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Copper and Metal Stolen from Unoccupied Mount Airy Building

Submitted by Joe Borlik, Web Content Producer
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011, 1:53pm
Copper and Metal Stolen from Unoccupied Mount Airy Building

Copper and other miscellaneous metal has been reported stolen from an unoccupied building on Independence Boulevard, according to the Mount Airy News.

No monetary figure was provided. The crime was reported last week. Emory Dean Bray has been reported as the victim. No further details were provided.

Source: The Mount Airy News.

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Extortion Attempt Targets Mount Airy Banker

Submitted by Joe Borlik, Web Content Producer
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011, 12:43pm
Extortion Attempt Targets Mount Airy Banker

Police are currently investigating an extortion attempt targeting a Mount Airy banker, according to the Mount Airy News.

Someone reportedly communicated a threat to Edward C. Ashby III of Laurel Ridge Place with the intent to wrongfully obtain money.

No sum was provided. The incident was reported last week. Ashby is associated with Surrey Bank & Trust, the paper reported.

Source: The Mount Airy News.

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Mount Airy Police Chief Honored Thursday

Submitted by Joe Borlik, Web Content Producer
Friday, August 19th, 2011, 9:41am
Mount Airy Police Chief Honored Thursday

Mount Airy Police Chief Dale Watson was recognized Thursday for putting himself in harm's way, according to the Mount Airy News.

Watson was wounded in a June 10 standoff at 116 Home Trail just outside Mount Airy, where a woman was reported to be armed and suicidal.

The Surry Sheriff’s Office had jurisdiction of the home, but Watson responded because municipal personnel were closest to the scene, the paper reported.

He was honored at a city board of commissioners meeting by Surry County Sheriff Graham Atkinson, the paper reported.

Watson received a bruised eye and other injuries after pellets struck him in the face, chest and arms.

He was treated at a Winston-Salem hospital after the shooting and released the same day.

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Stolen Vehicle Abandoned at Walmart, Another Taken

Submitted by Joe Borlik, Web Content Producer
Friday, August 12th, 2011, 9:36am
Stolen Vehicle Abandoned at Walmart, Another Taken

Police say one stolen vehicle was abandoned at the Mount Airy Walmart and another was taken from the same location Wednesday.

A 1993 Honda Civic valued at $1,300, owned by a Mount Airy man, was reported missing early Wednesday, according to the Mount Airy News.

A 2003 Dodge Dakota pickup that had been stolen from an Ararat, Va., man was located there shortly afterwards, the paper reported.

Police records state an unknown person had abandoned that vehicle at Walmart, according to the paper.

Source: The Mount Airy News.

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Air-Conditioning Unit Stolen From Mount Airy Business

Submitted by Joe Borlik, Web Content Producer
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011, 9:42am
Air-Conditioning Unit Stolen From Mount Airy Business

A $3,000 air-conditioning unit was stolen from Northwest Eye Surgery Center on Worth Street, according to the Mount Airy News.

A cutting tool was used to remove the unit. It was reported stolen Sunday. No further details were provided.

Source: The Mount Airy News.

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Car Reported Stolen in Mount Airy

Submitted by Joe Borlik, Web Content Producer
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011, 1:33pm
Car Reported Stolen in Mount Airy

A 2006 Nissan Sentra has been reported stolen from a Mount Airy repair shop, according to the Mount Airy News.

Owner James Kelly Taylor discovered the vehicle missing Friday from Mount Airy Collision Center on Marine Lane, according to the paper.

The car's license plate read XNJ6192 at the time it was stolen. The vehicle's value was not given.

Source: The Mount Airy News.

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Elkin Residents Charged With Manufacturing Meth

Submitted by Joe Borlik, Web Content Producer
Friday, July 1st, 2011, 12:12pm
Elkin Residents Charged With Manufacturing Meth

Two Elkin men face charges of making methamphetamine after deputies found drug-making materials in their residence.

Brian Keith Richardson, 32, and Curtis Shawn Settle, 34, were arrested and charged with various drug offenses Thursday.

Deputies said they received reports of a Richardson walking around in the roadway carrying a rifle on Little Mountain Road in Jonesville at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday.

Richardson allegedly gave no explanation why he had the rifle when deputies responded.

He told officers he was staying nearby at 4512 Don Everett Drive. Deputies went to the home and found Settle and also discovered chemicals used to make methamphetamine.

Officers executed a search warrant and discovered several hazardous chemicals, cold medication, and items used in the preparation and packaging of illegal narcotics.

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