FBI, SBI, Sheriff’s Office searching ‘multiple locations’ in Cleveland County

CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — Several search warrants have been carried out in and around Cleveland County, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed.

The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) joined the FBI in searching a property on Cherryville Road in Shelby on Wednesday.

“The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI, and the SBI executed court-authorized search warrants at multiple locations in and around Cleveland County today,” the FBI said on September 10. On Wednesday, authorities confirmed the additional search in Shelby.

“The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI, and the SBI are currently executing a court-authorized search warrant at a property on Cherryville Road in Shelby,” they said.

Cleveland County deputies, the FBI’s Evidence Response Team, and SBI agents, including specially trained K-9s, arrived Wednesday morning and will likely be on the scene for most of the day, authorities confirmed with Queen City News.

The search warrants are not publicly available at this time, authorities said. Queen City News will provide the latest updates as they come into the newsroom.

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