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Beloved Fallston man dies in wreck
A well-known and beloved Fallston man was killed in an early morning wreck Monday in Vale, according to North Carolina Highway Patrol. At approximately 7:20 a.m., highway patrol responded to a fatal collision on N.C. 18 at N.C. 10 in Lincoln County. ...
Deputies: Gastonia Man Arrested For Breaking And Entering Home, Wearing Owners Clothes
LINCOLNTON, N.C. – Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested 46-year-old Tanou Chittamath after he was found inside someone else’s home, according to a news release. The release states that on July 15, a North Ingleside Farm Road resident found a man in his kitchen wearing his...
Deputies: Charlotte pair tied to Lincoln Co. theft ring
LINCOLNTON, N.C. (WBTV) - Two Charlotte residents were arrested Thursday in connection with a theft ring in and around the Denver, N.C. area. Detectives with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit linked Laura Bell Redden and William Alexander Munoz-Pineda with four separate cases involving the theft of trucks, trailers, a side by side, a zero-turn lawnmower, and the attempted theft of a motorcycle.
Suspected Serial Burglar Takes Clothes And Food From Charlotte Home, Leaves Behind Valuables
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Gastonia man is in custody after being found inside a Lincoln County home wearing the owner’s clothes. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says it has a warrant of its own to serve to this suspected serial burglar who is accused of crossing county lines to break and enter.
Alleged burglar caught wearing homeowner's clothes, sheriff says
LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — A Lincoln County man made a disturbing discovery when he came home on Monday, deputies said. Lincoln County deputies were called to a home on North Ingleside Farm Road in Iron Station when a man said he found a stranger standing in his kitchen wearing the homeowner's clothes and shoes. The homeowner said he immediately called 911 and the suspect, 46-year-old Tanou Chittamath of Gastonia, was arrested.
VIDEO: Suspect breaks into Charlotte home, changes into owners clothes
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A man was arrested after breaking into a Lincoln County house on Monday, the sheriff’s office announced Tuesday. The suspect, 46-year-old Tanou Chittamath, was found standing inside the home’s kitchen wearing the resident’s clothes. About 30 miles away, in the Madison Park neighborhood...
Lincolnton Pirate Day
There are more pirate festivals in North Carolina than you can shake a peg leg at, but one in Lincoln County stands out. For one thing, it’s more than 200 miles from the coast. For another, Lincolnton’s Pirate Day has something the rest don’t: the grave of a man believed to be one of the most infamous pirates of all, Jean Laffite.
Construction Underway On Beatty’s Ford Beach Project
LINCOLN COUNTY – Lincoln County in partnership with Duke Energy announce construction is underway for the Beatty’s Ford Beach Project located at the end of Unity Church Road in Denver. Beatty’s Ford Beach will include a public swim beach area, accessible fishing pier, a concession building with bathrooms,...
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