Jamie Biggs
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Asheboro woman has close call with trafficking
ASHEBORO — An Asheboro woman posted a warning online Sunday, Feb. 9, to her Facebook friends after dodging a possible human trafficking incident: “Be aware of your surroundings. Be alert.”Felicia Bua Hall said she stopped at a Sheetz about 7 p.m. to get gas and pump air into a tire. While at the air pumps, a woman approached and said she needed help because a man was trying to kidnap her.“When I… → Read More
Chase suspect killed in deputy-involved shooting near zoo
ASHEBORO — A suspect involved in a multi-county vehicle chase is dead after gunfire was exchanged between deputies and the suspect near the North Carolina Zoo Tuesday morning.According to a press release from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, on Monday, Jan. 6, the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office responded to an armed robbery incident in which a cab driver was assaulted and the suspect fled… → Read More
North Carolina woman charged in fatal crash that killed 10-year-old
ASHEBORO — A woman has been charged in connection to the three-vehicle crash that took the life of a 10-year-old boy on Feb. 13. Erika B. → Read More
North Carolina man looking for sex loses pants during robbery
RANDLEMAN — Police are searching for the second suspect in an alleged robbery and assault that began in a bedroom closet and ended with a man → Read More
North Carolina sheriff's patrol car stolen, wrecked
ASHEBORO — A patrol car belonging to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) was stolen and wrecked Sunday, according to authorities. → Read More
North Carolina homeowner holds burglary suspect at gunpoint
RAMSEUR — Michael Thomas and his family were sleeping when they heard an upstairs window in their house shatter around 2:15 a.m. Friday.Thomas and his wife both went up the stairs, not sure what they were about to encounter.“I was expecting to maybe see a tree fallen in through the window,” Thomas said. One had fallen onto a building on their property recently, and he assumed the window breaking… → Read More
North Carolina woman jailed uner $2M bond for house arrest violation
ASHEBORO — An Asheboro woman was arrested after violating the terms of her electronic house arrest Monday. According to Capt. Scott Stockner → Read More
North Carolina woman jailed under $2M bond for house arrest violation
ASHEBORO — An Asheboro woman was arrested after violating the terms of her electronic house arrest Monday. According to Capt. Scott Stockner of the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Neli Rene Oaks, 22, 117 Dixon St., Asheboro, was released from the Randolph County Jail less than a week ago. Stockner stated that the house arrest violation was an alcohol violation. Oakes was previously jailed in… → Read More
Man jailed under $3,060,000 secured bond
ASHEBORO — An Asheboro man faces multiple charges and a high bond after being arrested at his home Tuesday. The subject was arrested at 633 Cardinal Street, Asheboro, at approximately 4:40 p.m. Joshua Mckenzie Allred, 32, was charged with failure to appear on a felony, failure to appear on a misdemeanor, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine and two counts of failure to… → Read More
Vacation rescue proves first-responders never off-duty
ASHEBORO — Jared Byrd, Emergency Managment Coordinator with Randolph County Emergency Services, proved that first-responders are never off-duty when he helped to save the life of a drowning man while on vacation last week. According to a statement in the Weekly Situation Report from RCES, Maj. Byrd was on vacation with his family at Sunset Beach when he witnessed an elderly man trying to rescue… → Read More
North Carolina man charged with kidnapping ex-wife and child
ASHEBORO — A man was charged with kidnapping his ex-wife and child Saturday. According to Lt. Col. Mark Lineberry with the Asheboro Police Department, the victim, April Gray, 35, of 2280 Old County Farm Road, Sophia, reported to offiers that she was at Food Lion on North Fayetteville Street in Asheboro when her ex-husband forced her into her vehicle. Gray’s 12-year-old child was also in the… → Read More
No bond for woman arrested twice in one night
ASHEBORO — An Asheboro woman is in the Randolph County Jail under no bond after being arrested twice in one night for allegedly assaulting multiple → Read More
Police: Suspect flees hit-and-run on horseback
ASHEBORO — Police say the suspect in a hit-and-run accident abandoned the vehicle he was driving and apparently fled the scene on horseback Saturday night. According to an incident report from the Asheboro Police Department, a 1995 Chevrolet Blazer — hauling a horse trailer with a horse inside — was traveling west on Old Castle Road at approximately 10 p.m. A 2002 Chrysler Concorde was eastbound… → Read More
North Carolina woman charged in courthouse bomb threat
ASHEBORO — A woman has been charged in connection with making a bomb threat that closed down both the Randolph County Courthouse and the historic courthouse earlier this month. Shannon Leigh Spaul, 31, homeless, was charged with making a false bomb report to a public building and terrorism on June 14. On June 8, a bomb threat was called into 911 stating that “there are two bombs in the Randolph… → Read More