RFP Staff

♦ In Salisbury there’s nothing like coming home at night and finding a loved one murdered.  Next in the pecking order of knowing you and your family are unsafe is when you find your home burglarized and every room ransacked. Your entertainment center is long gone and your front door is off its hinges. Burglaries are on the uptick during the second half of 2016. (Even if some are downgraded as vandalisms)

According to sources in the Salisbury Police Department a burglary-forcible entry was reported at 9:28 on the 100 block of Crawford Street where Jacob Gallman, 25, came home and noticed his front window was shattered by a blunt object. When he opened the front door he saw that miscreant pillaged his spot. Gone were his Remington 870 Shotgun, his Smith & Wesson carbine, a Crossman pellet rifle, ammo, 2 Samsung TVs, a Sanyo TV, 2 Sony Playstation video game players, and a Dell Inspiron Laptop. The total take was valued at $3,290.

The 100 block of Crawford Street in Salisbury, N.C.:

Map of the 100 block of Crawford Street:

Citizens having any knowledge about this crime are urged to call the Salisbury Police at 704-638-5333. If you fear retribution, want to remain anonymous and possibly collect an award of up to $1,000, information can be submitted 24/7 via the web: http://tips.salisburyrowancrimestoppers.org/ or by calling the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.

**This article will be updated as soon as more information arrives.**

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♦ Sources in the Salisbury Police department report a burglary-forcible entry at a home on the 500 block E. Lafayette Street belonging to Mary Jeter, 67.  The burglary was reported at 10:47 p.m. after Ms. Jeter noticed someone knocked out a window and gained entrance into her home.  Gone were her big screen Sony TV and her peace of mind.  Someone, unknown to her, checked out her living space.  The Sony TV and her damaged window were valued at $1,4oo.

500 block of East Lafayette Street in Salisbury, N.C.:

Map of the 500 block of East Lafayette Street in Salisbury, N.C.:

Citizens having any knowledge about this crime are urged to call the Salisbury Police at 704-638-5333. If you fear retribution, want to remain anonymous and possibly collect an award of up to $1,000, information can be submitted 24/7 via the web: http://tips.salisburyrowancrimestoppers.org/ or by calling the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.

**This article will be updated as soon as more information arrives.**

RFP Staff

♦ On Friday September 30th Livingstone College students gathered in the Little Theater at the Harriet Tubman Building at 11 a.m. to hear Rowan County’s candidates for the Board of Education and for the Rowan County Commission offer their positions on a variety of important issues.  Hopefully in the near future the Rowan Free Press will post a video of this very important forum.  It’s great to see Livingstone student-scholars attending and participating in this campus political activity.

Bottom Row: School Board Candidates from left to right: Chuck Hughes, Andrew Poston, “Rob” Robertson, Susan Cox, Gene Miller, Josh Wagner, and Michael Julian.

Top Row: County Commission Candidates from left to Right Craig Pierce, Mike Caskey, Velaria Levy, and Mike Lyerly.

County Commissioner Craig Pierce and his friend Salisbury City Councilman Kenny Hardin:

BoE candidate Chuck Hughes and other early arrivals at the Livingstone Candidate Forums:

Councilman Kenny Hardin, Commission Candidate Veleria Levy, and Boe Candidate Andrew Poston break bread with Livingstone College Students in the L.C. Cafeteria:

**This article will be updated with more information and photos as they arrive.**

RFP Staff/CDC

♦ An uncomfortable topic in the Rowan-Salisbury schools is the common challenge of body parasites common among our school system’s children especially in the early grades. It afflicts children from all economic stratas as well as teachers and administrators who come in contact with body parasites. This article focuses on the Center for Disease Control’s valuable information on identification, diagnosis, and treatment of scabies, lice, bedbugs, and ringworm.

This article’s featured photo above is a ringworm infestation.

Let’s go to the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) valuable website for the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of scabies, lice, bedbugs, and ringworm.

SCABIES

http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/scabies/

LICE

http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/

http://www.rss.k12.nc.us/school-health-lice-manual

BEDBUGS

http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/bedbugs/

http://pestcontroldirectory.net/bed-bug-removal/north-carolina/rowan-county

RINGWORM

http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/diseases/ringworm.html

Scabies burrows: below

Bedbug infestation: below

Crab lice: below

Body lice: below

RFP Staff

♦ Burglaries and break-ins add to the high cost of doing business in Salisbury, N.C.  Replacing damaged doors and windows and eating the costs of lost goods, valuables, and cash diminishes profits.

Salisbury Police sources report that Flower’s Bakery Thrift Store, a popular spot on 1405 North Main, reported a burglary–forcible entry on Thursday at 8:38 a.m.  The thrift store was entered through a broken glass door.  An undisclosed amount of bakery goods were removed.  The damaged door was valued at $150.

The burglary remains under investigation.

Flower’s Bakery Thrift Store on 1405 South Main in Salisbury, N.C.

Map of 1405 North Main Street in Salisbury, N.C.

Citizens having any knowledge about this crime are urged to call the Salisbury Police at 704-638-5333. If you fear retribution, want to remain anonymous and possibly collect an award of up to $1,000, information can be submitted 24/7 via the web: http://tips.salisburyrowancrimestoppers.org/ or by calling the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.

**This article will be updated as soon as more information arrives.**

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♦ According to Salisbury Police sources Pistol Pop’s Firearms at 3018 S. Main Street, Salisbury’s premier gun and ammo store, reported another burglary–attempted forcible entry on Friday at 2:53 a.m.  Once more Pistol Pop’s superior security setup forced the would be burglars to flee the area before they could penetrate the store.  The point of entry was the front door.  However, the very loud alarm system dissuaded the miscreants from sticking around for any serious “shopping”.

Pistol Pop’s Firearms at 3018 S. Main Street, Salisbury, N.C.:

Map of Pistol Pop’s Location on 3018 S. Main Street in Salisbury, N.C.:

Pistol Pop’s Firearms:

Citizens having any knowledge about this crime are urged to call the Salisbury Police at 704-638-5333. If you fear retribution, want to remain anonymous and possibly collect an award of up to $1,000, information can be submitted 24/7 via the web: http://tips.salisburyrowancrimestoppers.org/ or by calling the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.

**This article will be updated as soon as more information arrives.**

Rodney Cress, Veteran Advocate

♦ Senator Richard Burr from North Carolina is a strong advocate for veterans and he and his office are quick to assist if a veteran is in need of assistance. It was Senator Burr back in 2008 who worked with me to finally get MoH recipient Lorenzo Denning his rightful due marker at the Salisbury National cemetery.

I was recently contacted by Don Morfe of this organization, when he learned that I had been asked to serve on Senator Burr’s veterans committee. He asked if I could work with Senator Burr to try and get the law changed so that all Medal of Honor Recipients are eligible for a VA marker. As the law currently stands, only those who died on or after 1 Nov 1990 are eligible if they already have a private marker. All MoH Recipients are eligible for a VA marker if they are in an unmarked grave.

I contacted the Senators office and received a reply from Chad Sydnor, military legislative assistant for Senator Burr. As it turns out, the VA included the request in this year’s budget submission as is has done for the past 5 years. The wording reads:

“Allow for the Provision of Government Furnished Headstones and Markers for the Privately Marked Graves of Medal of Honor Recipients: This proposal would amend title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 2306(d), to allow VA to furnish headstones or markers for the privately marked graves of all eligible Medal of Honor recipients. Costs associated with this proposal are insignificant.

For reasons unknown, the VA committee has never acted on this and Senator Burr’s office plans to investigate as to why. I will of course keep everybody updated as things progress.

Update: It turns out that the reason the legislation has never been taken up is that no member of Congress has ever shown interest in the matter. Now that a member of Congress has shown interest, SVAC offered to include the matter in their next legislative hearing, whenever that occurs. The Congressional Budget Office will need to “score” the proposal as well, even though the VA has said the cost is minimal. No promises can be made but the committee was open to taking the matter up at the appropriate time.

From “Above and Beyond” Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United States:

https://app.box.com/s/gt0mdl5kfgfzts84xav26d5taj6elsec

Chuck Hughes, Member Board of Education, Salisbury, N.C.

I can understand Mr. Gene Miller’s concern about the vagueness of my recent comment that during his years of employment as Rowan/Salisbury School System’s Assistant Superintendent of Operations, he was instrumental in “digging a hole that we are just beginning to crawl out of.” So let me be more specific (without even going into the issue of him bringing boxes of serviceable children’s books to the county recycling department for destruction rather than giving them to the community individually or through the public library system.)

1. Other than Carson HS, a building unneeded at the time, but admittedly is now popular due to its music and arts magnet attraction, and his roof replacement “hobby”, my opponent has nothing much to boast about.

2. When I joined the board in 2012, security cameras ran from being paltry to nonexistent while Key-less entry into schools and safety vestibules were not even a thought.

3. The security of Knox Middle School, threatened due to numerous entry sites and a design that did not lend itself to optimal surveillance with security cameras, went unnoticed.

4. The water and sewage issues at Woodleaf Elementary were just items of discussion, and they remained so for years, just items of discussion.

5. The Central Office Building was also frequently discussed, but it too remained that for years, just an item of discussion.

Even when Mrs. Cox, Mr. Wagner and I joined the board after the 2012 election, nothing much changed other than taking school safety off the back burner and putting it into heated discussions and fighting a losing battle to re-purpose money from the Central Office Building to school safety needs. We were still in the minority while the status quo controlled the board until the election in 2014 brought some conservatives to the board. Only then did conversation turn into action:

1. The Central Office Building went from discussion, to plans, to now residing on N. Main St. (You can’t win all of the fights, but at least it is not on the troubled 329 S. Main St. site.)

2. Building a new elementary school in the West became a reality. Although controversial, the need was clear and the 2014-2016 board stood strong.

3. Although mediation money for a new Knox Middle School (KMS) had to be re-purposed to the Woodleaf and Cleveland consolidation, plans for a new KMS continued and is again a priority.

4. Our schools now have, or in the immediate future will have, all of the security cameras they need, along with keyless door entry on every feasible location, and vestibules as protective buffers.

I often admit that when I first ran the board of education, I did not know what I was getting into. I believe that is how most candidates who win an election feel. Mr. Miller, however, is apparently the exception. He is quick to assure voters that after his years in R/SSS administration he “knows what (he) is getting into.” However, having to answer only to the superintendent is not the same as being a voting member of a board that answers to the county. I also suggest that after 4 years on the board, each of the incumbents running for reelection knows what he or she is “getting into” and welcomes the challenge.

I appreciate your vote!

RFP Staff

♦ Gunfire was reported in several areas of Salisbury Saturday and Sunday morning.  Below is a report of a shooting into a occupied property and a woman being threatened with a semi-automatic pistol in a parking lot in a high-crime area on West Avenue D.  A city hopelessly under siege.

According to sources in the Salisbury Police a shooting into a property was reported Sunday at 2:42 a.m. in the 1200 block N. Church Street in Salisbury. Latoya Cathcart, 29, was in her home when someone fired a shotgun at her residence, damaging two exterior walls and shattering two windows. The damage estimate was $700. Mercifully no one was injured.

A home on the 1200 block of North Church Street in Salisbury, N.C.:

Map of the 1200 block of North Church Street:

Citizens having any knowledge about this crime are urged to call the Salisbury Police at 704-638-5333. If you fear retribution, want to remain anonymous and possibly collect an award of up to $1,000, information can be submitted 24/7 via the web: http://tips.salisburyrowancrimestoppers.org/ or by calling the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.

**This article will be updated as soon as more information arrives.**

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♦ Salisbury Police sources report an assault with a gun took place in the Colonial Village parking lot at 231 W. D Avenue Sunday at 3:06 a.m.  Atavia Shontay Mashore, 21, and Monique Georgette Mashore, 31, were out in the lot when an unidentified acquaintance of theirs drew a semi-automatic pistol on the pair and allegedly menaced the two women. The acquaintance left the area before the Salisbury Police arrived.

The Colonial Village Apartments at 231 W. D. Avenue in Salisbury:

Map of 231 W. D Avenue:

Citizens having any knowledge about this crime are urged to call the Salisbury Police at 704-638-5333. If you fear retribution, want to remain anonymous and possibly collect an award of up to $1,000, information can be submitted 24/7 via the web: http://tips.salisburyrowancrimestoppers.org/ or by calling the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.

**This article will be updated as soon as more information arrives.**

RFP Staff (Photographs shared by readers)

♦ Photo Gallery: Saturday Evening at the Rowan County Fair:

RFP Staff

♦ Rowan County Commission Meeting on Monday October 3rd at 3 P.M. at the County Administration Building on 130 W. Innes St. in Salisbury, N.C.

ROWAN COUNTY COMMISSION AGENDA

Call to Order
Invocation
• Provided By: Chaplain Michael Taylor
Pledge of Allegiance
Consider Additions to the Agenda
Consider Deletions From the Agenda
Consider Approval of the Agenda
Board members are asked to voluntarily inform the Board if any matter on the agenda
might present a conflict of interest or might require the member to be excused from
voting.
• Consider Approval of the Minutes: September 19, 2016
1 Consider Approval of Consent Agenda
A. TWCable Internet Upgrade and Renewal
B. TWCable Library ERate Service
C. Lease Termination for Urban Trends at West End Plaza
D. Proclamation for Young Marines Red Ribbon Week October 23-31, 2016
E. Set Public Hearing for ZTA 02-16 & STA 03-16 for October 17, 2016
F. Purchase Chevrolet Tahoe for Emergency Services
G. Declaration of Surplus Property at West End Plaza
H. Award Bid for Airport North Ramp Rehabilitation and South Ramp
Expansion
I. Rockwell EMS Station Contract
2 Special Recognition – DSS One Church One Child Program
3 Special Recognition – Rowan County 4-H
4 Public Comment Period
5 Public Hearing For FY’2018 Community Transportation Program Grant
6 Public Hearing for Z 10-16
7 Second Reading for Proposed Revisions to Chapter 5 (Animals) of the Rowan County
Code of Ordinances
8 Consider Approval of Board Appointments
9 Adjournment

Additional Agenda Information PDF.:

http://agenda.rowancountync.gov/DisplayAgendaPDF.ashx?MeetingID=186

Citizens with disabilities requiring special needs to access the services or public meetings
of Rowan County Government should contact the County Manager’s Office three days prior
to the meeting by calling (704) 216-8180.

RFP Staff

♦ Here is only a sampling of the many breaking and entries occurring in Salisbury, N.C. according to police sources over the last 5 days.

According to the Salisbury Police a home on the 900 block of Old Concord Road suffered a burglary–forcible entry. Law enforcement received a call at 3:15 p.m. Friday from Latanya Bacon that someone forced open her front door and helped themselves to a number of her valuables. Among the stolen items were 4 rings (including a diamond ring and a wedding ring), a necklace, a jewelry box, 3 TVs, and 4 computers. The total value of all the stolen items was estimated at $4,705.

900 Block of Old Concord Road in Salisbury, NC:

Map of the 900 Block of Old Concord Road:

Citizens having any knowledge about this crime are urged to call the Salisbury Police at 704-638-5333. If you fear retribution, want to remain anonymous and possibly collect an award of up to $1,000, information can be submitted 24/7 via the web: http://tips.salisburyrowancrimestoppers.org/ or by calling the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.

**This article will be updated as soon as more information arrives.**

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♦ Salisbury Police sources report a home in the 100 block of Knox Street was the victim of a burglary–unlawful entry. The crime was reported at 3 p.m. Friday by Teresa Hulce who arrived home to find someone forced her window open and sacked her place. Gone were 2 Sanyo TVs, a Sony Play Station 3, assorted Jewelry, 4 leather Jackets/coats, a lockbox, and a Samsung Note (audio visual equipment). The estimated value of the stolen items was $3,029.

100 Block of Knox Street in Salisbury, N.C.:

Map of the 100 Block of Knox Street:

Citizens having any knowledge about this crime are urged to call the Salisbury Police at 704-638-5333. If you fear retribution, want to remain anonymous and possibly collect an award of up to $1,000, information can be submitted 24/7 via the web: http://tips.salisburyrowancrimestoppers.org/ or by calling the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.

**This article will be updated as soon as more information arrives.**

RFP Staff

♦ This afternoon at 2:30 p.m. Sheriff Kevin Auten held a press conference about emerging information in the Erica Lynn Parsons case Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the Rowan County Courthouse in Salisbury. That emerging information along with new information gathered over the weekend will appear below:

• Chesterfield County, S.C. Sheriff Jay Brooks told sources that Erica Parson’s adoptive father Sandy Parsons, now in a federal prison, watched by prison guards, led an entourage Sheriff’s deputies, FBI, and SBI  to a shallow grave in a heavily wooded area near Blair Hendrix Road between the towns of Pageland and Mount Croghan in Chesterfield County, S.C.  Mr. Parsons was said to be crying when he emerged from the woods.  Shortly afterwards cadaver dogs located where Erica Parson’s skeletal remains were buried in a red clay shallow grave.  According to sources in the Sheriff’s Office the scene was pretty tough to bare.

Map of Balir Hendrick Road Between Pageland and Mt. Croghan in Chesterfield County, S.C.:

• Investigators found the first evidence within an hour, but  took almost 10 hours to excavate Erica’s grave site.

• Sheriff Auten said the site where Erica’s remains were located were never owned or rented by any member of the Parsons Family

• Sheriff Auten maintained at today’s press conference that “no pleas, arrangements or promises have been made with anyone who may be a suspect in the case.”

• At this time no charges were brought in connection with the death of Erica Parsons.  At Monday’s press conference Sheriff Auten said he hoped the North Carolina Medical Examiner’s Office in Raleigh, who positively identified Erica Parson’s remains, will help determine what charges will be appropriate for the case. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office will also work with Rowan County District Attorney Brandy Cook in determining charges.

• Sheriff Auten said investigators believe Erica was deceased long before she was reported missing.

• Sheriff Auten told the press conference that Lyerly Funeral Home in Salisbury volunteered to handle Erica’s funeral arrangements. The West Lawn Memorial Park in China Grove donated a plot for her. No date was set for Erica’s funeral service. The public can make donations toward the cost for “Erica’s Angel” and marker. Donations will also assist Prevent Child Abuse Rowan County.

RFP Staff

♦ Video: Rowan County Commission Meeting on Monday October 3rd at 3 P.M.:.

http://rowancountync.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=602

Public Announcement

COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

October 4, 2016 5:00 p.m.

1. Invocation to be given by Councilmember Miller. 2. Call to order. 3. Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Recognition of visitors present.

5. Council to recognize historic preservation efforts.

6. Mayor to proclaim the following observances:

OCTOBERTOUR DAYS October 8-9, 2016 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK October 9-15, 2016

7. Council to recognize Livingstone College Foreign Exchange Students from India, Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean.

8. Council to recognize Salisbury Transit for receiving the North Carolina Department of Transportation Performance Excellence Award – First Place.

9. Council to consider the CONSENT AGENDA:

(a) Adopt the Minutes of the Regular meetings of September 6, 2016 and September 20, 2016 and the Special meeting of September 22, 2016.

(b) Adopt an ORDINANCE amending Section 13-341 of the City Code to designate two parking spaces as handicap on west side of the 400 block of North Main Street and two spaces in the 500 block of North Main Street.

(c) Adopt a Budget ORDINANCE amendment to the FY2016-2017 budget in the amount of $8,554 to appropriate insurance proceeds received for damage to the City’s radio tower site.

(d) Approve the revised System Safety Review Program and Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy for Salisbury Transit System

10. Council to receive a presentation from Downtown Salisbury, Inc. regarding economic development strategies.

11. Council to consider approving an Advertising Policy for Salisbury Transit System.

12. Council to consider making appointments to various boards and commissions.

13. Council to receive public comment. Public comment will be opened at approximately 6:00 p.m. or at the end of the meeting, whichever comes first.

14. City Manager’s Comments.

(a) Purchase of property located at 310 Cedar Springs Road, Tax Map 471 Parcel 070, in the amount of $154,728 for the future site of Fire Station 6.

(b) Other comments.

15. Mayor’s Announcements.

(a) Applications for the 2016-2017 Historic Preservation Incentive Grants are now available. These matching grants are available on a competitive basis for exterior projects on owner-occupied houses in the four residential local historic districts: North Main Street, Brooklyn South Square, West Square and Ellis Street Graded School. Applications are due by October 14, 2016. To receive an application or inquire about eligibility, please call 704-638-5324.

(b) Parks and Recreation will hold the 10th Annual Autumn Craft Show Saturday, October 15, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Salisbury Civic Center, 315 South Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue. Over 50 vendors from throughout the state will be present with handmade and handcrafted merchandise. To register as a vendor contact Parks and Recreation at 704-216-PLAY.

(c) The Community Appearance Commission will partner with the Housing Advocacy Commission, Historic Salisbury Foundation and Livingstone College for the sixth annual BlockWork neighborhood improvement project. The event will be held on National Make a Difference Day, October 22, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. in the 800 and 900 blocks of West Horah Street. The 800 and 900 blocks of West Monroe Street will be closed to through traffic during the event, and parking will be available off South West Street. Citizens who would like to volunteer may contact the Planning Office at 704-638-5242 for more information.

(d) Downtown Salisbury, Inc. will host an Open House Tuesday, October 25, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in the Salisbury Business Center located at 301 South Main Street. This event is the second of three Open House events to consider what public improvements, if any, should be made to ensure the long-term vitality of downtown. Citizens are invited to drop-in any time between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

(e) Parks and Recreation in partnership with Downtown Salisbury, Inc. will host the annual Halloween Fun Fest Saturday, October 29, 2016 from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. in the Salisbury Post parking lot. Activities include carnival games, live entertainment, face painting, trick or treating, hay rides, haunted trolley rides, a hay bale maze, costume contest, a pet costume contest and much more. Game tickets are $5.00 for an unlimited pass.

16. Council to go into closed session concerning an economic development matter as allowed by NCGS 143-318.11(a)(4) and to consult with an attorney as allowed by as allowed by NCGS 143-318.11(a)(3).

17. Adjourn.

RFP Staff

♦ According to Salisbury Police sources officers stopped a car Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. on North Church Street near the intersection of W. 11th Street when a passenger got out and ran. The fleeing man was soon overtaken on 11th Street and identified as Altereck Rashad Shields, a much convicted felon living at 1005 S. Church Street in Salisbury. Shields was handcuffed and brought back to the car where officers conducted a search and found a Crown Royal bag beneath the passenger seat. The bag contained 10 grams of cocaine, $40, and a digital scale. Later officers discovered through a records search that Shields was an absconder with several outstanding warrants for probation violations against his name with the Thomasville Police Department.

Intersection of N. Church and W.11th Streets in Salisbury, N.C.:

Map of N. Church and W. 11th Streets in Salisbury, N.C.:

Altereck Rashad Shields:

Shields was charged with resist/delay/obstruct public officer (misdemeanor), possessing stolen goods (felony), weapons possession by felon of firearms etc. prohibited (felony), traffic in cocaine (felony), trafficking heroin or opium (felony), possession of controlled substance with intent to manufacture schedule II (felony), Possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver a control substance schedule II (felony), possession of drug paraphernalia (misdemeanor), and probation violation (felony).

Under a secured $200,000 bond, he is being held in the Rowan County Detention Center.

Altereck Rashad Shields’s Previous Record:

http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&offenderID=0701666&searchLastName=shields&searchFirstName=altereck&listurl=pagelistoffendersearchresults&listpage=1

RFP Staff

♦ Salisbury Police sources report that a robbery-firearm took place on Tuesday around 8:30 p.m. when Victor Ariel Camacho, 19, of 155 S. Oakhurst Drive, was held up at gunpoint at his trailer home.  The gunman held a handgun on Camacho and forced him to turnover $30 in Cash.  The robber quickly left the area in a vehicle unidentifiable in the dark.

No one was injured. At this time the police have no suspects.

155 S. Oakhurst Drive in Salisbury, N.C.:

Map of 155 S. Oakhurst Drive in Salisbury, N.C.:

Citizens having any knowledge about this crime are urged to call the Salisbury Police at 704-638-5333. If you fear retribution, want to remain anonymous and possibly collect an award of up to $1,000, information can be submitted 24/7 via the web: http://tips.salisburyrowancrimestoppers.org/ or by calling the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.

**This article will be updated as soon as more information arrives.**

WBTV.Com/Nick Ochsner

♦ Deposition: Governor’s Chief-of-Staff Didn’t Read Coal Ash Testimony before Accusing Toxicologist of Lying:

http://www.wbtv.com/story/33315345/deposition-governors-chief-of-staff-didnt-read-coal-ash-testimony-before-accusing-toxicologist-of-lying

Waterkeeper.org

♦ Conservation Groups Obtain Agreement Requiring Coal Ash Removal from Duke Energy’s Buck Plant:

RFP Staff

♦ Caroline Logan Speaks on Gun Violence in Salisbury and Respect for Others During Public Comment at City Council on October 4th:

RFP Staff

♦ Salisbury Police sources reported that Tyisha Ingram, 36, was held up at gunpoint at the Pine Hill Apartments at 410 W. 15th Street Monday night.  The robbery was reported to the Salisbury Police at 9:50 pm.  The robber fled the area with an undisclosed amount of cash.  No one was reported injured.

At this time the police have made no arrests or revealed any suspects.  No description of the robber is available.

The robbery remains under investigation.

The 400 block of W. 15th Street in Salisbury, N.C.:

Map of the location of 410 W. 15th Street in Salisbury:

Citizens having any knowledge about this crime are urged to call the Salisbury Police at 704-638-5333. If you fear retribution, want to remain anonymous and possibly collect an award of up to $1,000, information can be submitted 24/7 via the web: http://tips.salisburyrowancrimestoppers.org/ or by calling the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.

**This article will be updated as soon as more information arrives.**

RFP Staff

♦ Dalton Smallwood, 43, who was living at 180 Freeze Crossing Drive in Rowan County and moved back to Georgia, was arrested Wednesday night by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office for alleged sex crimes with children.

Smallwood was charged with 5 counts of indecent liberties with children (felony), 5 counts of statutory rape/sex offense with a 13/14/15 year-old by a defendant 6 years older (felony), first degree sexual exploitation–use/employ of a minor (felony), and third degree sexual exploitation of a minor (felony).  Under a secured $300,000 bond, he is being held in the Rowan County Detention Center.  More charges may be pending from Iredell county.

According to Sheriff Office sources Smallwood was involved with the alleged 15 year-old victim back in 2011 when Smallwood was 36.  He met the minor at church when both he and girl lived in southern Rowan.  Sources allege Smallwood and the girl had sexual relations several times at her home, his home, and at other locations.  In two cases Smallwood allegedly made videos of the two depicting sex acts.

On June 30th of this year the girl, now an adult, told her father about the alleged relationship with Smallwood.  The father then contacted the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office.

**This article will be updated when more information arrives.**