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Auto theft report leads to felony charges

The North Wilkesboro Police Department and Wilkes Sheriff’s Office charged a man with multiple felony offenses on Sunday.

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Man jailed with $1M bond for incest, other charges

A man was placed in the Wilkes County Jail under $1 million bond on April 3 after being charged with three counts each of statutory sex offense, incest and indecent

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Man shot in leg thanks his lifesavers

A man who nearly bled to death from a gunshot wound to his lower left leg last summer on Monday met with and thanked emergency medical personnel involved with saving

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Thefts of variety of items reported

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office is investigating several recent crimes, including the theft of a metal building and a well pump with electrical fixtures worth about $13,000.

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Arrest made for attempted first-degree murder

The Wilkes Sheriff’s Office charged a man with attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and assault and battery as a result of an incident

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Mathis is interim North Wilkesboro police chief

A veteran North Wilkesboro police officer has been named the town’s interim police chief following the retirement of Rob Thornburg as chief.

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Woman imprisoned for arson; also pleads guilty to animal cruelty

A woman was sentenced to 22-39 months in prison after she pleaded guilty to second-degree arson and felony breaking and entering in Wilkes Superior Court in mid-February.

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Man dies when skid steer plunges down slope

A man died when the skid steer (bobcat) he was operating to grade a home site in far southwestern Wilkes County plunged about 700 feet down a mountainside Monday afternoon,

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