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November 11, 2009

More arrested in connection with Mount Airy slayings

MOUNT AIRY (AP) — Police in North Carolina say two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of four people in the town used as the model for Mayberry in "The Andy Griffith Show." Read More

Photo: Burlington robbery suspect

BURLINGTON — Police released surveillance photos today of a man suspected of robbing a McDonald's restaurant two days ago.Burlington police described the suspect as a black man who stands 5-foot-8 and weighs 175 pounds. He is bald and wore a dark jo... Read More

'Most Wanted' suspect arrested, released

GREENSBORO — A man wanted here on larceny charges was arrested in Randleman.Greensboro police said Matthew John Folsom, 39, was arrested Tuesday by Randleman police. He was later released on bond from the Randolph County jail. The bond amount w... Read More

Wednesday's traffic issues

Current problems:Three of four lanes on southbound Interstate 40/85 at Mile Marker 139 (between University Drive and Elon and the state rest are) are blocked. Emergency personnel are responding to a report of a tree that fell on a vehicle at 10:10 a. Read More

Second man charged in fatal Eden shooting

EDEN — A second person has been charged in the shooting death of a Virginia man over the weekend.Eden police said detectives arrested 21-year-old Shavon Lamont Reid at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Reid, of 3653 Daniels Creek Road in Martinsville, Va., was ch... Read More

Winston-Salem convenience store robbed

WINSTON-SALEM — Police are looking for a man who robbed a convenience store Tuesday night.Winston-Salem police said the In 'n' Out Mart at 110 S. Broad St. was robbed shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday. The suspect took an undisclosed amount of cash. No... Read More

Man hit with stick, chair during break-in

WINSTON-SALEM — A man was hit with a stick and a chair during a break-in attempt early this morning, but he managed to ward off the intruder. Read More

Bless the bystanders, emergency workers

I would like to thank the motorists and emergency personnel who helped save my wife from the horrific accident that happened on Interstate 40 on Tuesday morning, Nov. 3. She was blessed to have survived this accident and is appreciative of all the people... Read More

November 10, 2009

Greensboro Crime Stoppers honored by FBI

GREENSBORO — The Greensboro-Guilford County Crime Stoppers program was honored Tuesday morning by the director of the FBI’s Charlotte field office. Read More

Closing arguments expected Thursday in 2008 murder trial

GREENSBORO — Closing arguments are set to begin Thursday in the case of a man accused of fatally shooting a 23-year-old woman in early 2008. Christon Eugene Tucker, 29, opted against testifying in his defense on Tuesday afternoon. He is charged in... Read More

Juvenile charged in Eden shooting death

EDEN — Police have charged a juvenile with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a Martinsville, Va., man early Saturday morning. Read More

Update: Bail bondsman wounds man

GREENSBORO — A man was shot in the leg by a bail bondsman early today.The Guilford County Sheriff's Office said Sonny Ray Cranford, 42, of 3206 Rockcliffe Drive in Whitsett was wounded in the lower part of his right leg at 1:37 a.m. today. Cranford... Read More

2 more 'Most Wanted' suspects jailed

GREENSBORO — Two more men featured in "Guilford County's Most Wanted" are in jail.Greensboro police said they arrested Chadwick Dominic Davis at 4212 Parker St. after getting a Crime Stoppers tip.Davis, 30, of 4216 Parker St. was featured... Read More

Greensboro man, 3 others sentenced in shootings

WINSTON-SALEM (MCT) — Four men pleaded guilty Monday in connection with a shooting in eastern Winston-Salem last summer that left two teenagers Read More

Winston-Salem man faces charges in rape of girl, 14

WINSTON-SALEM — A man faces charges in the rape of a 14-year-old girl.Winston-Salem police said the girl's mother left her home at 2:20 a.m. Monday to go to a store. While the woman was gone, police said a man forced the girl from the home and raped... Read More

Multiple tires slashed in Winston-Salem

WINSTON-SALEM — Twelve cars had one or more tires slashed early this morning.Winston-Salem police said the vandalism happened in the 100 block of Westdale Avenue. It was reported at 1:45 a.m. Tuesday.Police said it appears that 22 tires parked along... Read More

November 9, 2009

Grant to allow officials access to surveillance cameras

GREENSBORO — The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office will use $105,000 in federal stimulus money to buy computer servers that can help officials tap into surveillance cameras in emergencies. The money is coming in a grant from the U.S. Department... Read More

N.C. man facing charges in 1985 double slaying

FAYETTEVILLE (AP) — A North Carolina man serving time in a Georgia prison is set to face murder charges Monday in the slayings of his brother and sister-in-law more than two decades ago. Read More

County breaks ground on new downtown jail

GREENSBORO — With several tosses of dirt upon a gravel parking lot, county leaders began what they hope to be a new, safer era in criminal justice throughout Guilford County on Monday morning. It was the start of the $114.6 million jail project, whi... Read More

Restaurant employee chases down robbery suspects

WINSTON-SALEM — Three men were arrested and one person was hurt during the attempted robbery of a restaurant Sunday night.Winston-Salem police said the manager of the Pizza Hut at 3460 Robinhood Road was approached by a man with a gun at 10:52 p.m. Read More

N.C. McDonald's customers sickened by pepper spray

KNIGHTDALE (AP) — A pepper spray prank at a McDonald's restaurant in North Carolina sent six people to the hospital while 25 others were treated by emergency medical personnel at the scene. Read More

Motorist threatened in Harris Teeter parking lot

GREENSBORO — A motorist in a Harris Teeter parking lot fled early Sunday morning after someone entered her vehicle and asked her "if she wanted to die," police said in a news release. Read More

Guilford County's 'Most Wanted'

Chadwick Dominic Davis, 30, is wanted by Greensboro police on charges of assault on a female and uttering a forged instrument. Read More

November 8, 2009

Men rob pizza deliverer in Greensboro

GREENSBORO — Two men robbed a pizza deliverer Saturday night, police said.About 9:17 p.m., Khaled Mohamed Mohamed, 21, was returning to his car after delivering a pie for Tito's Pizza at 1356 Norwalk St. when two men approached him, according to Gre... Read More

November 7, 2009

Gunfire outside club leaves 1 dead

EDEN — A call about a suspicious vehicle early Saturday morning turned into an investigation of a triple shooting that left one man dead. Police said Timothy Ronnel Seay, 37, of 1205 Maxin Road in Martinsville, Va., died of multiple gunshot wounds o... Read More

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