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July 4, 2009

Police seek SUV passenger after chase, wreck

GREENSBORO -- Police searched Saturday night for a passenger from a sport-utility vehicle that led them on a chase through the city. The passenger fled the scene of a crash on foot, although the driver and two other passengers who fled were caug... Read More

Man robs Taco Bell in Greensboro

GREENSBORO — A man armed with a gun robbed a Taco Bell restaurant Friday night, police said.About 11 p.m., the man confronted an employee who went out to the Dumpster at the restaurant at 2610 Battleground Ave., according to Greensboro police. Read More

July 3, 2009

Robbery reported at Greensboro store

GREENSBORO – A man with a handgun robbed a store clerk early Thursday morning. The clerk at the BP station at 4700 W. Market St. said the thief wore a dark scarf covering his face. He walked into the business, demanded money and got an undisclosed a... Read More

Woman robbed in Walmart parking lot

GREENSBORO – A woman was robbed of her handbag and a bag of merchandise in the parking lot of Walmart on Thursday night. The incident occurred about 9:39 p.m. outside the business at 4244 W. Wendover Ave., according to police. The suspect, who had a... Read More

July 2, 2009

2 charged with selling cocaine to undercover officer

GREENSBORO – Two men were arrested and charged Thursday after police said they sold cocaine to an undercover officer. Greensboro police arrested Shelton Dewight Gladney, 29, of 1625 Apt. D Fairfax Road and Kevin Eugene Seales, 43, of 1205 Kirkman St... Read More

4 charged in home home invasion robbery

GREENSBORO – Four people have been arrested and charged in connection with a home invasion robbery June 22 in southern Guilford County. Around 7 p.m. that day, four people entered a home at 6285 Lake Front Drive and robbed five people inside of an e... Read More

Former senator, Hugh Webster, acquitted on embezzlement charge

YANCEYVILLE (AP) — A jury has acquitted former North Carolina state Sen. Hugh Webster of embezzlement involving $12,000 given to him by his aunt. The Times-News of Burlington reported Caswell County jurors took an hour Thursday before finding Webste... Read More

Man charged with attempted murder

GREENSBORO — Police have arrested a 25-year-old man they say shot someone in the back three times during an argument Saturday.Jeffrey Gray Hatcher Jr. was arrested Thursday afternoon in connection with a shooting in the area of 1605 Luray Drive... Read More

Man charged with abusing infant

A 24-year-old Davidson County man has been charged with felony child abuse after his child suffered a fractured femur. Devin Lantz Sylvester, 24, of 198 Green Meadows Drive in Lexington was arrested Wednesday and is being held in jail on a $100,000 bond...... Read More

Update: Man charged in 4 Greensboro bank robberies

GREENSBORO — Joseph Widemon Jr. eluded police after four bank robberies this June — until he slowed for what appeared to be a routine traffic stop Wednesday and was apprehended by U.S. Marshals near his Three Meadows Road home.What made it wo... Read More

Suspect in stabbings eludes police after chase

BURLINGTON — A teen suspected of stabbing three people early today remains at large after a police chase. Burlington police responded to a stabbing at 12:26 a.m. today to 1717 Durham St., Lot 162. An officer spotted the suspect's vehicle and began a... Read More

Flight from Charlotte diverted after passenger gets naked

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A US Airways flight to Los Angeles was diverted to Albuquerque after a passenger removed all of his clothing mid-flight, forcing flight attendants to cover him with a blanket before he was arrested, authorities said Wednesda... Read More

Durham officer shot responding to burglary

DURHAM (AP) — Police officials in North Carolina say an officer is in stable condition after being shot during a call to a burglary in progress in Durham.The Durham Police Department said Officer D.J. Youmans was being treated at Duke University Hos... Read More

N.C. troopers focus on speeding over July 4

RALEIGH (AP) — Drivers are being reminded to watch their speed and driving habits during the July 4th holiday.The North Carolina Highway Patrol said more troopers will patrol highways during the holiday, which begins at 6 p.m. Thursday and ends at m... Read More

Madison man in standoff opens fire in direction of deputies

MADISON — A 30-year-old Madison man began shooting indiscriminately, often in the direction of deputies, during a standoff Wednesday night, the sheriff's office said.About 11 p.m., Gerry Bullins, 30, of 1181 Gold Hill Road, became involved in a dome... Read More

Prison officials face charges in inmate's beating

RALEIGH (MCT) — Three correctional officers face felony charges in the alleged 2008 beating of an inmate at a state prison in Greene County.Capt. Gregory Allen Beck, Sgt. Terry Lynn Bell and Officer Brian Steve Bostick of Maury Correctional Institut... Read More

Teen with gun robs motorist at Greensboro stop light

GREENSBORO — A teenager armed with a gun walked up to a car sitting idle at a stop light, put a gun to the driver's head and robbed him Wednesday afternoon, police said.Robert Charest, 44, told Greensboro police he had pulled up to a stop light at E... Read More

July 1, 2009

Man escapes from police during booking at Guilford County jail

GREENSBORO – A Greensboro man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after escaping from a holding area at the Guilford County jail in Greensboro. About 3:30 p.m., Greensboro police said James Graham, 42 was waiting to see a magistrate on charges of misde... Read More

Police chief finds escapee on golf course

After telling a doctor at Eden’s Morehead Hospital his troubles Wednesday, Tony Lee Anderson of Reidsville made his own evaluation. The Rockingham County inmate who was taken to the hospital for an existing medical condition decided he needed a chan... Read More

123 pot plants seized from home; man charged

A Graham man faces charges after Alamance County deputies found marijuana plants growing at a home on Tuesday. Authorities searched 1856-D Crissy Lane in the Graham area. They seized 123 mature marijuana plants growing in three different rooms, five guns... Read More

Suspect arrested in A&T homicide

GREENSBORO — A felon with a history of assault has been arrested in connection with the death of an N.C. A&T student in April 2008. Jaguar Wright, 23, was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Springfield, Mass., in the death of Derek Carl Eaddy Hodge II... Read More

Officers find wanted suspect on roof

GREENSBORO — Officers trying to serve warrants on a 21-year-old man police said refused to answer the door had to look up to find him.Nathan Michael Moore, of 2407-A Spring Garden St., was on the roof, Greensboro police said.Moore was arrested Monda... Read More

N.C. attorney general joins crackdown on scams

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina's attorney general is joining federal officials in a national crackdown on scams that target struggling consumers.Attorney General Roy Cooper's office said he would attend an announcement Wednesday in Washington at the... Read More

June 30, 2009

Asheboro man charged with online child solicitation

GREENSBORO – An Asheboro man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly soliciting a child for sex on the Internet. Deputies with the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office arrested Christopher Allen Brown, 25, of 16 Kingsway Road, Apt. H., according to a... Read More

2 charged with embezzling from DMV

GREENSBORO – Two people from High Point were arrested Tuesday on charges they embezzled more than $4,000 in vehicle-related fees from N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles. An investigator with the DMV’s License and Theft bureau arrested Tammy Bru... Read More

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