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November 16, 2009

'Most Wanted' suspect arrested in High Point

GREENSBORO — A man wanted on a robbery charge was arrested this weekend.High Point police arrested Earnest Ray Kennedy Jr., 36, of 805 S. Elm-Eugene St. on Saturday. He remains in the Guilford County jail in High Point on an $11,000 bond. He was cha... Read More

Teen arrested after threatened school shooting

GRAHAM — An 18-year-old from Alamance County faces charges after a threat was made against a high school program. Read More

Police find body of missing 5-year-old girl

SANFORD (AP) — A missing 5-year-old whose mother was accused of offering her for sex was found dead off a heavily wooded road in a rural area Monday, ending a weeklong search, police said. Read More

Missing girl's mom accused of prostituting 5-year-old

FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Authorities acted on a tip Sunday and searched a wide area in south-central North Carolina trying to find a 5-year-old girl reported missing by her mother, who has been charged with human trafficking and child abuse involving pro... Read More

Burlington convenience store robbed

BURLINGTON — A man reached into a store's cash register and raced out the door with an undisclosed amount of money Sunday night.Burlington police said the man showed no weapons when he robbed the Vemd La Sierra at 539 N. Church St. at 9:24 p.m. Sund... Read More

Man at ATM robbed at knifepoint

WINSTON-SALEM — A man withdrawing money from an ATM was robbed at knifepoint Sunday night, police said.Neil Joseph Friedrick, 25, was at the Wachovia ATM at 2925 Reynolda Road about 9:10 p.m. when a man armed with a knife approached him, according t... Read More

Volunteers prepare to help at shelters

GREENSBORO — It takes a lot of volunteers — too many to count — to help out at the winter emergency shelters for the homeless at area churches. Volunteers help cook meals, check participants in and monitor the shelter overnight. “T... Read More

Guilford County's 'Most Wanted'

Paul Gilmore, 20, is wanted by Greensboro police on two counts of robbery with a firearm. Read More

November 15, 2009

Mapping Greensboro's recent home burglaries

Given recent concerns about home break-ins, the News & Record is running a weekly map on Sundays that will show residential burglaries citywide.Our goal is to show which neighborhoods are being targeted and what patterns have emerged in where the crim... Read More

November 14, 2009

Verdict guilty in murder witnessed by child

GREENSBORO — Christon Eugene Tucker will spend the rest of his life in prison for what a judge called the brutal execution of a woman in front of her 4-year-old daughter. A nine-woman, three-man jury on Friday convicted Tucker, 29, of first-degre... Read More

Fundraiser will help group to fight domestic violence

GREENSBORO — Friends of Sherri Denese Jackson continue their campaign against domestic violence, nearly a year and a half after Jackson was found slain at the hands of her ex-boyfriend. Read More

Madison woman killed by tree was horse enthusiast

MADISON — In her work with blind horses, Emilie Storch found an ally in neighbor Terra Swinney. Storch’s horses periodically wandered away from her property, and Swinney would call Storch when she noticed them loose. Swinney and her husband, K... Read More

Stoneville police chief resigns

STONEVILLE — Mike James said goodbye Friday as chief of the Stoneville Police Department. He resigned to become director of the newly formed county forensics bureau. He starts the job Monday. Read More

November 13, 2009

Police: Man admitted kidnapping missing NC girl

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has admitted to kidnapping a 5-year-old girl, authorities said Friday, but investigators still have not found the child more than three days after she disappeared from a mobile home park. Read More

Friday's road closings

GREENSBORO — The N.C. Department of Transportation has reported these road closings in Guilford County because of high water:* Brooks Bridge Road near Oseola Ossipee Road until 6 p.m. today* High Rock Road between Frieden Church Road and Huffine Mil... Read More

Man charged with kidnapping, beating toddler

RAEFORD — A four-hour manhunt Wednesday resulted in the arrest of a Raeford man accused of kidnapping and beating a 22-month-old boy, said Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin. Read More

Cancer cases higher near landfill

GREENSBORO — Researchers found more cases of pancreatic cancer than expected in residents who have lived near the White Street Landfill and a former dump site nearby, a state Department of Health and Human Services analysis shows. The findings, rele... Read More

November 12, 2009

Thursday's traffic problems

Here are some of the traffic problems motorists should look out for today:In Guilford County, the N.C. Department of Transportation says High Rock Road between Frieden Church Road and Huffine Mill Road is closedbecause of flooding. The ooad is expected to... Read More

Credit union robbed in Winston-Salem

WINSTON-SALEM — A man got away with an undisclosed amount of cash today after robbing the Piedmont Advantage Credit Union.Winston-Salem police said a man entered the credit union at 676 Hanes Mall Blvd. shortly before 11 a.m. and handed a teller a n... Read More

Same man may have robbed 2 Winston-Salem stores

WINSTON-SALEM — The same man might have robbed two convenience stores on South Broad Street on the same night.Winston-Salem police said a man with a gun robbed the Fairway One Stop at 225 S. Broad St. shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday. No injuries were... Read More

Bail bondsman finds 'Most Wanted' suspect

GREENSBORO — A bail bondsman tracked down a man featured last week in "Guilford County's Most Wanted."Greensboro police said officers arrested Jamaal Mauta Perry shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday at 208 E. Whittington St. Police said a bail... Read More

Man shot to death in Danville

DANVILLE, Va. — A local man was fatally shot early today.Police in Danville, Va., identified the victim as 35-year-old James Willie Adams of Danville.Police said they found Adams in the road in the 1300 block of Washington Street at 2:30 a.m. Thursd... Read More

N.C. mom charged with killing baby could face death

SPRING LAKE (AP) — Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a North Carolina woman accused of killing her 11-month-old daughter and hiding her body in an attic. Read More

N.C. kidnapping suspect arrested, girl still missing

FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — Investigators are continuing their search for a missing 5-year-old girl after arresting one man in her kidnapping. Read More

Greensboro police chief to retire; no firm date set

GREENSBORO — Police Chief Tim Bellamy will retire within the next year, he said Wednesday. In the recent City Council campaign, several candidates mentioned the impending retirement of the chief. But until Wednesday, Bellamy had not said publicly th... Read More

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