News Briefs
June 21, 2008

• Part of Lincolnton is without power tonight. Residents on Mauney drive are in the dark. Crews are on the scene trying to repair the problem. Whenever they tried to turn the power back on, however, it blew a transformer on Deaton Ave.

• A disturbance on Lilly Trail causes Lincoln County Communications to get several calls. A female, possibly pregnant may have been intentionally run over by a 4 wheeler. She has gone to the Emergency Room. Law Enforcement is on the scene at this time.

• A pine tree was hit by lightening on Old Lincolnton Crouse Rd. and caught on fire.

• A fire alarm has gone off at Belding Hausman at 2130 East Main St. Lincolnton and Boger City Firefighters have responded

• Howards Creek Firefighters have been called to 1686 Shoal Road. There is smoke coming from the woods behind this address. Northbrook and Crouse Fire Departments has been called to assist with this fire. There a couple of acres deep in the woods on fire. Firefighters are going to have a difficult time getting water to this fire. - Firefighters battled this fire for several hours.

Dustin Way'ne White

June 21, 2008

A 16 year old Lincolton High School Student was arrested Friday by Lincolnton Police.


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Arrested Developments

INCIDENT REPORT
June 20, 2008


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U.S. Constitution Ratified
June 21, 1788

New Hampshire becomes the ninth and last necessary state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby making the document the law of the land.

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JUNE 21st

PROFILE AMERICA

June 21st, 2008

Polar Bear Swim

Friday, June 21st -- On this first full day of summer, it’s hard to think of a polar bear swim — one of those outings where slightly crazy people, usually wearing strange costumes, plunge into chilly waters in the middle of the winter.
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Dow Finishes Below 12,000

Stocks closed sharply lower Friday, with the Dow Jones industrial average registering its third triple-digit loss in four sessions.

Read about this and more at WSOCTV.com

Kevin Starr
County Extension Director
N.C. Cooperative Extension Service

June 20, 2008

APPLE FESTIVAL UPDATE

It may seem too early to be talking about the Lincoln County Apple Festival, but there’s plenty of activity taking place.

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Angela Billings

Brought in for arrest from West Virginia by Bail Bondsman

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Arrested Developments

News Briefs
June 19, 2008

• A 16-year old Lincoln County boy is unconcious after butting heads with another person. The incident happened Thursday night around 8:15 p.m. where authorities reported several 911 calls from 628 Storywoods Road near Tin Mine Road. The investigation is continuing and the youth was taken to CMC-Lincoln.
  

• Lincolnton Firefighters were called to 202 Turner Street just after 8:30 p.m. to reports of a moped on fire. A caller into Lincoln County 911 said the moped was sitting 20 feet from the house. Someone with a garden hose had the fire out when firefighters arrived on the scene.
  

• Just after 5 p.m. Thursday, police were called to the 500 block of North Flint Street to reports a man had hooked up a hose to the fire hydrant and was filling his swimming pool. We checked with police who said that people can do that if they contact the city and get a meter put on the fire hydrant to pay for the water used.

• Many city and county law enforcement officers in Lincoln are wearing black bands over their bages to remember state highway patrol colleague David Shawn Blanton Jr., 24, who was shot and killed in the line of duty in western Lincoln County. The funeral for Blanton, who leaves a wife and two-week-old child, will have a funeral service 11am Saturday, June 21, at the George R. Stuart Auditorium at Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center on Highway 19. Two memorial funds have been set-up for Blanton, who valiantly served the NCHP for two years.
  

NEW COUNTY MANAGER ADDRESSES EAST LINCOLN ISSUES

By Jon Mayhew


DENVER -- The conversation between Lincoln County manager George Wood and members of the East Lincoln Area Council (ELAC) Tuesday was more like old friends getting together than an update on crucial issues affecting the eastern part of Lincoln County.

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Crimestoppers Letter Scam

IRON STATION -- The Carolina Scoop first reported a couple of weeks ago letters that Trinity Farms residents were receiving with the Sheriff's Department and Crimestoppers logos were bogus, according to the subdivision's newsletter. Now the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is investigating and may have found the source of the letters according to detective Sally Dellinger.

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MORE THAN 10 BUSINESS BREAK-INS CONNECTED

CATAWBA COUNTY -- Police in Catawba County are investigating more a dozen break-ins that business owners discovered Thursday morning.

Officers said they believe all the incidents are connected.

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INCIDENT REPORT
June 19, 2008


2008-04385
Animal Bite
Assigned: Officer Gantt
Location: 329 Triple H Ln.
Victim: Jessie Adams
Animal Bite
Date Reported: June 12, 2008
District B

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BOGER CITY -- Four people were transported to Carolinas Medical Center - Lincoln after a wreck in Boger City Thursday night.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol said the investigation into the accident is continuing. The four patients weren't seriously injured. A fifth refused treatment at the scene.

What's On Your Mind???

Publisher's note: This is in response to the newsletter from the Trinity Farms Subdivision recenty submitted to "What's On Your Mind?" If something is on your mind that you would like to share, e-mail it to us at mail@thecaroinascoop.com. Please include your name on all submissions.

I am sure the letter was sent out with good intentions, but sadly Lincoln County lacks many ordinance laws, and given this issue along with the simple fact that this neighborhood lies out in a rural setting, alot of the residents there take this personal. Sadly the area is run down, and an eye sore. I would not want to live there. I am sure initially when the area was planned, it would have and could have been a nice place to live. One of the residents in the story is on probation now for drug trafficking so I am sure he wants the area to remain run down. I hope one day Lincoln County will tighten up their laws and thus create their county, especially the rural area, a more pleasing place to reside. What is ironic it that within a short few miles off of Furnace Rd not far away from the neighborhood, you have 500K homes going up. I think this entire story got out of hand, and the neighbors there complaining are the ones who have something to hide. Lincoln County has a nickname of "candy land" for a reason.

Thanks for letting me vent.

L Harper
Belmont NC

June 20, 1975
Jaws Released

On this day in 1975, Jaws, a film directed by Steven Spielberg that made countless viewers afraid to go into the water, opens in theaters.

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Profile America


Summer Begins

June 20, 2008

Friday, June 20th. Summer begins today at 7:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. It’s the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere — with daylight ranging from 12 hours and eight minutes at the equator up to a full 24 hours at the Arctic Circle. For many, summer is a season of fun, which is over much too soon. On the other hand, it also ushers in the year’s hottest temperatures. The highest thermometer reading ever recorded in the U.S. was a blistering 134 degrees at Greenland Ranch, California, in 1913. Next highest was notched in 1994, when it was 128 degrees in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Among larger cities, Phoenix, Arizona, holds the record at 122 degrees. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.

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JUNE 20th

INCIDENT REPORT
June 19, 2008


2008-04385
Animal Bite
Assigned: Officer Gantt
Location: 329 Triple H Ln.
Victim: Jessie Adams
Animal Bite
Date Reported: June 12, 2008
District B

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Tyler Lee Hice

Authorities Looking For One of 10 Most Wanted

June 19, 2008

Lincolnton -– Lincoln County Sheriff’s detectives have charged a teen suspect in connection with a Monday, June 9, 2008 home invasion. Detectives D Hutchens and A. Alvarado are looking for Tyler Lee Hice, 16, of 6132 Sherwood Lane, Denver on one count of first-degree burglary.

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POLICE ARREST MAN AFTER CHASE ON MOPED

By Jon Mayhew

June 19, 2008

LINCOLNTON -- People have tried to outrun the law on foot. Some have even tried to outrun the law in a car. As the old song goes, "you can't outrun the long arm of the law."

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June 19, 2008

Workers with the City of Lincolnton's public works department work to fix a water main break at the intersection of Childs Street and South Grove Street Wednesday night. Lincoln County Communications Center was notified of the break around 7:45 p.m. Childs Street was reopened around 8:50 p.m.

INCIDENT REPORT
June 18, 2008

2008-04126
Larceny, Credit Card Fraud
Assigned: Officer B. Posey
Location: Hwy 16 & Hwy 73
Victim: Sherry Lee
Suspect used victim’s debit card to make purchases
Date Reported:
District C
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"Arrested Developments"
The Official Police Blotter of The Carolina Scoop

Heather Marie Ford - Age 22
1271 Garrison Lane - Apt. 19D.
Lincolnton
Date of arrest - June 18, 2008
Place of Arrest - Zaxbys
She has been charged with the following charges:
Failure to Appear - Driving While License Revoked - 4 counts
Failure to Appear - Fictious Tag - 1 count
Failure to Appear - No Insurance -1 count
There was an order for arrest on Ford in Lincoln County as well as additional orders for her arrest for 2 counts of Driving While License Revoked and No Insurance in Davidson County
Bond: $2,000 Secured
Trial Date - 07/10/08 & 07/16/08 in Lincoln County
Trial Date - 08/11/08 in Davidson County

To see the full arrest report, click on
"Arrested Developments"
in the center column

Photo and stroy courtesy of WSOC-TV
GOOD SAMARITANS CATCH ROBBER IN SOUTH CHARLOTTE

CHARLOTTE -- Good Samaritans helped police catch a robbery suspect near Freedom Park early Wednesday.

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June 19, 1953



Rosenbergs executed

On this day in 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviets, are executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, New York.

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JUNE 19th

Profile America


FCC Established

June 19, 2008

As radio broadcasting matured, the Federal Communications Commission was established on this date in 1934 to regulate use of the airwaves in the public interest.

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Photo by Jon Mayhew
Sara Stamey (right) consults with Cindy Sain about a matter in Records.

STAMEY TO RETIRE FROM LINCOLNTON POLICE
Officer: "She Can't Go."

By Jon Mayhew

LINCOLNTON -- A nearly ten year veteran of the Lincolnton Police is calling it quits at the end of the month. And while she's not a patrol officer, Sara Stamey has played a vital role in the organization charged with protecting the citizens and property within the City of Lincolnton.

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Parents of wandering child may face charges

BOGER CITY -- The Carolina Scoop learned Tuesday night the parents of a five-year-old boy wandering the streets of Boger City early Tuesday morning may face neglect charges, pending the outcome of a Lincoln County Department of Social Services investigation.

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Photo by Jon Mayhew
Mike Cully, with United Plate Glass, explains the glass fabrication process
during a plant tour of the Lincolnton facility Tuesday afternoon

IN A "GLASS" BY THEMSELVES
United Plate Glass cuts ribbon on facility

By Jon Mayhew

LINCOLNTON -- A Pennsylvania-based glass company with a new facility in the Lincoln County Industrial Park hopes to shatter expectations in the greater Charlotte business community. Tuesday morning, members of the Lincoln Economic Development Association joined community leaders and members of the industrial community in welcoming United Plate Glass with a ribbon cutting and plant tour.

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TRAFFIC ALERT; Be cautious when traveling down Norman Fair Road from Bonview Street, as this deep hole could damage vehicles or cause injury to pedestrians. The City of Lincolnton was notified of the deep crater Tuesday night.

New Principal Recommendations Approved By
Lincoln County Board of Education

June 18, 2008

The following Principal recommendations were approved by the Lincoln County Board of Education
at a meeting on June 16, 2008.

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INCIDENT REPORT
June 17, 2008

2008-04445
Breaking & Entering, Larceny
Assigned: Investigator Sain
Location: 542 Low Bridge Rd.
Victim: Ben Casebier
Suspect took 1 well tank, aluminum, and copper from inside home
Date Reported: June 14, 2008
District B

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JUNE 18th

Profile America

National Candy Month
June 18, 2008

June is National Candy Month, and in the U.S., chocolate reigns supreme.

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June 18, 1812

War of 1812 begins

The day after the Senate followed the House of Representatives in voting to declare war against Great Britain, President James Madison signs the declaration into law--and the War of 1812 begins.

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5-YEAR-OLD WANDERS FROM HOME
POLICE TO TALK TO D.S.S.

By Jon Mayhew

June 17, 2008

LINCOLNTON -- A motorist driving down East Main Street on Tuesday morning made a startling discovery. The motorist called Lincolnton Police after discovering a five-year-old Hispanic boy wandering down the street about ready to cross East Main in heavy traffic.
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MOTORIST FINDS WANDERING CHILD

By Elizabeth Mayhew

June 17, 2008

LINCOLNTON -- Lincolnton Police were called early this morning when a passing motorist found a five year old child wandering alone near downtown Lincolnton.

The child was seen walking in the 500 block of East Main Street around 6 a.m. Police say the motorist picked up the child and waited until the police arrived to begin investigating.

Within moments, the child's family was located.

Authorities said they believe the child simply woke up and left the residence.

The Carolina Scoop will have more information if it becomes available.

LINCOLN COUNTY'S
10 MOST WANTED

If you have any information on any of the 10 most wanted,
Contact Crime Stoppers of Lincolnton/Lincoln County at 704-736-8909

You can always see the ten most wanted on The Carolina Scoop!
Look for the Sheriff's Badge in the center column and click on the link

"Arrested Developments"

The Official Police Blotter of
The Carolina Scoop
June 17, 2008

The following are arrests made by
The Lincolnton Police Department

Danielle Hope King- Age 20
115 Stonewood Estate Dr.
Cherryville, NC
Date of arrest - June 16, 2008 - 9:36hrs
King was arrested upon turning herself in to the Lincolnton Police Department
She has been charged with the following charges:
3 counts of Felony Embezzlement
3 counts of Felon Conspiracy
Bond: $16,000 Unsecured

To see the complete list of arrests made by
The Lincolnton Police Department,
click on the link below the handcuffs
in the center column.

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JUNE 17th

This Day in History
June 17, 1885
Statue of Liberty Arrives

The Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States, arrives in New York City's harbor.

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Profile America
June 17, 2008



Soft Drinks

In the past, hot summer days meant that some enterprising youngsters in the neighborhood would set up a lemonade stand at five cents a glass, or the family would share a pitcher of iced tea on the front porch to cool off.

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INCIDENT REPORT
June 16, 2008

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"It looked like he wasn't going to stop." -- witness at scene

Photo by Jon Mayhew/The Carolina Scoop
June 16, 2008

A pickup truck t-bones a van Saturday morning at the intersection of Torrence Chapel Road/Beth Haven Church Road and Highway 73 around 10 a.m. Witnesses said the van was crossing Highway 73 when the accident happened. The driver of the truck was initially pinned inside his vehicle. Both drivers were taken to CMC-Lincoln with non life threatening injuries. The accident is still under investigation by the North Carolina Highway Patrol.

Photo Contributed

RESCUE BOARD TO MEET
REGARDING MORRISON SEX ARREST
June 16, 2008

By Jon Mayhew

LINCOLNTON -- Members of the Lincoln Rescue Board of Directors are planning for a closed-door meeting 7 p.m. Monday night to discuss events surrounding the arrest of former rescue lieutenant Noel Christopher Morrison, 37, arrested last week by Lincolnton Police on charges of having an inappropriate relationship with a 14-year old girl.

The Carolina Scoop has learned letters and other communications fell into the hands of the girl's parents, leading to the charges and the subsequent arrest.

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South Fork Fire Department Looking to Purchase New Truck

June 15, 2008
South Fork Fire Derpartment has formed a7 member committee to plan and put together the specs for a new engine. The committee consists of officers, firefighters, and 1 board member.

The new engine will be built to function as a pumper and a tanker. It will have a 1500 gpm Hale pump, carry 1000 gallons of water, and have a Williams A/B onboard foam system. This will also be South Fork VFD's first custom cab engine.

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Crews on Lake Hickory Saturday night pulled a 45-year-old drowning victim from Lake Hickory.

MAN DROWNS ON LAKE HICKORY
Second fatal incident involving boating in area

June 16, 2008

By Jon Mayhew

HICKORY -- The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is investigating a drowning on an area lake.

The incident started unfolding around 2:30 Saturday afternoon after a 45-year-old man went into the water after his son on Lake Hickory and didn't resurface.

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A LOT OF "BUZZ" IN CONCORD;
BEES MAKE HIVE OUT OF WALL
From WSOC-TV and www.wsoctv.com

June 16, 2008

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CONCORD -- There's a lot of "buzz" in Concord this weekend for what a couple recently found in their 100-year-old home.

The couple rents the residence on Odell School Road from Amy Jones, who told WSOC-TV of the amazing find; bees who have made a hive inside a wall that's actually the size of the wall.

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JUNE 16th

Profile America
June 16, 2008

A Baseball Tradition Begins

Major League Baseball has a long record of promotional gimmicks to draw fans to games. One of these occurred on this date in 1883 in New York City, where the New York Gothams — later known as the Giants — staged the first Ladies’ Day. The idea caught on and for decades women were admitted to ballparks on special days either

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This Day in History
June 16, 1884

First Roller Coaster in America Opens

On this day in 1884, the first roller coaster in America opens at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, New York. Known as a switchback railway, it was the brainchild of LaMarcus Thompson, traveled approximately six miles per hour and cost a nickel to ride. The new entertainment was an instant success and by the turn of the century there were hundreds of roller coasters around the country.

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June 15, 2008

Father's Day

This is a special day in millions of households across the nation — it’s Father’s Day.

However you celebrate the day — with a funny card, perhaps a tool he’s always wanted, or dinner at his favorite restaurant, it’s a time to say thanks to the dads, stepfathers, grandfathers and other father figures for all they’ve done for each of us.

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This Day in History
June 15, 1215
Magna Carta Sealed

Following a revolt by the English nobility against his rule, King John puts his royal seal on the Magna Carta, or "Great Charter." The document, essentially a peace treaty between John and his barons, guaranteed that the king would respect feudal rights and privileges, uphold the freedom of the church, and maintain the nation's laws. Although more a reactionary than a progressive document in its day, the Magna Carta was seen as a cornerstone in the development of democratic England by later generations.

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JUNE 15th