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Catawba County investigators recover remains of missing Winston-Salem woman

TERRELL – Investigators with the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office have been working to learn the identity of human remains discovered Tuesday on a property in the 8000 block of E. N.C. 150.  During the crime scene investigation, items connected to Eileen Michelle Lavery were located, according to a release issued by the department. Investigators learned that Lavery, 23, was listed […]

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 […]


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