CRIME & SAFETY
Driver charged after 86-year-old woman hit, killed at Mount Airy Walmart
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — A man is charged in connection with the death of an86-year-old woman who was hit and killed by a driver while at a Walmart in Mount Airy. Jerry Lee Speaks is charged with involuntary manslaughter and careless and reckless driving among other charges. The Mount...
Large brawl on N. Patterson Ave. prompts heavy police presence in Winston-Salem
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A fight broke out Tuesday night, prompting heavy police presence in Winston-Salem, according to police. The Winston-Salem Police Department said that around 6:40 p.m., officers were called to the 1800 block of North Patterson Avenue about a fight with weapons. When officers arrived, they found nearly 200 people in the middle of the street. Due to the number of uncooperative people, additional officers were called to the scene.
Missing West Virginia woman found safe
A West Virginia woman who has been missing for more than three days, after last being seen in Pilot Mountain, has been found safe in a Virginia hotel, according to her daughter. Sarah Minney Wright, of Roane County, West Virginia, was reported missing by her daughter, Lexi Wright, of Havelock, on Sunday. At the time, she said her mother was traveling from West Virginia to Havelock, which is in the eastern portion of North Carolina, near Morehead City, and had stayed overnight at a hotel...
Man charged with murder after Winston-Salem woman shot, killed on Byerly Road, police say
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A man was charged with murder on Wednesday after a fatal shooting in Winston-Salem, according to a Winston-Salem Police Department news release. At 3 p.m., Winston-Salem officers responded to a reported shooting in the 400 Block of Byerly Road. Arriving officers found one victim, later identified as Sandra Rae Ramseur, 54, […]
2 juveniles charged with threatening mass violence against Winston-Salem/Forsyth County middle schools
FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Two juveniles are facing charges after threats of mass violence were made toward two middle schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say that one of the juveniles is being charged with one count of communicating threats of mass violence on school […]
Former Parkland High School substitute claims student recently charged with assault also assaulted them
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Less than a week after a Parkland High School student was arrested for assaulting a current teacher, a former PHS substitute teacher says he was assaulted by the same student. Larry Edwards has around 40 years of teaching experience and taught at PHS for about 13 years before retiring and becoming a […]
Man accused of assaulting grandmother
A Mount Airy man has been jailed without bond on a felony assault charge for allegedly causing a severe head injury to his 81-year-old grandmother, according to city police reports. The case involving Nicholas Richard Martin, 37, of 709 Factory St., stems from a weekend incident at that residence, where the victim, Dorothy V. Fairchild, also lives. She additionally is a cancer patient, a family member said. Martin, who is...
Man charged with misdemeanor after 8-year-old found dead in Surry County, deputies say
SURRY COUNTY, N.C. — A man is charged with a misdemeanor after an 8-year-old was found dead in Surry County in February, deputies say. Timothy James Gertsch was served with storage or a firearm to protect a minor. Investigators say the incident was determined accidental. The Surry County Sheriff's...
3 indicted for 2023 summer street takeovers, Davidson County Sheriff’s Office says
DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Three people have been indicted in connection to street takeovers last summer. According to the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, they’ve been investigating street takeover events since June 2023, working with surrounding agencies to form a task force. This task force worked to identify the people involved with these takeovers, seizing […]
Winston-Salem pastor’s car stolen from church parking lot in middle of day
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A local pastor is sharing his shock with FOX8 after learning someone stole his vehicle from the parking lot of the church he preaches at in the middle of the day. It’s a moment Pastor Barry Washington had to see on surveillance video to believe. Last Thursday right before noon, a […]
Man charged after Surry County church broken into, sheriff’s office says
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (WGHP) — A man has been charged after a church was broken into in Surry County. According to the Surry County Sheriff’s Office, they responded to Calvary Baptist Church in Mount Airy about a breaking and entering. At the scene, they found “extensive damage” inside. They investigated and identified Johnathon Samuel Nichols, […]
Police academy nabs 21st class, 461 grads
Talk of defunding law enforcement has become prevalent across America in recent years — but no such words have been heard in Mount Airy, including from its latest Citizens Police Academy graduates. “It makes me cringe when I see anything on the news about defunding or underfunding police officers,” said Walter Lassiter, one of the 2024 Citizens Police Academy’s 19 graduates who were recognized last Thursday night. “We need to...
Blotter for the week of April 25
Below is a list of crime investigations and activities reported by the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office in Clemmons and Lewisville last week. • April 15 — Communicating threats-intimidation, non-physical — 6300 block of Cephis Drive, Clemmons. Offender threatened victim over parking dispute. • April 15 — FCSO police service, fraud — 8400 block of Curraghmore Court, […] The post Blotter for the week of April 25 appeared first on clemmonscourier.
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