Asheboro officer injured in a crash while responding to an emergency
The officer and the driver of the other car involved were both taken to the hospital, according to Asheboro police. Author: Ria Andresen Updated: 3:16 PM EST January 30, 2021
ASHEBORO, N.C. An Asheboro police officer was injured in a crash Friday night at the intersection of North Fayetteville Street and West Salisbury Street.
The officer was responding to an emergency call when the crash happened, according to Asheboro police.
There was damage reported to the structure of First United Methodist Church, which sits on the corner of the intersection where the crash happened. No word yet on the extent of that damage.
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State prosecutors continued presenting their case against Fayetteville native Anthony Lamar Johnson on Thursday by bringing into evidence several phone calls and letters they say Johnson made to his associates days after his arrest in the 2017 murder of Scottie Morton.
Craven County Assistant DA s Karen Hobbs and Matt Wareham called upon Special Agent Bradley Jenkins with the North Carolina Department of Insurance Criminal Investigative Division for his testimony. Jenkins portrayed his side of events when law enforcement responded to a 9-1-1 call at Grady s Old Country Store in Cove City on Aug. 3, 2017 and found Morton shot in an unsuccessful armed robbery.
Updated: 10:49 AM EST Jan 25, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff One person is dead after a highway crash in Surry County Saturday night.Surry County emergency medical services said they responded at 10:47 p.m. to Interstate 74 off of Interstate 77, near where the two interstates merge.Click the video player above for more information on the crash.Three cars were involved, according to EMS. One person died. There were no other injuries.The North Carolina Highway Patrol also responded.The cause of the crash is unclear at this time.This is a developing story. Stay with WXII 12 News for the latest information.
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N.C. State Highway Patrol commander tells âlazyâ troopers to write more tickets A N.C. state trooper is seen here with his blue lights activated along a highway. (Source: NCSHP) By Nick Ochsner | January 21, 2021 at 6:08 PM EST - Updated January 21 at 11:32 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A commander with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol wants his troopers to write more speeding tickets.
In an email sent at the start of the year, Cpt. Neil Denman emailed troopers he oversees in Troop G to write more speeding tickets.
Troop G is headquartered in Asheville and covers most of western North Carolina, from Rutherford County to Avery County to Cherokee County.