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Elderly woman found injured in North Carolina home with 40 'feral' wolf-dogs as man arrested
A man has been arrested after an elderly woman was found injured in his North Carolina home which he shared with 40 "feral" hybrid wolf-dogs. Melvin “Sonny” Berry, a North Carolina resident was found with 40 "feral" wolf-dogs and a severely "injured" elderly woman in a home described as "uninhabitable for people and dogs" by the County's deputies. He was arrested on June 24, facing charges of one count of felony domestic elderly abuse and neglect with serious injuries and one count of misdemeanor local ordinance charge, and 20 misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. He is now scheduled to appear in Lexington District Court on July 23.
Friends, family members of Statesville murder victim pray for strength, justice
Nearly a month after a Statesville woman was found dead in her home, her family and friends remain hopeful that the individual who killed her will be apprehended and punished. A small group of people gathered at Shelbie Smith’s mother’s home for a candlelight vigil on Saturday evening to pray and to show their support for the family.
Suspect charged in Statesville homicide
STATESVILLE, N.C. — A 30-year-old man is now in custody in connection to a fatal shooting on April 21 in Statesville. According to Statesville Police, Devin Emanuel Rankin faces charges of first-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a felon and discharging a firearm within city limits. The shooting...
Clemmons man pinned between trailer, loading dock on Kimwell Drive dies, Winston-Salem police say
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A man died on Friday after getting pinned in between a trailer and loading dock, according to a Winston-Salem Police Department news release. At 1:47 pm, Winston-Salem officers responded to a crash in a parking lot on Kimwell Drive. Arriving officers learned a pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle backing […]
Blotter for June 29
In Salisbury Police Department reports: A larceny from a motor vehicle occurred between midnight and 1:50 a.m. on June 27. The total estimated loss was $250. A burglary by forcible entry occurred in the 500 block of Klumac Road at 2:10 a.m. on June 27. Credit card fraud occurred in the 1700 block of North […] The post Blotter for June 29 appeared first on Salisbury Post.
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