More time at home and easier access to the internet and other social media has been a factor leading to an exponential growth of cybertips coming into the N.C. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, local law enforcement officials say.
According to data from the state ICAC, the average of monthly cybertips for the first four months of this year is 912. The monthly average for all of 2020 was 776 cases. Both of those figures dwarf the 2019 monthly average of 411 cybertips.
A total of 9,308 cyber tips were made for the entire year in 2020. As of April, the 2021 count of 3,646 is nearing the amount for all of 2019 and is set to surpass last yearâs total.
A Vass man was arrested on Tuesday morning after he was reportedly held at gunpoint in Eagle Springs by a homeowner, the Moore County Sheriff s Office announced.
Eric Wayne Callahan, 39, of Vass, was charged with one count of attempted first degree burglary, one count of resisting a public officer and one count of assault on a government official.
He was confined to the Moore County Detention Center under a $350,000.00 secured bond pending a first appearance in District Court on June 16.
The Moore County Sheriffâs Office received a report of an intruder at a home in the Eagle Springs community Tuesday after 5 a.m. Deputies responded to the scene and found a subject, later identified as Callahan, inside of a vehicle at the residence, a release from the office said. The homeowner on the scene was holding the subject at gunpoint when deputies arrived. The suspect resisted deputies while being taken into custody. Upon further investigation, deputies determined that Callahan was a
An Aberdeen man was charged in possession of a controlled substance on a jail premise after a body scan discovered the substance on his person at the Moore County Detention Center, the Moore County Sheriff s Office reported on Monday.Â
Detectives arrested Jacob Liam Armstrong, 23, of Aberdeen Thursday. Armstrong was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance on jail premise, simple possession of schedule IV controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Armstrong was confined to the Moore County Detention Center under a $25,000 secured bond.
During the processing of a new intake at the Moore County Detention Center, detention officers observed an abnormality in a body scan image while utilizing the TEK 84 Intercept Body Scan Device, the release from the office said.
Cameron officials are weighing the future of the townâs water and police departments, including the possibility of ceding both services to the county.
During a special meeting last week at the Cameron Fire Department, the townâs commissioners told about 20 of the 300 residents they represent to expect an increase in water rates in the coming year as they try to return that enterprise fund to solvency.
The water department serves about 180 customers but has run at a deficit of about $30,000 for the past few years. Currently, some customers are dealing with poor water quality due to high iron and manganese content.
Two armed robberies that occurred within an hour of each other in Moore County are being investigated as possibly being connected, according to Aberdeen Police Chief Carl Colassaco.
An investigation is ongoing for an armed robbery that occurred Monday night at an Aberdeen gas station, according to Colassaco.
Gas stations in Aberdeen and the Lakeview community were robbed at gunpoint Monday night. The Moore County Sheriffâs Office and the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation are investigating both incidents.
Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Monday, an armed man came into the Speedway gas station at 1751 N.C. 5 and demanded money, Colassaco said.