LINCOLN
COUNTY -- Steadily falling rains
throughout Thursday are worrying
emergency service workers throughout the
county.
Many
roadways including South Highway 16 in
Denver; East Main Street in Lincolnton
and Highway 27 West in Vale have some
standing water on the roads.
City and
county law enforcement are encouraging
all motirists to slow down and allow for
extra travel time.
The rain
is expected to taper off sometime during
the night.
Click on
The Weather Channel box at the top of the
Web page for more details.
POLICE
LOOKING FOR SUSPECT Rasheen
Elmore wanted in purse snatching, chase
(Left)
Rasheen Elmore's mugshot from 2007. His
cohort in crime, Jeremy Richard (right),
was arrested Saturday morning at Business
Highway 321. Photos
Contributed/TCS
By
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON
-- Authorities are asking for
the public's assistance in finding
Rasheen Elmore, the suspect in a Friday
night purse snatching and early Saturday
morning chase.
Detective
Chuck McGinley said Elmore snatched a
purse from the arm of a woman at the
Subway on North Generals Boulevard around
10:30 p.m. Friday, then got into a
vehicle driven by Jeremy Richard of
Maiden.
Around
3:30 a.m. Saturday, Richard and Elmore
led police on a chase
LINCOLNTON
-- A 69-year-old woman told
police she received a telephone call
Tuesday that was simply too good to be
true. Now, investigators are looking into
the call and want to warn residents of a
scam.
According
to Sgt. Matt Painter's incident report at
Lincolnton Police, the woman received the
call around 2:30 p.m.
The
victim said she was called three times
since Saturday
JONES
EXXON BROKEN INTO AGAIN Fourth
time in less than two weeks
Lincoln County
Sheriff's deputies responded to Jones
Exxon in reference to a breaking,
entering and larceny Tuesday night around
10:30pm. It's the fourth time in less
than two weeks the same suspect has
broken into the same store, stealing
lottery tickets and cash. Photo by Jon Mayhew/TCS
By
Jon Mayhew
DENVER -- For the fourth
time in 10 days, an East Lincoln
convenience store has been broken into
after the same suspect rammed the front
doors and stole items.
Around
10:24 pm, Lincoln County Sheriff's
deputies were called to Jones Exxon, 504
South Highway 16. They discovered the
business broken into after the front
doors were smashed in. Authorities
believe it was the same suspect and
suspect vehicle in the past three
break-ins.
Captain Cindy Monday of the Lincolnton
Police Department smiles at parade
watchers on Sunday.
More parade pictures below.
Photo by Adam Diaz of
The Carolina Scoop
LINCOLN
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
DECEMBER 10, 2008
INCIDENT REPORT
Photo by Jon Mayhew/The Carolina Scoop Publisher's
Note: Crimestoppers of Lincolnton/Lincoln
County will pay a reward of up to $1,000
for an anonymous tip that leads to an
arrest in any crime. Call the tipline at
704-736-8909.
2008-08375 Abandonment of Animals
Assigned: AS Officer Workman
Location: 3414 E Hwy 150
Victim: State of NC
Abandonment of Animals
Date Reported: October 29, 2008
District B
2008-09085 Assault ISI
Assigned: Deputy Locklear
Location: Unknown
Victim: Matt Nichols
Suspects attacked victim causing serious
injuries
Date Reported: December 6, 2008
THE
WEEK IN REVIEW for
the week ending Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008
Video shot by
Elizabeth Mayhew/TCS
This
week's "Week in Review" is
sponsored by Fatz Cafe. Through the
holiday season, join Byron Sackett and
the folks at Fatz Cafe for a delicious
holiday breakfast. Through Christmas,
Fatz Cafe will be serving breakfast from
DENVER
-- A suspect has been
apprehended in a break-in at the Westport
Body Shop on Highway 16 in Denver.
According
to radio traffic, the suspect was
apprehended running out of a wooded area
near the body shop just before 10 p.m.
Tuesday. A Lincoln County Sheriff's
Deputy told the Lincoln County
Communications Center the suspect was in
custody, that authorities are waiting for
the body shop owner to meet with them
regarding suspect identification.
The
Carolina Scoop will have more details as
they become available.
LINCOLN
MAN JAILED ON TRAFFIC, SEX CHARGES
Joshua
James Powell is arrested after leading
authorities in a chase.
Photo Contributed/TCS
By
Jon Mayhew
MAIDEN
-- A police chase by a Lincoln County
Sheriff's deputy Friday afternoon in
Catawba County led to the arrest of a
Lincolnton man on traffic and sex
charges.
Traffic
safety officer Sgt. L.W. Ingle was
traveling East Maiden Road around 1:15pm
when a speeding SUV passed him in the
opposite direction. Ingle, a member of
the Catawba-Lincoln County Joint Task
Force, said the SUV was speeding more
than 15 miles-per-hour over the speed
limit.
Ingle
began chasing the vehicle on East Maiden
Road, Buffalo Shoals Road, South
Oliver’s Crossroads and Dolph Monroe
Road before getting the SUV stopped in a
private driveway. During the chase, the
vehicle ran through a tree trimming
operation that had one lane blocked for
work in progress.
As Ingle
approached the vehicle on Dolph Monroe
Road, the officer noticed the
driver’s side door partially open
before the car came to a stop. Ingle
pulled the right front of the patrol car
against
Pictures
from the Lincolnton Christmas parade
Individual photos
can be pulled from the collage and are
availbe.
Click on the silhouette in the center
panel above for more information.
Click here
to see more parade pictures
ROBBERY,
CHASE CONNECTED
By
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON
-- The Carolina Scoop has
learned a purse snatching late Friday
night and a high-speed chase Saturday
morning are connected.
Friday
night, a woman was leaving the Subway
restaurant near Wal-Mart on North
Generals Boulevard when a black male
grabbed her pocketbook by force. A
witness chased the Honda the suspect got
into, but lost the vehicle on Wilma
Sigmon Road.
Around
3:30 a.m. Saturday, authorities had
set-up a meeting with the suspect after
he called the victim's family and
demanded $1,000 according to a Lincolnton
Police Department incident report. The
suspect also threatened to burn the
victim's house
"GIFTS
FOR CHILDREN"
RAISES $1,200 Exclusive video:
Kelly Paris sings "Christmas
Shoes"
Lincoln
County Sheriff Tim Daugherty (center)
recognizes members of the Lincoln County
Explorers post who helped at the Friday
night "Gifts for Children"
concert at Highland Drive Church. Photo by Jon Mayhew/TCS
By
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON
-- The "Gifts for
Children" concert held Friday night
at Highland Drive Church in Lincolnton
raised more than $1,200, and now children
across Lincoln County will have a merrier
Christmas.
Members
of the Highland Drive Church choir, the
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and
Lincolnton Police formed a choir singing
Click Here for
the Whole Story Including video of Kely Paris singing
"Christmas Shoes"
FIVE-CAR
WRECK SNARLS TRAFFIC
By
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON
-- A five-car chain reaction
crash on North Aspen Street snarled
traffic for about an hour Monday
afternoon.
And
while the incident itself is far from
amusing, where the incident happened is
kind of ironic.
The
accident happened in front of the
driver's license office near Sigmon Road.
A
vehicle driven by Angela Morgan Watts of
Hickory caused the crash. Watts told
Lincolnton Police Sgt. Willie Vaughn she
slammed on brakes when she saw traffic
stopped ahead of her, but she was unable
to avoid the collision.
Her car
struck a vehicle driven by Jamie High of
Lincolnton; High's vehicle then
AUTHORITIES
RESPOND TO
POSSIBLE BREAKING, ENTERING Couple
ends up in jail
By
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON
-- Police responding to a call
at 181 A Street were originally called
out to a breaking, entering in progress.
And
while they heard sounds of people moving
furniture inside the residence, they soon
discovered it wasn't a breaking and
entering; instead, they discovered a
Lincolnton man violating an active
domestic violence protection order.
The
incident unfolded around 10 a.m. Sunday,
when police surrounded the home of Misty
Webb. According to officer Billy Burgin,
he knocked on the front door of the
residence.
Webb,
26, told Burgin tht nobody broke into the
residence. After further questioning,
Webb also told Burgin that Chad
Lattimore, 36, wasn't at the residence.
"Arrested
Developments" THE
OFFICIAL LINCOLNTON POLICE BLOTTER
Lincolnton
Police detective Dennis Harris. Photo by Jon Mayhew/TCS
December
8, 2008
9:55am
-- BREAKING AND ENTERING; DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY; LARCENY:2620
E. Main Street (Peak Fitness). Officer
R.D. McAlister said someone entered the
building and took various tools and
electrical equipment.
1pm
-- DAMAGE TO PROPERTY:
2052 Country Club Road (Lincoln Country
Club) Officer R.D. McAlister
said someone damaged golf course greens.
1:40pm
-- BREAKING AND ENTERING; LARCENY:217 S. Generals
Blvd. (Duke Power substation) Sgt.
Willie Vaughn said someone entered the
office area of the substation and took an
ice machine.
3pm
-- INDECENT EXPOSURE: Roadway
of E. Hoke St. Officers said
that while the victim was walking her
dog, an unknown male suspect exposed his
privates to her.
LINCOLN
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
DECEMBER 9, 2008
INCIDENT REPORT
Photo by Jon Mayhew/The Carolina Scoop Publisher's
Note: Crimestoppers of Lincolnton/Lincoln
County will pay a reward of up to $1,000
for an anonymous tip that leads to an
arrest in any crime. Call the tipline at
704-736-8909.
2008-09056
Simple Assault
Assigned: Deputy Milton
Location: East Lincoln High School
Victim: Juvenile
Hit Victim
Date reported: December 4, 2008
District C
2008-09061
Simple Affray
Assigned: Deputy Milton
Location: East Lincoln High School
Victim: State of NC
Fighting
Date Reported: December 5, 2008
District C
