Crime

Mooresville man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor

MOORESVILLE – On Dec. 22, the Mooresville Police Department (MPD) received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children concerning an individual in Mooresville possibly being involved with the possession and distribution of child pornography. Based on the information, MPD Detectives, who are also members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, began an immediate investigation. As […]

Stanley man arrested on child sexual assault charges

STANLEY – A Lincoln County man has been arrested on child sexual assault charges after an investigation that began as a child abuse case, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Carl David Holt, 66, of Magnet Lane in Stanley, was arrested on Feb. 5.  The investigation began in October after the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received a report of […]

Charlotte men charged for Denver Crafty Burg’r break-in

DENVER – Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to an alarm at the Crafty Burg’r restaurant on Brentwood Road on Dec. 30. When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered the restaurant had been broken into and a safe stolen from the office area of the restaurant. Detectives were called to the scene and worked with patrol deputies to process […]

LCSO seeking information on stolen grave statue

DENVER – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) is asking for the public’s help with information that would lead to the recovery of a statue stolen from a gravesite. The bronze statue of a little girl feeding rabbits was last seen Dec. 13, at the gravesite in the 900 block of S. N.C. 16 Business. The statue is valued at […]

UPDATE: Pumpkin Center skeletal remains identified

PUMPKIN CENTER – Skeletal remains found Dec. 27 have been identified as a man who went missing in 2022, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO). LCSO detectives have determined that the remains are those of Jim Dennis Ramsey, 53, who lived on Frontier Lane in 2022, which is a short distance from where his body was found on […]

Domestic dispute results in stabbing

IRON STATION – Two people were injured after a domestic disturbance led to an altercation between two relatives, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 1:45 a.m. on Dec. 19, LCSO deputies were dispatched to a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 5600 block of Pug Lane. Upon arrival, deputies observed two individuals in the living room […]


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