By Jon
Mayhew
LINCOLNTON -- Several businesses
in the Wal-Mart shopping center on
Generals Boulevard got an unexpected
surprise coming into work on Wednesday.
Workers discovered copper had been stolen
from the air conditioning units behind
businesses in the center just after 3
p.m. Wednesday.
Angela Brown, manager of EPW
Communications, said she didn't think
anything was wrong Wednesday
morning when she first came into work
because the temperature in her store was
69 degrees.
As the day wore on, however, it got
warmer inside the store.
COMMISSIONERS GRILL SOCIAL SERVICES OVER
FUNDING PROGRAM DSS
officials: participation is mandatory
By Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON -- At least
one Lincoln County commissioner grilled
Lincoln County DSS workers over the
mandatory federal Work First program
Monday night in commission chambers
during what was supposed to be a request
for funding for the program that serves
about 160 families in Lincoln.
And while commissioner Jim Klein led the
way in questioning the funding for the
program, commissioner Bruce Carlton's
questioning took a more terse -- and at
times testy -- tone with program
supervisor Candy Wilcox.
At one point, upon learning the county's
share of supporting the program was
around $477,000 and that county funding
of the program is mandatory, Carlton
tried to make a joke of the matter.
"With these kind of numbers, the
program can give each family a check for
$10 thousand to
ride them out of poverty," said
Carlton.
What's the
Deal, Bruce?? Time
to put professional commissioners back on
the board
By Jon Mayhew
I couldn't help but notice in the last
several county commission meetings
I've covered that one of the
commissioners seems to have a chip on his
shoulder.
He growls and grits his teeth. He holds
his head like he's "bothered"
by
some issues that the commission are
discussing. He's forceful and
unapproachable. I'm talking about
commissioner Bruce Carlton.
Never one to mince words or really care
about how he comes across,
Bruce recently chewed up and spit out the
supervisor over the work first
program at DSS, Candy Wilcox.
What was shocking is first, commisisoners
got their information on the
DSS funding in advance. The information
comes to commissioners in the
form of a packet before each meeting,
which (I'm assuming) the
commissioners review and study.
Upon review of this particular agenda
item, commissioners should have
discovered the Work First program is
federally mandated; therefore,
funding is a must. In other words, it's
not up for debate. The program must
be funded.
While commissioner Jim Klein took the
lead in asking questions
McGRUFF TAKES A BITE OUT
OF CRIME IN GASTON COUNTY
By Jon Mayhew GASTONIA -- Children at
a church daycare in Gastonia got an
unexpected visitor Wednesday. McGruff
the Crime Dog paid a visit to the
children and staff at First Baptist
Church daycare on Union Road.
The woman wearing the McGruff costume is
Lincoln County Sheriff's Department first
sgt. Connie Queen. She said
an employee of the church's daycare
requested McGruff.
"Kellie Smith wanted us to visit the
children and give them some safety
Photo
by Jon Mayhew/The Carolina Scoop
INCIDENT REPORT October 22, 2008
2008-07961 Sexual Assault
Assigned: Detective Etters
Location:
Victim: Juvenile
Sexual Assault
Date Reported: October 13, 2008
District C
2008-07972 DWLR, Possession
Marijuana, Possession Drug Paraphernalia
Assigned: File Only (Frye)
Location: Hwy 27 East
Victim: State of N.C.
Suspect in possession of Marijuana
Date Reported: October 21, 2008
District B Click Here
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LINCOLN BPW OBSERVES
NATIONAL BUSINESS WOMENS WEEK By Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON -- The
Business and Professional Women's (BPW)
organization of Lincolnton is hosting a
luncheon during National Business Women's
Week, a week that offers communities,
companies and organizations an
opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge
the contributions of working women.
The annual NBWW starts Oct. 20 and will
run through Oct. 24.
"The week is a significant way to
boserve and raise awareness about women
in business and women-owned businesses in
Lincolnton and Lincoln County," said
BPW president Rhonda Hunter, adding the
luncheon is entitled "Well
NEWTON
-- Police in Newton are
investigating an assault involving two
men who were going to a residence
in Newton to buy drugs.
Authorities aren't releasing the name of
the location or who the suspects are
because the investigation
is continuing. Sunday around 11:15 p.m.,
two men -- Louis Ray Grum and Roberto
Joseph Cabrera --
told police they were in Newton to obtain
drugs.
When the two men arrived at the
undisclosed residence, they were
assaulted by two males, physically beaten
and
struck with a tire iron.
The two men were also ordered to leave
the property at gun point.
Grum suffered a laceration over his left
eye and a fractured cheekbone; Carbrera
suffered possible broken ribs.
Newton police haven't filed any charges
as of Monday night.
Photo
by Jon Mayhew/The Carolina Scoop
INCIDENT REPORT October 21, 2008
2008-07944 Damage to Property
Assigned: File Only (Frye)
Location: 3001 Wesley Ln.
Victim: Eduardo Salazar
Suspect scratched paint on vehicle
Date Reported: October 20, 2008
District B
2008-07947 Larceny
Assigned: Detective Dellinger
Location: 2074 Lucille Lane
Victim: CSC Builders
Suspect entered residence and took copper
tubing, and 2 yellow 100 ft. drop cords
Date Reported: October 20, 2008
District B
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The
Lincolnton Toastmasters club this week
offered the second meeting of the
Speechcraft public speaking workshop.
Five participants gave their Ice-Breaker
speeches, with Rhonda Hunter winning for
Best Speaker. Participant Jim Saye won as
the best Table Topics speaker and member
Brewster Strope won for best evaluator.
The club meets every Monday at 7 pm at
the Lincolnton Senior Center on the 3rd
floor of Gaston College/Lincolnton
Campus, 514 S. Academy Street,
Lincolnton. Visit the website at www.lincolntontoastmasters.com.
'DARK MARKET' TAKEDOWN Exclusive
Cyber Club for Crooks Exposed
Last
week the FBI and its global partners
wrapped up a two-year undercover cyber
operation that resulted in 56 arrests
worldwide, the prevention
of $70 million in potential losses, and
the confirmation that while there might
be honor among thieves, in the end, they
are still just thieves.
A discerning group of cyber criminals
established a forum on the Internet
called “Dark Market,” where
they bought and sold stolen financial
information such as credit card data,
login credentials (user names and
passwords), and even electronic equipment
for carrying out financial crimes. At its
peak, this vast criminal network had over
2,500 registered members, who all
believed they were operating in a
protected cyber environment because they
went to great lengths to vet members and
to weed out undesirable elements. What
they didn’t know was that one of the
site’s administrators and most
respected members, who called himself
Master Splyntr, was an undercover FBI
agent who had infiltrated the site posing
as a cyber crook.
“It was a group of people who
trusted each other,” said the
undercover agent after the arrests. He
explained that there are two types of
cyber criminals: those who steal, but not
from one another, and
“rippers,” who steal from
anyone.
Keeping the rippers off the Dark Market
site, the agent explained, gave the other
members a false sense of confidence.
“They did a good job of trying to be
secure, and they felt secure. There was
honor among thieves, so to speak.”
Master Splyntr was on the site nearly
every day, anywhere from one hour to 15
hours a day. Dark Market was like an
exclusive club for cyber crooks, a
meeting place for getting advice and
brokering deals. During his time online,
the
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prevention
of $70 million in potential losses, and
the confirmation that while there might
be honor among thieves, in the end, they
are still just thieves.